malware ?

[xieu90]

an idot got some malware and came to me
after I checked his/her laptop I found something like spools.exe and I found something said that that is malware and I deleted it

at the begining and now
it doesn't matter which program I open, command or dos something will appeard and disappear at once, and that program won't run, after I deleted that thing it ask me to browse the program, and then after I browse it it will run, but whenever I open something it will ask me again, what should I do now ?
anywhy it isn't my laptop so I would throw it back to its owner

[xieu90]

and please, if you are going to show me a program, give me its crack too, because I don't want to see a super great program tell me there are a lot of problem and so on, but I have to pay to repair them .

[seshomaru samma]

you can download spy-bot and adaware -they are free

some people recommend trend-micro online scan but i never tried it

[Saint Angeles]

thats the thing about windows... its VERY hard to tell the difference between system files and malware.

i always say that windows IS malware (partly because of this)

when i ran windows, i thought is was normal to have to reformat every 6 months. thank Science for linux!!

[buried]

Yep, Windows is the easiest system to get Malware,Spyware etc, just for browsing the Internet, since Linux came, I don't need to worry anymore lol.

[Chiko2008]

I prefer to use Hijackthis. www.hijackthisl.de

Ubuntu (http://www.linux-archive.org/ubuntu/)

[linux phreak]

Most program "cracks" will have a virus or malware hidden in it.Use them at your own risk.As the above poster said Hijackthis can help you get rid of this.But it will not remove the malware you will have to do that yourself.Post the output of the scan so that someone knowledgeable can help you.

[Chiko2008]

Hijackthis website itself scans your log if someone else can't. But you'll have to remove the infections by yourself.

Ubuntu (http://www.linux-archive.org/ubuntu/)

[Calash]

Hijackthis is a great tool, but you need to know what you are doing to get the most benefit from it.

Start off with Spybot or AdAware, your choice just pick one. Let it do it's thing then run HijackThis and post the logs here or at there support forum.

[smoker]

why waste hours trying to clean up a corrupt system, that you'll never be sure is completely clean again. format and reinstall, and if it is windows that is getting reinstalled, then install some decent protection.

[Sef]

why waste hours trying to clean up a corrupt system, that you'll never be sure is completely clean again. format and reinstall, and if it is windows that is getting reinstalled, then install some decent protection.

That is the only way to know that your system is clean, unless of course, something is residing in the boot sector.

[Chiko2008]

That is the only way to know that your system is clean, unless of course, something is residing in the boot sector.

Formating the system isn't the solution. In most cases you can simply clean the system using one of the softwares posted here and some manual job. If it isn't enough, some research on the Internet will do.

Ubuntu (http://www.linux-archive.org/ubuntu/)

[xieu90]

I prefer Ghost !
format and reinstall windows takes me around 2 Hours or more, around 30 minutes for windows and 90 minutes for other programs
it sucks

hijackthis is a great tool but it demand a lot of knowledge !
I'm not at that level yet ^^
anyway, it is not my computer , who cares ?

[lespaul_rentals]

Get a firewall and some anti-virus! For all you know a backdoor Trojan could be running right now, logging all your keystrokes. I'd recommend erasing the whole hard drive with Darik's Boot and Nuke to clean everything off, including boot sector viruses. Then re-install Windows, and be careful next time!