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entwisi · 14-03-2007, 14:29

this is not spyware, its a trojan. (spyware is only interested in marketing info, trojans are password/etc stealers)

I would not use anything like ebay, email, paypal etc till you have done a full scan with absolute up to date virus software. I would even be tempted to try one of the online ones in addition to whatever you have installed to be doubly sure.

I would also be tempted to reset all program permissions on your firewall to ask and then only allow those you know for sure to be safe. i.e. don't just allow every program to access teh net, only stuff like email and your browser. be very careful about programs with obscure names, google each and every one that you are unsure of so you know exactly what it is.

14-03-2007, 14:29	#6
entwisi God Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Up Bash Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 44 times Rep Power: 4387	Re: hacked this is not spyware, its a trojan. (spyware is only interested in marketing info, trojans are password/etc stealers) I would not use anything like ebay, email, paypal etc till you have done a full scan with absolute up to date virus software. I would even be tempted to try one of the online ones in addition to whatever you have installed to be doubly sure. I would also be tempted to reset all program permissions on your firewall to ask and then only allow those you know for sure to be safe. i.e. don't just allow every program to access teh net, only stuff like email and your browser. be very careful about programs with obscure names, google each and every one that you are unsure of so you know exactly what it is. __________________ Ian Technical God, No 1 Geek And Linux Guru Have you seen my Flickr pictures?