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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?dGFtNzc=?= on December 12, 2006, 5:13 am
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I am finding that when i use programs like AOL to discover issues on my
computer such as spyware, adware, trojans, hijackers etc. there is never a
problem found. But.... when i use a scan that requires registering and a
fee, I have a million problems. My question is , how do I know what is
real and a true concern? Also, if there are not any good "free" programs,
what should I buy?
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Posted by Gary S. Terhune on December 12, 2006, 5:57 am
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See the second link in my sig. Ignore the part about ETrust products, but
pay close attention to the rest of it, and follow the links I provide,
particularly to www.aumha.org/a/quickfix
All tools recommended in those pages are tried and true. Not saying that
there aren't other decent tools out there, but they are vastly outnumbered
by scams like those you are apparently finding.
That said, even the best of these scaners can return false positives,
results that seem to the app to be malware but which are really not. These
are usually due to new procedures or settings in Windows or other legitimate
apps that the scanners aren't up to date with. However, I haven't found such
false positives that cause problems if you act upon them by removing them or
whatever. They just get reset with the next restart and the scanner will
again flag them.
Note that at least one, HijackThis, is intended to be analysed by experts.
It returns a *lot* of stuff that in no way indicate problems and which if
removed WILL cause problems or an entire meltdown of your machine. Only use
HijackThis to create a log that you can then post to an appropriate forum,
not this or any other MS newsgroup. Post HJT logs *only* to forums dedicated
to HJT analysis.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.org/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.org/articles/security.htm
tam77 wrote:
> I am finding that when i use programs like AOL to discover issues on
> my computer such as spyware, adware, trojans, hijackers etc. there
> is never a problem found. But.... when i use a scan that requires
> registering and a fee, I have a million problems. My question is ,
> how do I know what is real and a true concern? Also, if there are
> not any good "free" programs, what should I buy?
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Posted by PA Bear on December 12, 2006, 11:02 am
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http://wiki.castlecops.com/Roll_your_own_Free_Security_Suite
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
tam77 wrote:
> I am finding that when i use programs like AOL to discover issues on my
> computer such as spyware, adware, trojans, hijackers etc. there is never
> a
> problem found. But.... when i use a scan that requires registering and a
> fee, I have a million problems. My question is , how do I know what is
> real and a true concern? Also, if there are not any good "free" programs,
> what should I buy?
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Posted by Gary S. Terhune on December 12, 2006, 2:44 pm
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--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.org/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.org/articles/security.htm
"Roll Your Own Free Security Suite"
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Roll_your_own_Free_Security_Suite
PA Bear wrote:
> Roll your own Free Security Suite - CastleCopsWiki
> http://wiki.castlecops.com/Roll_your_own_Free_Security_Suite
>
> tam77 wrote:
>> I am finding that when i use programs like AOL to discover issues on
>> my computer such as spyware, adware, trojans, hijackers etc. there
>> is never a
>> problem found. But.... when i use a scan that requires registering
>> and a fee, I have a million problems. My question is , how do I
>> know what is real and a true concern? Also, if there are not any
>> good "free" programs, what should I buy?
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Posted by David H. Lipman on December 12, 2006, 5:17 pm
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| I am finding that when i use programs like AOL to discover issues on my
| computer such as spyware, adware, trojans, hijackers etc. there is never a
| problem found. But.... when i use a scan that requires registering and a
| fee, I have a million problems. My question is , how do I know what is
| real and a true concern? Also, if there are not any good "free" programs,
| what should I buy?
You have to state WHAT anti malware appilication "...requires registering and a
fee...".
There are many rogues out there and many are listed on Spyware Warrior.
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
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