Possibly Leaving FFR (need good anti-spyware) - Page 3

tnyhwk900 · 07-7-2005, 07:36 AM

Ouch. I just got owned by Synth. ;(

evilbutterfly · 07-7-2005, 07:42 AM

The point is, once this stuff is gone, don't click on any popups. If a lil things asks you to install something randomly when you go to a site, and you don't know for sure that it's something safe, don't agree to install it. Most spyware gets in because you just carelessly clicked on something you shouldn't have. That's why a lot of popups will disguise themselves to look like error messages where you think you should just go ahead and click "okay" especially if that's the only option. Usually when I see an error message, I click the close button rather than clicking any of the options, just to be sure.

BCLR · 07-7-2005, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by tnyhwk900

Be sure to "buy" Registry Mechanic, as well. Run one or more of these removal apps in safe mode, then immediately run Registry Mechanic to clean up any registry entries that regenerate their files. Since the initial file is gone after the removal, and it can't regenerate itself in Safe Mode, the registry mechanic determines that the entry is useless and cleans it. Reboot, and you're all good!

THIS TOOK ME FOREVER TO WRITE. It had better fix your problem.

It didn't work. I was the mictosoft one. I think I might have messed up somewhere along the road, but I will try the fire fox.

Bahamut-X · 07-7-2005, 11:03 AM

I'm totally with tny on this one. MS antispyware worked GREAT for me and got rid of things adaware didn't catch. Perhaps Xoftspy is better, I haven't tried it, but I am completely satisfied with MS antispyware.

07-7-2005, 07:36 AM	#41
tnyhwk900 FFR Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: in your pocket Age: 35 Posts: 4,106	RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Possibly Leaving FFR (n Ouch. I just got owned by Synth. ;( __________________

07-7-2005, 07:42 AM	#42
evilbutterfly FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Small town, TN Age: 39 Posts: 5,784	RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Possibly Leaving FFR (n The point is, once this stuff is gone, don't click on any popups. If a lil things asks you to install something randomly when you go to a site, and you don't know for sure that it's something safe, don't agree to install it. Most spyware gets in because you just carelessly clicked on something you shouldn't have. That's why a lot of popups will disguise themselves to look like error messages where you think you should just go ahead and click "okay" especially if that's the only option. Usually when I see an error message, I click the close button rather than clicking any of the options, just to be sure. __________________ So I've gone completely slack-ass and haven't done any work on creating games. =( In less-depressing news, I got a job for an online business (which sells non-electronic games, of all things!) which has taught me a lot about marketing online and all that jazz. So now I'm on Twitter @NoahWright. And I write the blog for their website. Plus I do cool programming in-house that you'll never see. =O

07-7-2005, 11:03 AM	#44
Bahamut-X FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 34 Posts: 3,399	RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Possibly Leaving FFR (need good I'm totally with tny on this one. MS antispyware worked GREAT for me and got rid of things adaware didn't catch. Perhaps Xoftspy is better, I haven't tried it, but I am completely satisfied with MS antispyware.

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