[i]taken from another forum. thought i'd help bunghole and others out before moving on... btw: this sort of thing is nice to keep stickied.[/i]
I hope this thread helps. I posted this on about 5 other forums and got it stickied.
Here are some helpful links (very helpful) for all your spyware/malware/virus problems. These programs are all free and are very ideal for clean-up and prevention. COME HERE BEFORE YOU POST A spyware/malware/virus question.
Spybot: Search and Destroy 1.2 and later
[url="http://www.safer-networking.org/"]http://www.safer-networking.org/[/url]
Tauscan (Trojan Scanner):
[url="http://www.agnitum.com/"]http://www.agnitum.com/[/url]
Winpatrol:
[url="http://www.winpatrol.com/"]http://www.winpatrol.com/[/url]
Trendmicro Housecall (Online virus scan):
[url="http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp"]http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp[/url]
Zonealarm (Firewall. Get a serial if you want to keep it forever):
[url="http://www.zonelabs.com"]http://www.zonelabs.com[/url]
Hijackthis (Raw regeditor. Checks for abnormalities):
[url="http://tomcoyote.com/hjt/"]http://tomcoyote.com/hjt/[/url]
[url="http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html"]http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html[/url]
The Cleaner
[url="http://www.moosoft.com/"]http://www.moosoft.com/[/url]
Startup Control Panel
[url="http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml"]http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml[/url]
Spywareblaster: Prevents spyware from ever being installed
[url="http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html"]http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html[/url]
Ad-aware: another spyware cleaner
[url="http://www.lavasoftusa.com/"]http://www.lavasoftusa.com/[/url]
AVG Antivirus FREE: Free antivirus
[url="http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php"]http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php[/url]
Win Clam: Another great FREE antivirus
[url="http://www.clamwin.com/"]http://www.clamwin.com/[/url]
Smoothwall Firewall:
[url="http://www.smoothwall.org"]http://www.smoothwall.org[/url]
PC-Cillin and Trendmicro Housecall: Software virus scanner and online virus scanner
[url="http://www.trendmicro.com"]http://www.trendmicro.com[/url]
CWshredder: kills CoolWebsearch:
[url="http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html"]www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html[/url]
Webroot: another spyware cleaner:
[url="http://www.webroot.com"]http://www.webroot.com[/url]
Best Online Scanners:
Housecall: [url="http://housecall.trendmicro.com"]http://housecall.trendmicro.com[/url]
Panda: [url="http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan"]http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan[/url]
RAV AntiVirus Online: [url="http://ravantivirus.com/scan"]http://ravantivirus.com/scan[/url]
eTrust AntiVirus Scanner: [url="http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virusscan.aspx"]http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virusscan.aspx[/url]
Libraries and further information:
[url="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html"]Symantec [/url]
[url="http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo"]Trend[/url]
[url="http://vil.nai.com/vil/default.asp"]McAfee[/url]
[url="http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses"]Sophos[/url]
[url="http://www.pandasecurity.com/virus-encyclopedia.html"]Panda[/url]
[url="http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/browse.aspx"]eTrust[/url]
Security Intelligence (a broad collection of informational sites)
Free fix and removal tools:
Viral:
[url="http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php"]Grisoft AVG Free Download[/url] and [url="http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?postid=1484135#post1484135"]AVG Update Download Options tip[/url]
[url="http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_ts_removers.php"]Specialized Removal Tools from Grisoft AVG[/url]
[url="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/tools.list.html"]Symantec[/url]
[url="http://www.trendmicro.com/download/tsc.asp"]Trend Micro Damage Cleanup Services (uses the latest definitions, downloadable)[/url]
[url="http://www.bitdefender.com/html/free_tools.php"]BitDefender[/url]
[url="http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger"]McAfee AVERT Stinger (Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses)[/url]
Specialized Trojan Removal Applications (trial versions):
[url="http://www.wilders.org/anti-trojans.htm"]Wilders Security Advisors[/url]
Parasitic:
[url="http://tomcoyote.com/SPYBOT/index1.php"]Spybot Instalation and Usage[/url]
[url="http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware"]Ad-Aware Homepage[/url] And [url="http://forums.techguy.org/164245/s.html"]Ad-Aware 6: Reference Guide by Winchester73[/url]
[url="http://tomcoyote.com/hjt"]HiJackThis Quick Start[/url]
[url="http://209.133.47.200/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe"]HijackThis Direct Download[/url] And [url="http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html"]Tutorial[/url]
[url="http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm"]lspfix (Layered Service Protocols) repairs damaged Winsock2 vxd associated with connectivity problems[/url]
[url="http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php?cat=all#s-p"]SpywareInfo: Detection, Prevention and Removal Tools, SpywareBlaster and others[/url]
[url="http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/"]Parasites (descriptions and removal information from Doxdesk)[/url]
[url="http://www.wilderssecurity.net/specialinfo/rapidblaster.html"]RapidBlaster Removal[/url]
[url="http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html"]CoolWebSearch -- Information and Removal Tool[/url]
[url="http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html"]Kazaabegone and other downloads from Merijn[/url]
Alternate Download Sites for HijackThis, Spybot, CoolwebShredder (and others):
[url="http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/"]Lurkhere[/url]
[url="http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html"]Hijack This at spychecker[/url]
[url="http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=tutorial"]Spybot download and Tutorial at Safer-networking[/url]
[url="http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html"]CoolWebShredder From Major Geeks[/url]
[url="http://www.computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html"]Merijn downloads and others at Computer Cops [/url]
Free Firewalls:
[url="http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp"]Zone Alarm[/url]
[url="http://soho.sygate.com/products/shield_ov.htm"]Sygate[/url]
[url="http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_home.html"]Kerio [/url]
[url="http://www.wilders.org/firewalls.htm"]More FireWall help and infoMore FireWall help and info[/url]
Vulnerability testing, Information and Fixes:
[url="http://grc.com/default.htm"]Steve Gibson's Homepage[/url]
Are you safe? Gibson's site is a world of its own, with tests and fixes for many Windows security vulnerabilities.
[url="http://lists.gpick.com/pages/Security_Test_Sites.htm"]Security Tests[/url]
Microsoft Security Information:
[url="http://www.microsoft.com/security/"]Security And Privacy[/url]
[url="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/security/"]Understand and Maintain Security with Internet Explorer (includes latest Critical Updates)[/url]
[url="http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/assess.asp"]Home Security Risk Assesment and Protection Steps[/url]
[url="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/default.mspx"]TechNet Security Resource Center: technical information and security updates for IT professionals[/url]
[url="http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/cd/order.asp"]Order the Windows Security Update CD (Free!)[/url]
[url="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=303215"]Microsoft Network Security Hotfix Checker {aka Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer}[/url]
If you have Windows NT/2k/XP and want to check your current update status without visiting Windows Update, this tool has a graphic interface (no command line action required despite the article) which will give you a detailed scan and analysis of your current configuration
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More to come...if you have something to add please post.
[i]vaya con dios, boys. hope this parting message helps you get your eNoses clean after wallowing in the smut . hi ho silver, away![/i]