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Spy shredder virus.... #189135 Mar 5th, 2008 at 04:50 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Yup, it's in my computer and I have tried to no avail to get it out. It just took me 45 minutes to get into here....Everything just freezes and redirects me elsewhere. Can anyone help me? I am seriously at the point of thinking about cancelling my internet and packing this computer into a box. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189136 Mar 5th, 2008 at 04:53 PM loz Unregistered loz Unregistered Tam, are you running Windows XP or Vista? Or something older?

Re: Spy shredder virus.... #189138 Mar 5th, 2008 at 04:56 PM loz Unregistered loz Unregistered Check this out.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... #189140 Mar 5th, 2008 at 04:57 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Windows XP ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189142 Mar 5th, 2008 at 04:59 PM loz Unregistered loz Unregistered Seems pretty complicated and scary. I see that AVG free doesn't catch this virus and that's what I use. Can you do a search for it on your computer and delete it? You know, on the start bar and then search....maybe it will pull up the files for you so you can get rid of them.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... #189145 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:01 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,818 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,818 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri that sounds so simple--it just might work !!!! ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189146 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:01 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada I tried to manually do it but it didn't work. I am trying to upload that program now, thanks Loz. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189147 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:03 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada I had AVG also Loz...I just got so mad that I deleted it today, it doesn't work anyway. I manually removed it from my programs then removed it from the files, went through the whole thing but it just keeps coming back. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189148 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:04 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada I have no clue where it came from and I am getting fed up. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189154 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:14 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Ohhhhhhh I had that!! It was a while back ago,, ,, Avast sure didn't catch it for ,me either ,, CNET told me how to get rid of it,, Let me see if I can find that,, I hope I saved it incase it happened again,, "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Spy shredder virus.... angelblossom #189156 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:22 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada I hope you saved it also. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189159 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:26 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html This is what I used,, and it never came back ,, I tried everything,, you can delete it over and over again BUt it always came back,, After I used this IT did come back on my tool bar,, BUT after I deleted it on the tool bar I haven't seen it again, "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Spy shredder virus.... angelblossom #189161 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:30 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada I'll try that as well. I'm almost done uploading the one Loz directed me to. Yours is next. Yup, I delete it and 'bam'...there it is again. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189162 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:31 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,584 rachelp Little Babe rachelp Little Babe Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,584 After you delete it are you also deleting all of your temp internet files and cookies? Rachel (the new and improved Mrs. rachelc) If you never have you should. These things are fun and fun is good.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... rachelp #189163 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:35 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas I did all that Rachel including systems restore,, and it still came back. I don't know if Tamara did that or not,, "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189165 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:37 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada The first one Loz gave me is scanning now, it says it found it. Cross your fingers it works for me. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189167 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:52 PM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 8,700 Staten Island, [New York City]... badplanter Little Sprout badplanter Little Sprout Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 8,700 Staten Island, [New York City]... try quarintineing[sp?] it, do a system recovery/restore, and/or try restoring factory settings do you know how you got this virus? THE SPROUT IS BACK!

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189169 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:56 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Nope, you need to purchase it for it to 'supposedly' work. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189171 Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:58 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada My system restore won't work since it came up. It also diabled my Registry Mechanic. I have no clue where it came from.... ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189174 Mar 5th, 2008 at 06:28 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Uploading yours now Diane. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189218 Mar 5th, 2008 at 08:10 PM Jiffymouse Unregistered Jiffymouse Unregistered i'm pretty sure you got it while you were on limewire. which is why i don't use limewire. it pretty much opens your computer up to any hacker while you are online. i won't allow limewire on any machine in my house. period. let us know how you make out.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... #189740 Mar 7th, 2008 at 09:28 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada I deleted limeire, used the program Diane referred me to. It found it and deleted it but now it's back again.... ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #189766 Mar 7th, 2008 at 10:14 AM loz Unregistered loz Unregistered Hmmmm, would a system restore to a good while ago get rid of it? Or would it still be lurking in the computer? My nephew kept putting limewire on moms computer, and I kept deleting it as fast as I could each time. :wink:

Re: Spy shredder virus.... #189875 Mar 7th, 2008 at 03:43 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada It dismantled my system restore Loz, that's the first thing I thought of....It also screwed up my Registry mechanics program also. It's lurking in here as something else because I deleted limewire. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #190054 Mar 7th, 2008 at 08:22 PM Jiffymouse Unregistered Jiffymouse Unregistered i'm pretty sure that limewire is the how it got there, but now it is there, it doesn't really matter. i'll see my son in law tomorrow, i'll ask if there is anything free out there that could help you.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... #190075 Mar 7th, 2008 at 09:10 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Tina California Queen Tina California Queen Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. This is what I have used. It gets every last little snippet out for me. Formerly known as 'crap cleaner' and free' http://www.ccleaner.com/ ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Tina #190080 Mar 7th, 2008 at 09:28 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas OHhhhhhhh I forgot I had that too Tina,, Yep works for me very well too!! Tamara you should try that too!! ( Tina's post above mine! ) "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Spy shredder virus.... angelblossom #190220 Mar 8th, 2008 at 10:37 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Gonna try it... ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #190250 Mar 8th, 2008 at 11:32 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers OP Northern Star OP Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,474 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada O.K. I uploaded it and ran it, it says it found it....wish me luck. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Sunflowers #190289 Mar 8th, 2008 at 01:28 PM Jiffymouse Unregistered Jiffymouse Unregistered did it work?

Re: Spy shredder virus.... #190291 Mar 8th, 2008 at 01:29 PM loz Unregistered loz Unregistered Heck I uploaded it and that thing is the bomb....it got rid of so much junk on my computer!

Re: Spy shredder virus.... #190368 Mar 8th, 2008 at 05:40 PM Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,743 Western MD Matriarch Matriarch Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,743 Western MD Do for me Loz "All good things come to those that wait."

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Matriarch #190370 Mar 8th, 2008 at 05:41 PM loz Unregistered loz Unregistered I will tomorrow when I come over for coffee, or would that be over for lunch?

Re: Spy shredder virus.... #190377 Mar 8th, 2008 at 05:47 PM Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,743 Western MD Matriarch Matriarch Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,743 Western MD May be,If your good,dont know what we are having yet. "All good things come to those that wait."

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Matriarch #190379 Mar 8th, 2008 at 05:48 PM Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,743 Western MD Matriarch Matriarch Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,743 Western MD Perhaps I'll do brunch instead "All good things come to those that wait."

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Matriarch #190380 Mar 8th, 2008 at 05:49 PM Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,743 Western MD Matriarch Matriarch Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,743 Western MD Dont forget to put your clocks forward. "All good things come to those that wait."

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Matriarch #190381 Mar 8th, 2008 at 05:49 PM loz Unregistered loz Unregistered I'm good. Always good! Tell everyone how I'm your favorite child!

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Matriarch #190382 Mar 8th, 2008 at 05:50 PM loz Unregistered loz Unregistered Originally Posted by Matriarch Perhaps I'll do brunch instead Sounds good to me! We take what we can get. We are so low on food now it isn't even funny. Gotta get to the market soon.

Re: Spy shredder virus.... #190383 Mar 8th, 2008 at 05:51 PM Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,743 Western MD Matriarch Matriarch Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,743 Western MD I know you are my favorite child,along with Paul and alli. "All good things come to those that wait."

Re: Spy shredder virus.... Matriarch #190384 Mar 8th, 2008 at 05:53 PM Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,743 Western MD Matriarch Matriarch Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,743 Western MD Thenagain if you are talking about chilren,you are my favorite 11yr old child. :wink: "All good things come to those that wait."