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    Name that Virus?

    Colleague has said they've got a virus on their home PC. However, the only description they are able to offer is that a big red bug pops up trying to sell them 'their spyware' stuff.

    The only thing I can think of is Spy Quake, but there are no references to a red bug with this, and from what I've seen of SQ there are no red bug icons etc..

    Any ideas?

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    Not sure but get them to run it through Ewido

    http://www.ewido.net/en/
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    sounds like an ie user with some popuptastic spyware to me

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moby-Dick View Post
    Not sure but get them to run it through Ewido

    http://www.ewido.net/en/
    Theyre a bit too noob to prod and poke, I was hoping to pinpoint the virus and get a step by step...

    Try as a might, I'm still the only Firefox user in this company.

    Any visible advantages I tried to point out we're nulled in IE7

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    well they still need to install & run some anti-spyware

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    Ewido does have an online scan IIRC
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    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    well they still need to install & run some anti-spyware
    indeed, but with a step by step guide, it's unlikely they'll need to come to me for help


    Turns out it's PestTrap (Variant: SpySheriff, SpywareNo!, SpyDemolisher, Spyware-Stop)



    If I'm lucky, a safe mode sweep using an upto date Spybot should do the trick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vini View Post
    indeed, but with a step by step guide, it's unlikely they'll need to come to me for help
    or they could not be bloody morons & not get spyware onto their systems

    that might reduce time spent on support too

    people suck :/

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    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    or they could not be bloody morons & not get spyware onto their systems

    that might reduce time spent on support too

    people suck :/
    It's on their home PC, so I've told em three methods, Spybot, AVG Antispy or Manual Method (Step by Step) - that should be the last of it...

    People i can tolerate, customers I cannot

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