Here are links to some cool and free tools to help protect your Windows Operating System from Spyware and Viruses. Please feel free to download.
HCMS takes no responsibility for the results of using this software.
Spyware Guard - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
Background process to check applications as they begin to run for known spyware and malicious code, produces an alert if necessary.
Freeware.
Spyware Blaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
From the same company as Spyware guard, this is not a scanner, it blocks malicious objects and code from being downloaded, in addition to blocking access to sites known to download malware. Spyware Blaster runs silently in the background and does not need to be open to protect your PC.
IE-SpyAds - http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource.htm
IE-SPYAD is a Registry file (IE-ADS.REG) that adds a long list of known ad/spy servers and domains to the "Restricted Zone" of Internet Explorer. (Choose between IE-SPYAD and IE-SPYAD2). Freeware
ComboFix - http://www.techsupportforum.com/sectools/sUBs/ComboFix.exe
save to the desktop.
1. Double click on combo.exe & follow the prompts.
2. When finished, it will produce a logfile located at C:\ComboFix.txt.
3. Post the contents of that log in your next reply with a new hijackthis log.
Note:
Do not mouseclick combofix's window while it is running. That may cause your system to stall/hang.
This program is for XP and Windows 2000 only
DrWebCureit - http://spywareinfo.dk/download/drweb-cureit.exe
Doubleclick the "drweb-cureit.exe" and click "ok" in the prompt window that will open , asking "start the express scan now".
It will first make a quick scan of your system, let it clean what it find, and when it says "done"
Click on the green screwdriver-
Actions Tab- Adware-Dialers-Riskware-Hacktools, use dropdown menu and select -Delete
Click on the drive(s) you want to scan . A red dot will mark the selected drive(s) . Then hit the green arrow in lower right corner It will now scan your drive(s), say yes to all
After the scan, in the Dr.Web CureIt menu on top, click file and choose save report list
Save the report to your desktop. The report will be called DrWeb.csv
Reboot your computer!! Because it could be possible that files in use will be moved/deleted during reboot.
HiJackThis - http://danborg.org/spy/hjt/alternativ.exe
Install it in a PERMANENT folder! Example : c:\hijackthis\
Run hijackthis. (alternativ exe).
Choose the "Do a system scan and save a log file" option to perform your scan.
HijackThis will analyze your system, and automatically open a notepad textfile containing the HijackThis log when the scan is finished.
Open the text files containing the logs with a text editor and click Edit -> Select All, followed by Edit -> Copy.
From within the browser window and with the message body text box selected, click Edit -> Paste.
AVG AntiSpyware - http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
CCleaner - http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
For a basic version of CCleaner with no Yahoo Toolbar, select the second or third install option as follows:
Even if you selected Option 2 or 3, if you do not want the Yahoo Toolbar installed:
Uncheck "Add CCleaner Yahoo! Toolbar", as it is checked by default during CCleaner Setup
1. Before first use, check under Options, Advanced, and UNCHECK "Only delete files in Windows Temp folder older than 48 hours".
2. A pop up box will appear advising this process will permanently delete files from your system.
3. Then select the items you wish to clean up.
In the Windows Tab:
Clean all entries in the "Internet Explorer". Deleting cookies will require re-entry of user names and passwords on next visit to sites that require users log in.
Clean all the entries in the "Windows Explorer" section.
Clean all entries in the "System" section.
Clean all entries in the "Advanced" section.
Clean any others that you choose.
In the Applications Tab:
Clean all (optionally, except cookies) in the Firefox/Mozilla section if you use it.
Clean all in the Opera section if you use it.
Clean Sun Java in the Internet Section.\
Clean any others that you choose.
4. Then click the "Run Cleaner" button and it will scan and clean your system. Click exit.
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