My computer suddenly is loaded with Malware. How do I figure out which automatic dialer is on my computer?
November 7th, 2009
fifty asked:
My computer worked fine for quite some time. All of a sudden it seems that dozens of pieces of Malware have shown up. I have all kinds of detectors, but they each find different things with nearly no overlap and they don’t find everything. One problem is that I have one or more pieces of Malware that keep me logged onto the Internet. This opens my computer to invasion. Things are constantly changing and sometimes I can barely get onto it, sometimes I can’t get on.
My computer worked fine for quite some time. All of a sudden it seems that dozens of pieces of Malware have shown up. I have all kinds of detectors, but they each find different things with nearly no overlap and they don’t find everything. One problem is that I have one or more pieces of Malware that keep me logged onto the Internet. This opens my computer to invasion. Things are constantly changing and sometimes I can barely get onto it, sometimes I can’t get on.
Where on my hard drive do I look to figure out which dialer(s) are operating on my computer?
I’ve run Lavasoft, Spybot, Earthlink, Microsoft and a few others.
I run Firefox but the malware automatically opens up Internet Explorer.
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1. debbs_lfc | November 8th, 2009 at 10:21 am
You need to get them all off, download and run full scans with both of these programs, adaware spyware remover and spybot search and destroy, remove anything they find. If you can do this in safe mode, so that only the basics are running.
Good luck
2. Valerie | November 9th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Between Ad-aware and Spybot Search and Destroy you should be able to remove most of the junk on your computer.
They also help to prevent them. Honestly, don’t use IE for browsing, use Firefox, and you’ll have less junk to worry about!
3. dumbbutt4321 | November 12th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Great question. As with all other computers, you too need a good program which will not only find and remove the problems but protect you in the future. I personally use a product made by Computer Associates and is called Etrust Internet Security Suite. I runs around $50-$65. It takes a great deal of knowledge, time and patience to find and remove the problems manually. Yes, you’ll need to update the new program every year, but it’s worth every penny of it. Larry (RadioShack 01-9590)
4. jibbarjabar | November 13th, 2009 at 5:30 am
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5. sgt_mjc | November 13th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Take a deep breath. You can handle this.
Update all of your spyware/malware/av software.
Restart your system in safe mode with no networking. (Now you can’t log into the net)
Run the scans one at a time and clean any problems found.
Once that is done, check what your system loads at start up by using the msconfig command by going to start ->run.
The tabs you should look at here are Services and start up.
Under the services, if it is Microsoft or you recognize it as belonging to one of you anti-malware programs, leave it checked.
Under the start up tab, the same advice applies. Much of the stuff there you don’t really need.
Restart your system when you are done and you should be good to go. Good luck.
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