dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
| Look,
Just detect anything that is possibly malware, and let the user decide what stays and what goes... you are almost there now. I have to Select All then click Next and it all gets removed... all that was detected that is.
What part of I HATE CRAP don't you understand? WhenU is crap, Gator/Claria is crap, VX2 is crap, IstBar is crap... see a pattern here?
Fsck spyware, fsck adware, fsck malware! I *WILL* remove that BS with or without your(Lavasoft Ad-Aware) help!
You didn't step in it Lavasoft, you fell face-first in it! |
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mph300
Two Thirds The Way There
join:2000-11-09 | Bravo, Bravo:D |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to dadkins
said by dadkins  : Just detect anything that is possibly malware, and let the user decide what stays and what goes... Hey dadkins,
You already have that malware detector. It's called Explorer. (or any similar variation used for your operating system)  |
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guthrieboi
join:2005-02-05
Guthrie, OK | Lavasoft made getting the spies out of our computer, but I guess they made it too easy for us. Now we have to learn what to look for and what to do about it so that we can quit relying on sell out products like theirs. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| reply to jmn1207
said by jmn1207 : said by dadkins : Just detect anything that is possibly malware, and let the user decide what stays and what goes... Hey dadkins, You already have that malware detector. It's called Explorer. (or any similar variation used for your operating system) Thing is though, not all of it is is easily "seen" with Explorer. Some of the computers I work on are so hosed, it would take me all weekend to clean them out manually. That's what tools are for, let them get the bulk of the BS... I'll get what is left over.
No matter how you look at it, WhenU/Gator/Bonzi Buddy/(insert crap here_______) needs to go. There are ALOT of dlls that are a royal pain to manually detect and remove, hence the anti-spyware/adware apps.
Does anyone want to use an axe to cut down a tree, or would they rather use a chainsaw(power tool)? |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
·Verizon FIOS
| There is no surefire method to completely protect all users at all times from these applications while maintaining a level of freedom and accessibility most have come to rely on. You either have to use multiple detection and removal tools or you have to continually research and configure rules and settings to prevent these malicious utilities from being allowed to install in the first place. Neither option is very practical when dealing with numerous users spanning vastly different levels of degrees in technical knowledge.
I feel your pain. If it wasn't a major concern I suppose we wouldn't be discussing it. |
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Eye4got
join:2004-06-02
Lancaster, PA
| reply to dadkins
When I am dealing with a user who seems to repeatedly get certain spyware, I create a user account (that won't be used) on their machine, zero-byte the offending .EXE and .DLL, and give ownership of the offending files and regkeys to the dummy account. Most spywares I run into can't recopy of reinstall after that. It helps me when the user doesn't know what they are doing that caused the offending spyware to be installed in the first place. |
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