In the interest of keeping up on malwares, etc., I practice a rather masochistic routine in my spare time on a spare pc. I go out on the web and actively seek infection. This way, I figure, I get lots of hands on when it comes to removal methods.
Lately, I've noticed that the knuckleheads who write this stuff (malwares, trojans, etc.) have gotten meaner, nastier, downright rotten. Many of us have seen variants that actually go after existing tools (SpyBot, AdAware, etc.) and actually interfere with their functionality or disable them.
I recently picked up a cocktail of infections by the likes of: Apropos, Look2Me, Virtual Bouncer, and a few other. SpyBot was crippled. AdAware could go, but would hang partly through a scan. Hijack This! was picking up nada.
I was getting a bit irritated, when I remembered a recent download that I'd yet to test. I recently found a tool offered by the good people at Kephyr .
The freeware is called Bazooka Spyware Scanner. I like it...a lot.
I like it because it's chock full of definitions for the newer, meaner stuff.
I like it because it's a slick little package.
I like it because it detects, but then makes you do a little work. Once the scan is finished, you don't get to select anything for removal. You get to get busy. You're given a list of links to that with which you're infected. You get info on how you got it, who makes it, any removal tools that exist, but most importantly, a good manual removal walkthrough. This is important to me...the is the stuff that makes us better techs.
I'm not touting this little item as an end-all, be-all. Nor am I suggesting that we abandon the old staples...just suggesting that you try it. I think you'll be pleased with the results.
"'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds." - Malaclypse the Younger
Lately, I've noticed that the knuckleheads who write this stuff (malwares, trojans, etc.) have gotten meaner, nastier, downright rotten. Many of us have seen variants that actually go after existing tools (SpyBot, AdAware, etc.) and actually interfere with their functionality or disable them.
I recently picked up a cocktail of infections by the likes of: Apropos, Look2Me, Virtual Bouncer, and a few other. SpyBot was crippled. AdAware could go, but would hang partly through a scan. Hijack This! was picking up nada.
I was getting a bit irritated, when I remembered a recent download that I'd yet to test. I recently found a tool offered by the good people at Kephyr .
The freeware is called Bazooka Spyware Scanner. I like it...a lot.
I like it because it's chock full of definitions for the newer, meaner stuff.
I like it because it's a slick little package.
I like it because it detects, but then makes you do a little work. Once the scan is finished, you don't get to select anything for removal. You get to get busy. You're given a list of links to that with which you're infected. You get info on how you got it, who makes it, any removal tools that exist, but most importantly, a good manual removal walkthrough. This is important to me...the is the stuff that makes us better techs.
I'm not touting this little item as an end-all, be-all. Nor am I suggesting that we abandon the old staples...just suggesting that you try it. I think you'll be pleased with the results.
"'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds." - Malaclypse the Younger
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