Spyware Help?

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wmsaunders

Guest
I have Microsoft Anti-Spyware and Ad-Aware 6.0 both downloaded to my computer, however I recieve a daily WARNING message indicating that the same spyware is trying to install a browser helper object on my computer. What is this? and Every day I check the box for my spyware software to REMOVE it from my PC but yet it is always there, along with multiple other windows indicating something is wrong.

Any help?
 
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wmsaunders

Guest
By the way. The spyware is named SPYWARE.BHO.sasetup if that is of any assistance.
 

Vince

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Go to Walmart. Spend the money and get Mcafee. It takes care of the spyware, unwanted programs, etc. Download Spybot too. Also change your browser to Mozilla. I very rarely have a problem and when I do it's a Trojan Virus and Mcafee gets it.
 

mainman

Set Trippin
You might wanna run your spyware cleaners in safemode!

Spyware.BHO.sasetup 15355

Alias: NULL

Threat type: Spyware - Spyware's primary purpose is to collect demographic and usage information from your computer, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware usually that 'sneaks' onto a system or performs other activities hidden to the user. Spyware programs are usually bundled as a hidden component and downloaded from the Internet. These modules are almost always installed on the system secretively and try to run secretively as well.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer or your privacy.

Threat risk: Severe Risk
Severe threats typically are remotely exploitable vulnerabilities, which can lead to system compromise. Successful exploitation does not normally require any interaction and exploits are in the wild. There exists a high possibility of potential system damage or security flaw. Attacker has complete control over your computer or install new software on your machine.

Description:

Spyware.BHO.sasetup installs a Browser Helper Object (BHO) with the file name of sasetup.dll or tuscmod.dll.

Author: NULL
Author URL:
Author description:

Privacy details:

Security details:


<HR>Spyware.BHO.sasetup Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures* associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with Spyware.BHO.sasetup, you can clean your machine of this spyware threat for free by downloading CounterSpy now.

Running Process Signatures:

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Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:

Internet Explorer Integration:

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Registry Signatures:

CounterSpy Collected Residual File Signatures:
 
Mainman... do you hire yourself out...:confused: I have a wireless firewall and can't figure out how to change the default settings to make it the blocker it was intended to be. I also have something somewhere on my computer that crashes my internet connection on occassion... Ad-aware and McGafee don't find anything. :ohwell:
 

mainman

Set Trippin
kwillia said:
Mainman... do you hire yourself out...:confused: I have a wireless firewall and can't figure out how to change the default settings to make it the blocker it was intended to be. I also have something somewhere on my computer that crashes my internet connection on occassion... Ad-aware and McGafee don't find anything. :ohwell:
I can check it out for ya...:biggrin:
 

Lenny

Lovin' being Texican
wmsaunders said:
I have Microsoft Anti-Spyware and Ad-Aware 6.0 both downloaded to my computer, however I recieve a daily WARNING message indicating that the same spyware is trying to install a browser helper object on my computer. What is this? and Every day I check the box for my spyware software to REMOVE it from my PC but yet it is always there, along with multiple other windows indicating something is wrong.

Any help?

Besides having the right virus/spyware/popup stopper on your computer, you have to also stop frequenting the sites that are trying to install the spyware in the first place. You know the ones I'm talking about. These are the sites you look over your shoulder to see if anyone else is in the room before you click on the link.
 
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wmsaunders

Guest
Lenny said:
Besides having the right virus/spyware/popup stopper on your computer, you have to also stop frequenting the sites that are trying to install the spyware in the first place. You know the ones I'm talking about. These are the sites you look over your shoulder to see if anyone else is in the room before you click on the link.


I was checking out a site called www.ebaumsworld.com and www.collegehumor.com that a friend told me about. It's not one of "those" sites but still obviously has some links to the kind you are referring to. My intentions were to look up some funny videos of skateboard crashes, pranks, etc. Unfortunatly, I've been bugged with some porn junk and now cannot get rid of it.
 
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Bruzilla

Guest
Spyware can come from a lot more sources than porn sites. One of my kids loaded a commercially purchased piece of software for loading cheat codes, and it was riddled with bundled spyware... and apparently a nasty virus as it ended up reformating my hard drive after two days.

What I have found with anti-spyware is that the market is becoming flooded with software. As this happens, there's less incentive for makers of dated software like Ad Aware to keep current with updates, and without updated syware definitions, your software can't find the spyware.

I downloaded a great new tool from download.com right before the virus slicked my drive, and it got rid of spyware that everything else missed. I just checked the site to get a link for the downlaod, but it's been pulled and I guess they're working on it. McAffee does not catch a lot of spyware (or viruses as I learned.) It'll get some of the older spyware and that's it.
 
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