Hey guys ! my pc got attacked with spyware. Some porno sites pup up at the middle of the work. ufff ! I am in more trouble when my Prof. peeps at my room and it happens at the same time. :-(. Do you know any FREE anti-spyware ? Your help is highly appriciated.

By the way, I didn't visit any porno sites. It happened when one of my friend was searching some smiles on the web. :-)

Spyboy, you may have some idea :p

:-)
-Bhaute

Oops ! read "pup up" = "pop up"

ya where is Spy boy. Bhaute U really need to find spy boy :P

i would say sieze the day mr. bhaute.

ओइ केटा-केटी हो, नजिस्किउ न यार। :-) You know my problem ke. I don't know what my Professer is thinking about me. :-(

Bhaute Guru,

have you tried this: windows anti spyware?
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Hope it helps...

Uhi ..Chelo :)

dont you have a pop up blocker or anti virus program installed on your computer? without going to some porn sites or even matchmakers, porn sites wont pop up.. just scan your thing and del the virus.. i prefer spybot or ad-adware, norton antivirus is great, i have that

swap your pc with that friend....or go to download.com and get spybot..it's good and free

Lavasoft may help you. Try this.

http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/

Professer = Professor

See, even I cannot type correctly. You can imagine my problem level. Need help immediately !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! right nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

And for unnecessary pop up, google tool bar is an effective tool..

Uff !
It has also installed "Sophos- Antivirus 2(2) ! Whatz that ? I never heard neither I installed it. There is no option to remove it from "Add/Remove program. It is just blinking at the right corner of the task bar saying that my pc is infected and I need to by their software :-(. Neither I can open and see nor I can exit it.

Nepal ko Chhora, I tried it, but didn't work. I have google, yahoo tool bar. None of their popups blockers work.

Ok, I am gonna try other suggestions too. Hope, I won't install any more spyware instead. :-).

Keep your suggestions coming guys.

only if people would learn to listen to me, they would be lot happpier...

hey why dont you copy the screen and post it up here then we all can see it.. did you scan yet? and yeah dont use internet explorer, use firefox if you're not using it and remove the yahoo, google, or msn toolbars, trust me theyre big headaches only.

Guru,

Sophos is an anti-virus program. But I am just wondering how come your task bar is showing sophos when you never insttalled it?
Looks like the virus is fooling you around.
:(

the best spyware availabel till today is adaware. Basic service (cleaning your comp of spyware) is free. To block them you have to buy the software. With free download you can scan your comp every week to clean it up. It is very trusted and proven software.
Good luck

http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/

Format your hard-drive and clean install everything and you will be fine. And one more thing, don't let you and your friends to visit the porno sites in office PC s in the future. :)

J/K. I would clear the history and all the offline files along with the cookies. Then I would run adaware or any other spyware removal s/w. I would not install toolbars like the one from google. They all suck. Uninstall them if you have and don't forget to turn on the "pop-up" blocker.

You will be fine. These days professors tend to be more than happy to get some multi-dimensional students who can research and timepass at the sametime. :)

Good luck! ;)

hmm ! looks like I got rid of those spies. Finally, spybot did great job ! I guess. If anymore p-site pup ups, I'll visit them and enjoy the rest of my time. :-)

Thank you very much guys !!!

Lfc-123, okie I'm ready to listen you now. :-)

I had the same problem. The easiest way (without spending money) I found out after a lots of research was to do complete reinstallment. I did that and now I have got rid of it. Give it a try if you want to .

Hope it helps.

do i need to step in or the problem is solved? lol

if you still need help, google a software called HIJACK, scan the log, and copy the log and paste it here! so i can take a look!