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AR15.COM
3/6/2005 6:56:55 AM EDT
My sister & nephew used my bband conn to surf & play @#%^^^$%^&&*  computer games online.  Now my email keeps trying to send about 200 porn related emails,  but not successfully.

I've updated & ran my Norton Net Security,  scan the email stuff & still can't kill this bug.
I have, however, locked my 'puter up tighter than a frogs ass so they can't do it again.

Any tips on what will kill this damn thing?

TIA

Gary
eta 'cause I can't spell
3/6/2005 7:01:18 AM EDT
[#1]
probably not a "Virus", so Norton won't find it.  Check out Microsoft AntiSpyware beta free on their website.  It works good.
3/6/2005 7:30:07 AM EDT
[#2]
I've run the spyware- came up empty, dang thing is still trying to send the emails.  My firewall (I think,  according to Symantec's website)  is stopping them from going out.
3/6/2005 7:36:21 AM EDT
[#3]
Sorry - you're owned by a spammer.

Worst case - back up your data and format/recover the thing from a clean CD.

The bitch is if you've been "rooted" the spammer's program now own's your system - you no longer do. They have the ability to hide themselves deeper than a wood tick on a hound dog. Even Spybot Search and Destroy, Microsoft Anti-spyware, and Ad-Aware might not find them. You probably have a trojan installed on your machine so something like Trojan scan might help.

www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/

On line free scanner.
3/6/2005 7:36:52 AM EDT
[#4]
go to tallbill.com and check out my "clean up your computer".. its got a few good programs including a web based virus scan.
3/6/2005 8:49:02 AM EDT
[#5]
Ran the Trojan (horse) program.  Says it found no problem.  Porn emails to Yahoo accounts are still popping up.

Crap!!
3/6/2005 9:23:01 AM EDT
[#6]
Tallbill:  I ran your pgmm.  I'll surf a while & see if that crap comes back.
Your pgm  found 54!!  things that Microsoft Spyware pgm did not.
THANKS!


Fingers crossed.


waiting........

ETA:  damn thing is still trying to send out emails.  Guess I'm gonna have to get an exorcist out here.