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Spybot Spyware

dalainey — Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:45 am

Author: dalainey

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:45 am

Their are others as well like www.spybot.com, http://www.new-spybots.com, www.adaware.com, zonealam.com. These all are great for this issue....

There is a trick to Spybot removal

Rent-A-Geek — Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:11 pm

Author: Rent-A-Geek

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:11 pm

You cannot delete the infected files because your computer is currently running them.

The way around this is to write down the exact path and filename of every file your antivirus app cannt successfully clean, then reboot your computer in SAFE MODE

Once in safe mode, you can delete the infected files, because windows is not using them.

Don't forget to disable system restore to prevent re-infection, and empty your recycle bin to be thorough.

Good Luck!

The Rent-A-Geek

W32.spybot.worm

Alan — Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:52 am

Author: Alan

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:52 am

I have serious virus problem. I have tried everything and anything. Updated windows, updated Norton Antivirus.

Norton popes up a box�

Norton Antivirus has detected and removed a virus from your computer

Object name c:\documents and settings\all users\britney_spears_game.exe

Virus name: W32.spyboy.worm

Action taken: The file was automatically deleted.

Is the file on my system somewhere disguised and keeps reproducing ever time it�s deleting. I don�t get it....

I have tried everyone�s post and nothing at all is helping someone please help me I can�t sleep anymore been 4 long days of reading and trying dif things.

Please help!!

W32.Spybot.Worm

Pamy143 — Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:28 am

Author: Pamy143

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:28 am

Does anyone know what THIS is and how I can get rid of it? The Norton Antivirus window said no action can be taken because "access to the file was denied" I clicked on the Norton link and this is some of the info I got:

"W32.Spybot.Worm is detection for a family of worms that spreads using KaZaA file-sharing and MIRC. This worm can also spread to computers that are infected with common backdoor Trojan horses.

W32.Spybot.Worm can perform different backdoor-type functions by connecting to a configurable IRC server and joining a specific channel to listen for instructions."

!! Please Help Me !!

What is w32.spybot.worm???

Tod — Fri May 26, 2006 1:08 am

Author: Tod

Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 1:08 am

I found w32.spybot.worm in my computer. I don't know what is it? I was search w32.spybot.worm on google. I found this forum and this forum is help me to understood what is it and also I got removal tool of w32.spybot.worm

I really appreciate of all users good answers.

Thanks a lot of all users of this forum.

|| Good Job ||

Re: w32.spybot.worm�w32.spybot.worm removal tool for XP

Jason — Mon May 22, 2006 2:34 am

Author: Jason

Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 2:34 am

Hello,

I had have a same problem with w32.Spybot.Worm and i called a technical expert and he did rest of the work to fix this issue. I dont what he did to fix w32.Spybot.Worm but at the end i got rid of this error.

winsock.exe

redline — Sat May 13, 2006 8:46 pm

Author: redline

Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:46 pm

Hendy,
I am running windows xp and have no winsock.exe in c:\windows\system32 . There is a winsock.dll

If there is a winsock exe in that folder, go into safe mode and delete it.

then reboot normally.

Re: w32.spybot.worm�w32.spybot.worm removal tool for XP

redline — Sat May 13, 2006 8:42 am

Author: redline

Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:42 am

hendy wrote:

I am running XP and Norton Antivirus. Recently Norton Antivirus found w32.Spybot.Worm. Norton Antivirus is unable to clean, repair, delete or quarantine the file. I tried their instructions to delete in Safe Mode and it does not work because every time I try to run regedit it will open and immediately close out. I am at a loss on how to get rid of this virus. The file it has infected is Windows\System32\winsock.exe

How to solve this ?? Please anyone help !!

Hendy

Hendy,
did you try the instructions I posted on March 19th, 2006 ?

uhhh

nortonsucks9824 — Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:33 am

Author: nortonsucks9824

Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:33 am

just go to www.trendmicro.com and run their free virus scan.... it removes anything...

Re: w32.spybot.worm�w32.spybot.worm removal tool for XP

Jason — Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:03 pm

Author: Jason

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:03 pm

Hello Mel,

Have you downloaded windows update??? I want to know if this update helpful in protecting my computer from w32.spybot.worm.

Waiting for your reply.

Protect my computer from any spybot or worm.

Mel — Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:55 pm

Author: Mel

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:55 pm

Thanks abc_jeck,

I want to protect my computer from any spybot or worm. I found this forum. Thank a lot for linking of windowsupdate.microsoft.com. This link is very useful to protect my computer.

Mel

Re: w32.spybot.worm�w32.spybot.worm removal tool for XP

hendy — Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:07 am

Author: hendy

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:07 am

I am running XP and Norton Antivirus. Recently Norton Antivirus found w32.Spybot.Worm. Norton Antivirus is unable to clean, repair, delete or quarantine the file. I tried their instructions to delete in Safe Mode and it does not work because every time I try to run regedit it will open and immediately close out. I am at a loss on how to get rid of this virus. The file it has infected is Windows\System32\winsock.exe

How to solve this ?? Please anyone help !!

Hendy

W32.Spybot.Worm

redline — Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:05 pm

Author: redline

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:05 pm

I tried all of the above removal steps after contracting what symantec's antivirus identified as W32.Spybot.Worm. Incidentally, my virus definitions were up-to-date and the virus software informed me that the virus had been successfully removed by deleting a file named "b.exe"-
The message was incorrect. I could not get into task manager, regedit or dos command prompt and programs kept starting on their own. Like I said after trying all of the recommended manual removal steps(some of which I had to boot in safe mode to get into(like regedit), one set of actions that I found on an obscure website actually removed the virus.

They are as follows:

1) look in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - if you had the same virus I had, you will see a file called svchost.exe

2) reboot into safe mode - delete the file and empty the recycle bin.

3) reboot normally.

Hope this helps someone. I'm sorry if this offends someone, but if I could get my hands on the yutz that wrote this virus, I'd break his thumbs !

Re: w32.spybot.worm�w32.spybot.worm removal tool for XP

abc_jack — Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:06 am

Author: abc_jack

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:06 am

Hi All,

If you want to protect your computer from any spybot or worm you need to download windows security patch to close security hole in your windows system.

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

And if you are already infected with w32.spybot.worm you need to run any antivirus program that can remove worm from your system.

Re: w32.spybot.worm�w32.spybot.worm removal tool for XP

justin — Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:58 pm

Author: justin

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:58 pm

Hello Rock,

This is not write place to post your problem. Because this topic is realted to w32.spybot.worm and you only get reply of spybot worm. I am suggesting you to post one new topic that is related to your problem and post your posting there.