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Weird spyware - need help - Nubli - 12-28-2005
Ok so I was going through my horribly spammed Yahoo mail and was marking which emails to delete and which to keep. I accidentially clicked on one instead of marking it, and it opened up, followed by some error message. I closed everything and 10 seconds later some software was automatically installed on my computer (supposedly a spyware scanner), along with my homepage being changed to a web page file in my C:\ drive (which said "You have Spyware! Follow these steps.." blah blah blah. It also changed my desktop wallpaper and locked me out of changing it.
http://img283.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wtf9eh.jpg
I have removed the files, done full scans for spyware and viruses, and even attempted to change my wallpaper through other means, and it does change, but this picture (shown above) keeps overriding it and masking whatever is there.
http://img493.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wtf25rn.jpg
As you can see, everything inside the box (all the wallpaper options) is grayed out, and I can't select anything.
What the fack is going on
Edit: Ok I got the stupid wallpaper deleted, now it's just a white screen. But it's still locking me out from changing the wallpaper. =\
Weird spyware - need help - Osirus - 12-28-2005
Hmm so you ran a scan and it didnt find the spyware to where you could contane it? thats the worst spyware I have seen I would prolly try calling you internet provider and see if anyone else has had that happen maybe they can tell you how to fix it. possible I know I am not much help. I could ask the IT guy at my work tomorrow when he comes in he is the computer guru ill print out those pictures and show him see if he can help you out.
best I can do for now sorry man.
Weird spyware - need help - Nubli - 12-28-2005
Still can't get this crap unlocked
Weird spyware - need help - Grave - 12-28-2005
My dad had the exact same thing, he rebooted his pc and it fixed. It installed some weird spyware scanner which was very annoying didnt it?
Weird spyware - need help - Nubli - 12-28-2005
Grave Wrote:My dad had the exact same thing, he rebooted his pc and it fixed. It installed some weird spyware scanner which was very annoying didnt it?
Yeah but I removed that immediately.
Weird spyware - need help - Nubli - 12-28-2005
http://img398.imageshack.us/my.php?image=locked9fm.jpg
Update: The shit it installed on my computer is called SpySheriff. I think I've just about deleted all of it, but something is still blocking me and I can't figure out what. I've even used the Microsoft AntiSpyware program but I'm not out of the woods yet.
Weird spyware - need help - goldentorch22 - 12-28-2005
Well I was bored at work and I thought I would register and help some people in this Computer Forum. Here is how to change your wallpaper.
Go to run, type regedit press ok.
when that comes up go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Control Panel>Desktop
Now find the orginalwallpaper, right click and select modify.
In the text box type the path to the file you want to be your orginal desktop wallpaper.
Now as far as the buttons bieng locked. Go to Run, type msconfig. Select the startup tab. Uncheck unwanted programs. Click ok, and restart.
Weird spyware - need help - Reaper of Death - 12-28-2005
golden pretty much has it covered, but, nub, what anti-spyware do you use?
Weird spyware - need help - Nubli - 12-28-2005
goldentorch22 Wrote:Well I was bored at work and I thought I would register and help some people in this Computer Forum. Here is how to change your wallpaper.
Go to run, type regedit press ok.
when that comes up go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Control Panel>Desktop
Now find the orginalwallpaper, right click and select modify.
In the text box type the path to the file you want to be your orginal desktop wallpaper.
Now as far as the buttons bieng locked. Go to Run, type msconfig. Select the startup tab. Uncheck unwanted programs. Click ok, and restart.
Went into regedit, changed it back to what it was, but what's really going on here is something is loading a kind of "wallpaper mask" that covers whatever the current wallpaper is set to. When I restart the computer for a split second I can see the wallpaper before this "mask" is loaded over it. Right now I found the picture and deleted it, so it's just a white background.
As for the msconfig -> startup, that was the first thing I did =)
Weird spyware - need help - Nubli - 12-28-2005
Reaper of Death Wrote:golden pretty much has it covered, but, nub, what anti-spyware do you use?
I've used Kaspersky AV, AdAware, Spybot S&D, Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta, and a few others. Each scan came up slightly different and I've deleted anything/everything suspicious.
Weird spyware - need help - goldentorch22 - 12-28-2005
K, Just use system restore then
Weird spyware - need help - Nubli - 12-28-2005
Found a 20 step guide, all is fixed =)
Weird spyware - need help - fleaflickerx - 12-29-2005
that good to hear then when i herd u S&D dident work i was gunna say youve been hacked but it seems its fixed
Weird spyware - need help - Grave - 12-29-2005
Can you post the guide for us, just in case this ever happens to any of us, we'll know what to do.
Weird spyware - need help - goldentorch22 - 01-01-2006
I just found a computer with this same problem today at work. Goto run>>> type "msconfig" hit enter. Then click system restore. Restore the computer to yesterday, let the PC restart and Bam! fixed.
Weird spyware - need help - Tap - 01-01-2006
I actually had the same problem
if i remember correctly it corrupts your Ant-Virus and prevents you from using System Restore....
But ya get linux
Weird spyware - need help - goldentorch22 - 01-03-2006
Corrupts your antivirus, and disables system restore? This isnt some super malicious problem. Those are two totally seperate problems. And yes system restore still works, if you have it enabled. And no it does not disable your anti virus. Where do you get this stuff from??