Sunday, October 4, 2009

Spyware / adware problem?

Does anybody know how i can get rid of a spyware cookie called overture.com i remove it with yahoo/ norton scan and next time i scan its back ! I have norton 2007 already on my pc , im stuck ive tried spyware/adware removers like spybot and others but none can resolve this ?



Spyware / adware problem?antivirus



One reason is that it could be coming back from Restore. Turn off System Restore (All Programs - Accessories - System Tools), then reboot into Safe Mode by rebooting %26 continously tapping F8 as it boots. Run your software in that mode %26 it should catch it out. Reboot normally %26 turn Restore on again.



By the by, don't get too worrried about cookies, they're often completely harmless.



Spyware / adware problem?computer



try Hijackthis, it's excellent for BHO (browser hijacked objects)
http://www.zonelabs.com/ (firewall)



http://www.lavasoft.com/ (ad-aware)



http://www.safer-networking.org/ (spybot s%26d)



http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/... (avg Anti-Virus)



http://www.filehippo.com/download_cclean... (Crap Cleaner)



http://www.download.com/ (A useful site for just about anything %26 everything else)



make sure you also empty the recycle bin after scanning.
You probably go to some specific website, from where you get this tracking cookie. Anyway, tracking cookies are harmless and a quick scan usually tracks them out.
I had the same cookie keep coming back again and again. To delete it %26 permanently stop it from coming back, download Firefox 2.0 %26 go into tools%26gt;options%26gt;privacy:cookies;exceptions... type in overture.com %26 click 'Block', then click 'Close' %26 then click 'OK'. (Important to do it this way instead of just clicking the red X at the top right because if you do it that way it might not save your settings). Delete cookies in Internet Explorer also %26 use Firefox 2.0 as your new browser. You can also set Firefox 2.0 to clear the cache %26 other things upon closing. You can set it to keep/store the cookies that you want, it also stores passwords %26 has a master password feature for if other people use the PC. Spybot, Sygate Personal Firewall, %26 Adaware SE are worth downloading also (for everything else spyware/malware/adware/hacker related).
it isn't causing any problems. each time you visit yahoo , you'll get it- no biggie.

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