Hellllp!!!!!! I've been attacked.
 

My roomate was surfing PORN even after I told him not to and that if he wanted something to let me know and I would get it. But Noooooooooooo, he had to wander off into the abyss without a fucking clue. What happens, I come home from work this morning and see that my computer is shut down, start it up and bam, my wallpaper has been changed to black and red letters that say,

Warning!
Spyware detected on your computer!

Install an antivirus or spyware remover
to clean your computer.

Now I have that dreaded and difficult to remove Home Search Assistant and other shit on my computer and I cannot get rid of it.

Anyone know of anything other than Formatting my harddrive? I cannot even stay on the net long enough to upload my files to my server.

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I'm not sure what op you're on but if it's XP then try the F8 key on boot trick, see if you can to a restore back to before the fuckwit surfed on your machine.

If you manage to do a restore and the problem is still there then you're going to have to get your hands very (tech) dirty. :(

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You don't have spyware removal software on your computer already? http://oprano.com/msgboard/images/smilies/blink.gif http://oprano.com/msgboard/images/smilies/sad.gif

Not sure what to say. If you can't stay on the Net long enough to upload a file, you won't be able to download antispyware either. That's the biggie. http://oprano.com/msgboard/images/smilies/sad.gif

Either you're going to need to purchase some spyremoval ware from an actual computer store .... or find a free AOL signup disk, install, get a free account, use their antispyware, cancel the account. Then go get some real good stuff to finish the job when you're more stablized.

That's the only things I can think to suggest.

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voodooman ,

Could you please switch yr machine on ..I'm trying to send some mail out here...

;-))))))))))))

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I have NEVER had a problem with viruses, spyware etc. I just know where to stay away from so I never needed spyware removal tools or even an anti virus for that matter.

I'm flipping out too over it. It just pisses me off when someone else fucks up your machine and I have tried numerous times to remove this from other peoples machines but you have to be more techy than I am.

Anyways, Nick, my machine is on, send away my friend.
:okthumb:

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So you've got no protection at all... now I know why you're a single guy. ;)

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I obviously have some protection, I don't have any kids. ;)

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http://www.scanspyware.net/info/SearchAssistant.htm ?

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http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract..._download.html is pretty good as well as I have tried cwshredder before and it finds a lot

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Well, ok ... since you obviously can stay online afterall (cool!), you need to get these freebies. Seriously. And do get both:

Ad-Aware Personal Edition: http://www.lavasoft.de/

SpyBot Search&Destroy: http://www.safer-networking.org/

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I can stay online until the damn send error message pops up and closes my browser.

I have tried the adware and spybot, neither will rid my machine of home search assistant. I found a site with steps to get rid of it but its beyond my abilities, hehe go figure.
Everything that I have tried thats free doesnt seem to work. Oh if I could get my hands on the fucker that created this spyware/virus.:clubinhan :headshot:

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Install FireFox/Opera/Whatever else, if you dont already have one installed, then use that instead - so the IE pops wont mess with shit.

Then if the above (recommended) anti-adware products dont help, download this:
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3...-10307556.html

HiJackThis will let you manually remove specific files, just make sure you know wtf you're doing or you'll end up removing the wrong file.

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I don't have firefox, but I will download it. As for hijackthis, I already have, but cant understand what I'm supposed to delete, whats safe whats bad etc...

There is a forum that I can signup for and I can post a printout of the results from hijackthis but havent gotten that far yet.
Thanks to everyone for your help though, I do appreciate it very much.

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Usually, when you find .exe's in HiJackThis that you have no idea what it is, you can search google for the file. 99.9% of the time, you'll find the file, and it'll either say safe, or adware.

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I'd give Xoft a try too, it picked up & removed things from my machine that Adaware & Spybot had missed and/or couldn't remove.

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you can download AVG free antivirus and the free antispyware from Microsoft. Both auto-update and auto-scan. I always install both of those on my friends and families computers.

