Re: I think I've killed my bugs.

From: 14tonks (mail.2.14tonks_at_recursor.net)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 12:17:16 -0500

Good for you, Becky! Now just remember to update the signature files for
Spybot, Ad-aware, and SpywareBlaster regularly, run a check and clean at
least every couple of weeks, and keep your firewall up, and things should be
good.

Sorry you got decoyed to one of the "fake" antitrojan sites - there are
imitator sites that actually contain spyware in their downloads out there
these days for Spybot, Ad-aware, Spyware Blaster, and just about any other
pest removal program you can name. I've just gotten tired of constantly
looking up and reposting all the links to the correct sites. They're all in
the Google archives for SMT several times over for any one who wants to
check. 

-- 
Sheila
To reply to me, add the prefix real. to my address.
"Becky Young" <blupencl@aol.combadstuff> wrote in message
news:20041031120715.22383.00002649@mb-m17.aol.com...
> But what a quagmire!
>
> First, nothing would load. So I took somebody's suggestion (head is still
> spinning, can't remember who) and tried to defrag. Told it to defrag, went
to
> feed my horses, came back and had one "bar" so I knew my computer was
> constipated!
>
> I sat down and put all my work files on CD, which was long overdue, and
got rid
> of everything I didn't need, emptied my recycle bin, and ran defrag.
>
> Then I got Sheila's post off my printer and started on all that stuff.
> Downloaded Spybot, Ad-aware, and ran those. Then I started trying to
download
> Spy Blaster and kept being directed to yet another ad killer. Downloaded
that.
> Finally I found Spy Blaster on my own, and followed those directions.
>
> One of the things that was named as adware was the darn ad killer I'd JUST
> downloaded.
>
> I followed all the directions and ran Trend Micro again. Clean!
>
> Who needs Kim Komando?
>
>
> Becky Young
>

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