8/26/08
Wednesday
10:16am PDT
Hello
I bought a new used computer from a woman who really was not ready for one. All she had was religious music, kazza and Lime wire with no protection.
I immediately installed and ran Ad-Aware 2008. It scanned 4000 files as it found 4000 bugs and crashed. I has tried all kinds of ways to remove these using Ad-Aware, which I have used, with no problem in many computers for years.
I tried Windows Defender, three time, it never found anything. I instaled and used Symantic Endpint Protection. That found under 100. Next I used PC Tools Spyware Doctor. That found 140.
I would have used System Mechanic, but I am have an installation problem. It seems to not be downloading a file it need to run. I also used a progra called "Reg Cure" That did straighten out my registry a bit.
When I try Ad-Aware again. I stopped the scan befor it reached 1000. But it would not let me either remove or quarantine anything.
I would like to avoid reinstalling Windows because I do not have any back-up disks or Windows Vista, She is looking for them, but I cannot count on her finding anything as she is not a good housekeeper.
One Care I ran twice...not to speak of.
Does anyone have any idea what I can do to remove these, or atleast a good portion of the spyware and viruses?
Thank you,