Oh yeah, don't forget to smack your friend for not listening to you. :)

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Thought of something else, VDM.

(Yeah I know part of this Trev suggested already, just going one step beyond that.)

Turn off your restore function in Control Panel, reboot your computer but go into SAFE MODE, THEN run all the antispyware stuff, then reboot normally, then it should be safe to put your restore function back on.

Three reboots, I know and a royal pain in the ass, but sometimes it takes those kind of steps to rid one of this stuff. It's insidious. http://oprano.com/msgboard/images/smilies/dry.gif

Btw, dunno if your roomie is a cop, but if he isn't he really should fuck around with a guys computer who has a gun. :)

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Yeah, He is a cop too.

Thanks Drav, I will try this also, so far spyware 17 Kirk 0.

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Hmmm...VDM, once you get it all back up and working. Create a user account for yourself with full privileges and then create a "guest" user account for him with no write privileges.

If you post your hijackthis results here, I can help you with them.

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Your first incorrect assumption.

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Either that or just hit him with the tasar a few times :okthumb:

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Voodooman, this might be helpful for you:

http://hijackthis.de/index.php?langselect=english

If you run hijack this and then submit the log file that it creates to this web page, it creates a report telling you which items you need to remove. I've usd it myself in the past and found it very useful to help get rid of the various bits and pieces of shit that spyware adds to your registry.

Be sure to read the instructions on the site throroughly though and I'd recommend checking out anything that you intend to delete - if you delete the wrong things from your registry you will be fucked with a capital F.

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I thought there were ones like the sextracker one that morph into a seemingly legit program running...

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may i suggest PC's for dummies?

:)

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voodooman next time just create a temp user for your room mate to log on too. and do not give him any admin rights that should help (*not elimitate the problem but at least help)

and everytime he asks for permission to install something smack him with your dick.

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That advice was spot on until we hit the smacking with a dick part... I'd hate to see what you do to your employees :yowsa:

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well put it this way i don't have virus or spyware problem on my office network :)

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No need for a penicillin shot, excellent. You've done very well ;)

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yeah my dick was sore for 2 weeks of slapping but people got the message :)


hahahahahahaha

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..and tradition continue,
every topic worth while talkin' turns into discussion of dick, T&A.

Carry on
:)

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That calls for a severe beating of your roomate!! :clubinhan :1buttkick :boxers9:

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Well,


Im SOL without even a stick now.

I downloaded so many fucking programs to try to get one to work
and ended up one of the proggies deleted my explorer.exe file, now my
machine wont boot at all.

I just gave up. Fuck computers and the fucking people that create viruses
and <---SPAM---> Thats right Nick, SPAM. hehe j/k spam is very good.

I had to take my computer to someone else to try to fix it. Im sure I've
lost everything on my machine though.

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HOW THE FUCK DO YOU DELETE EXPLORER.EXE?????? THATS LIKE ONE OF THOSE FILES NEVER TO BE TOUCHED!!!!

i am going to open a new biznez

INABON AND MINIBONS FIX RICH PEOPLE´S COMPUTERS INC.

fedex your pcs to panama and pay for fedex back at 120 bucks an hour.

anyways.


may i suggest windows for dummies again :)


next time voodoo post on the board before downloading all kinds of free clean your pc crap.

trust me none of them work and windows has all it needs to fix the problem.

ttyl

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Inabon,
I know you can read, so you should know that I did post on the board before downloading clean your pc crap which was recomended by other people here.

I didnt delete explorer.exe, one of the programs I dowloaded deleted it. haha
Next time I will just email you directly instead of posting when I have a problem. :okthumb:

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yes sir by all means do. pcarreras at koabyhosting dot com

or my icq 7411212

i did read it but it was to late you had already gone through the dark path :)

so i had to let you experience the dark side of the force hahahahaha


now that you have learned you can walk on the wild side

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ahh BTW do use the tip about the dick slapping.

:)

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What do you think deleted his explorer! :(