infected

[Baz]

well, just got in and my son seems to have got us infected with MS Antispyware.......I think. Now i'm sure my other son had this same one last year on his system and it took a while to get rid. Malwarebytes seems to have done the trick now but my question is shouldnt my anti virus have picked it up, NOD32, if not im very surprised.

What do you have running in background to catch stuff like this.I thought I was well protected

[Rik]

It's not just what you run, but where you go and what you click, Baz. I use NOD on all my machines and have never had a problem.

[Inactive]

A " thick ear " seems to be in order Baz.

[Rik]

Lightly roasted, perhaps?

[Baz]

A " thick ear " seems to be in order Baz.

  maybe but hes bigger than me now

he does seem to know where he got it from, some site for music searches, he thinks. Im surprised that nod didnt spot it.will check later when he gets back to find all the info.I also have Spywareblaster but you need to start that when you want then you can close it and it runs in background or so the prog says. How can you get it to auto start with windows

[Rik]

Put it in the start up folder usually works, Baz.

[Baz]

will try that Rik. Im sure I tried a while back and it wouldnt

[Rik]

If not, check the options within the program to 'start with Windows' or something of that kind.

[Inactive]

will try that Rik. Im sure I tried a while back and it wouldnt

Mine is set by default Baz, look in " preferences ", the free version will not allow " real time protection ", however.

[Baz]

thanks.

In do you mean Malwarebytes OR Spywareblaster for the preferences bit.free  malwarebytes I know doesnt do real time but I was thinking of spywareblaster to start up auto. with it running you can see an entry in Task Manager but when you close it the entry disappears, fair enough thats what id expect but its claimed to run in the background....how can you tell

[Glenn]

Baz from Malwarebytes site "Activating the full version unlocks realtime protection, scheduled scanning, and scheduled updating. It is a one time fee of $24.95."

[Inactive]

thanks.

In do you mean Malwarebytes OR Spywareblaster for the preferences bit.free  malwarebytes I know doesnt do real time but I was thinking of spywareblaster to start up auto. with it running you can see an entry in Task Manager but when you close it the entry disappears, fair enough thats what id expect but its claimed to run in the background....how can you tell

Spywareblaster as in post Number 4 Baz.

[Noreen]

I also have Spywareblaster but you need to start that when you want then you can close it and it runs in background or so the prog says. How can you get it to auto start with windows

Surely SpywareBlaster is a "blocking" program and it's available all the time, you don't have to start it.

[DarkStar]

Surely SpywareBlaster is a "blocking" program and it's available all the time, you don't have to start it.

Thats correct and it works mainly by blocking the ActiveX component of malicious downloads so while it is a very good addition if you use IE it is a bit surplus to requirement with FireFox as that blocks most ActiveX by default. What you really need is something like Executable Lockdown, that will stop anything downloaded from running if you set it up to. GeSWall will also stop these malware dead, no questions asked. The real weak link is security software that asks for a decision by the user, Block or Allow.
The reason why Eset/Nod may have missed it is that this type of infection is mutating faster than the security companies can cope with.

Ian

[Baz]

Mine is set by default Baz, look in " preferences ", the free version will not allow " real time protection ", however.

sorry In, im just not seeing the 'preferences' section. i'm using version 4.1

[drummer]

Inactive was referring to Malwarebytes I beleive.

SpywareBlaster works in the background and doesn't appear in Task Manager or Sysinternals.  Lots of different components also run in svchost.exe without any obvious transparency.

Don't know how SpywareBlaster actually works but it's highly recommended on a lot of respected anti-malware help sites and doesn't seem to have any impact on the CPU.

And it's free.

[Inactive]

sorry In, im just not seeing the 'preferences' section. i'm using version 4.1

You need to update it, mine is 4.23.1006

[Inactive]

Inactive was referring to Malwarebytes I beleive.

Nope drummer I was talking about Spywareblaster, probably not making things very clear as usual.

I have to confess that I don't know how it works.

[drummer]

Nope drummer I was talking about Spywareblaster, probably not making things very clear as usual.

I have to confess that I don't know how it works.

Now I'm totally confused, so best that I keep my gob shut...

[Noreen]

Nope drummer I was talking about Spywareblaster, probably not making things very clear as usual.

I have to confess that I don't know how it works.

In is NOT talking about SpywareBlaster, I think that he's talking about SUPERAntiSpyware.

[Rik]

I'm confused.

[Noreen]

I'm not, 4.23.1006 is the latest version of SUPERAntiSpyware.

[Rik]

Probably just as well, Noreen, we need some sanity round here.

[Inactive]

I'm not, 4.23.1006 is the latest version of SUPERAntiSpyware.

Thanks Noreen, I thought that I was dreaming it.

[Rik]

I just thought I was in the twilight zone.