Re: [Dev-C++] virus problem? Adsincontext

Hi All,
 
As an IT support person, I've found some very resilient infestations that both of the first spy-ware removal applications couldn't get out stand-alone.  One I did a few months back required rebooting in console safe mode and manually removing them.  It can be much harder on NTFS if you normally operate as administrator rather than as a user.  This is because they create a process that can't be removed while the process is executing and further create a restart 'process' that restarts the spy-ware process if you terminate it via Task Manager.  This is why I love nix!
 
I will swear by Ad-Aware and Spybot, however, and can attest to their functionality and effectiveness.  I've never used HijackThis however.

Josh McFarlane <da...@gm...> wrote:
Eh. I'd be careful about Microsoft AntiSpyware.

If you truely want a whack-all combination, here's what you need.

Ad-Aware from LavaSoft
SpyBot
HijackThis (helps kill anything that's hooked IE, used for removing
those pesky integrated spyware programs)

Never once in the 2-3 years of using it have I found a piece of
spyware that they can't collectively destroy.

On 7/25/05, lordSauron wrote:
> Sorry there - forgot to change it to DevC++ users group (wasn't
> thinking again ;)
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: lordSauron 
> Date: Jul 25, 2005 10:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] virus problem? Adsincontext
> To: TornadoChaser 
> 
> 
> Google Microsoft AntiSpyware, which is basically the best for
> anti-spyware/adware operations. Since it was made by the morons who
> made windows, it's really good at cleaning up Windows' many
> magnificent messes. It's never incorrectly reported a threat at any
> time.
<snip>



Alfred P. Reaud