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Mousey Girl · 06-28-2005, 01:16 PM

Has anyone else heard of this? Has anyone else been affected by this?

It starts as spyware and then acts like a virus resetting your registries. It is icky and hard to remove. Once it is removed it takes even longer for a non-tech person to fix the damage. I had to restore my puter back to August just to be able to have internet access.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-28-2005, 01:34 PM

Props for having a valid backup image, old as it may have been.

I haven't heard of this. Do SpyBot and/or AdAware already catch it?

Mousey Girl · 06-28-2005, 04:43 PM

Adaware caught it, but by the time I realized what I was looking at the damage had been done. Spybot didn't recognize it at all. I still need to reinstall a few things (like my printer) and my dsl icon won't work, so I may have to play with that a bit, but at least I can get online. David blamed me installing DSL on his inability to get online (even though he doesn't do anything and spends maybe 10 mins on the puter a week). I kept trying to explain what the problem was, but he didn't get it.

06-28-2005, 01:16 PM	#1
Mousey Girl Just Me Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In The Flagon With The Dragon Posts: 2,437	NewDotNet Has anyone else heard of this? Has anyone else been affected by this? It starts as spyware and then acts like a virus resetting your registries. It is icky and hard to remove. Once it is removed it takes even longer for a non-tech person to fix the damage. I had to restore my puter back to August just to be able to have internet access.
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06-28-2005, 01:34 PM	#2
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Props for having a valid backup image, old as it may have been. I haven't heard of this. Do SpyBot and/or AdAware already catch it? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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06-28-2005, 04:43 PM	#3
Mousey Girl Just Me Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In The Flagon With The Dragon Posts: 2,437	Adaware caught it, but by the time I realized what I was looking at the damage had been done. Spybot didn't recognize it at all. I still need to reinstall a few things (like my printer) and my dsl icon won't work, so I may have to play with that a bit, but at least I can get online. David blamed me installing DSL on his inability to get online (even though he doesn't do anything and spends maybe 10 mins on the puter a week). I kept trying to explain what the problem was, but he didn't get it.
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