[Ham-Computers] Question about Adaware program

Brian K. Gaskamp bkgaskamp at juno.com
Mon Jun 14 06:50:48 EDT 2004


Yes I have done all you mentioned.

Ok fire away on how its done manually.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Loren Moline WA7SKT" <lmoline at hotmail.com>
To: <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Question about Adaware program


> Brian,
>
> Are you sure you used the program right..adaware..I have cleaned 3
computers
> with it and it worked great!
>
> Did you quarantine the files..make sure they were checked? Then after
> quarantine..deleted?
>
> I can tell you how to remove some manually.
>
> Of course any updates for adaware will find more junk.
>
> Loren
>
>
>
> Loren Moline WA7SKT  CN86cx
> Member: ARRL, Pacific Northwest VHF Society #151
> 2 Meter EME with 4 X K1FO - 12's and 300 Watts
> 2 Meter initials = 7 with 300 Watts and 5 with 160 Watts
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Brian K. Gaskamp" <bkgaskamp at juno.com>
> >Reply-To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,
or
> >experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
> >To: <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
> >Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Question about Adaware program Date: Sun, 13
> >Jun 2004 21:32:56 -0500
> >
> >Well after spending 3 hours yesterday and 3 today, I decided to throw in
> >the
> >towel.
> >I downloaded a program from www.download.com to remove the spyware and it
> >finds the spyware but will not remove it.
> >
> >I have done everything I can think of to remove all the spyware and
adware
> >stuff and nothing helps, so the computer will go to a professional tmrw
and
> >get hopefully fixed.
> >
> >Whats even more weird about all this, I change the home page to yahoo and
> >that dont even work after deleting the history.
> >
> >Does anybody know if Norton makes a program that will clean the above
> >problems out?
> >I looked on their website but nothing referred to Spyware.
> >
> >Thanks to all who responded to this problem.
> >
> >73,
> >Brian
> >
> >KA5BKG
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Chuck Boyle KB5RVV" <kb5rvv at prodigy.net>
> >To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or
> >experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
> >Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 8:38 PM
> >Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] Question about Adaware program
> >
> >
> > > Different programs catch different things. You have to hit them with
> >more
> > > than one gun.
> > >
> > > For removal I use Adaware and:
> > > Spybot Search and Destroy
> > > http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download
> > >
> > > For prevention of spyware installation:
> > > Spyware blaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
> > >
> > > And for real-time stopping of pop ups:
> > > Popup Stopper http://www.panicware.com/
> > >
> > > They're all free so run often and check for updates at least monthly
but
> > > preferably weekly.
> > >
> > > Chuck Boyle kb5rvv
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > > [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Brian K.
> > > Gaskamp
> > > Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 5:45 PM
> > > To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> > > Subject: [Ham-Computers] Question about Adaware program
> > >
> > >
> > > Does anybody who monitors the reflector here know why the above
program
> >wont
> > > take all the pop ups that this program finds on the system.
> > >
> > > A buddy of mine who was looking at several adult sites told me his
> >computer
> > > was having all these pop ups and I knew exactly what I thought would
> >cure
> > > it, and it has but not all the way.
> > >
> > > I have run the program about 6 times in the last 3 days and it keeps
> >finding
> > > these ads.
> > > I delete them and run the program again and it finds more.
> > >
> > > Any ideas on what else I can possibily do.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Brian
> > >
> > > KA5BKG
> > >
> > >
> > >
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