I can't remove spyware!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Question

I downloaded Spyhunter by the Enigma Software Group.  For the last couple of weeks it constantly detected the ClientMan Parasite from OdysseusMarketing.Com.  I've done everything I could to get rid of it..I tried to manually remove it but it was not in my registry (but Spyhunter said it was).  Now, Spyhunter doesn't locate that parasite anymore but I know I have a spyware.  This is b/c when I go online sometimes a new broswer is opened up and for a few seconds it says OdysseusMarketing at the bottom.  My search engine results are so messed up..I get links to pages that are unrelated to what I'm looking for.  I went to odysseusmarketing.com/uninstall to uninstall the parasite but it didn't work.  I downloaded spybot search&destroy AND Ad-aware 6.0.  Initially, they detected parasites and fixed them.  However, I'm still having trouble with my Internet.  Also my Norton Internet Security is constantly being disabled and I have to uninstall and reinstall it.  What can I do?  I'm guessing at this point I should reformat the hard drive, start all over and reinstall everything.  How can I do that?

volcano11 · Answer

Go to the Virus Information and Removal forum, read a few of the hundreds of messages in that forum, then find a link to download and run HijackThis and post you log in the fourm so an expert can help you. These kinds of problems are dealt with day in and day out in the Virus Information and Removal forum.

Steve

ctalia4000 · Answer

Here is a program needed to open HijackThis. Winrar 3.30     http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

Navin kurian · Answer

Spyware & Browser Hijacks - Am I being Spied on?

You may not know it but someone might be spying on you from your computer. If you have third

party software on your computer that was downloaded from the internet you may have spyware.

Spyware installs itself on your computer without your knowledge. It eats up your computers

processing power and vital bandwidth. Worst of all, it monitors your websurfing habits and may

even take some of your personal information (ie:email address, credit card, ect). Then it uses

your connection to the internet to report to an outside source. Spyware is a waste of your

computers processing power, your internet bandwidth, and could be dangerous.

Spyware - Because its not just big brother any more. Be aware of what is running on your

computer, what it is doing, who put it there, why they put it there and if they had the right to

put it there.

1a. Download spybot 1.3!!
http://kujoe.com/freeware/spybot.php
http://majorgeeks.com/download2471.html

1b.Download and run cwshredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Tutorial to remove CoolWebSearch with CoolWeb Shredder
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=47

1c
SpywareBlaster download it here (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html)can help keep

your system spyware-free and secure, without interfering with the "good side" of the web.
Spyware, adware, browser hijackers, and dialers are some of the fastest-growing threats on the

Internet today.
By simply browsing to a web page, you could find your computer to be the brand-new host of one of

these unwanted fiends!

1d download an alternative browser which is difficult to hijack
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
http://www.opera.com/download/

browsers which use the internet explorer engine
http://www.crazybrowser.com/download.htm
http://www.myie2.com/html_en/home.htm
http://download.com.com/3000-2356-10101563.html?part=80918%20&subj=dlpage&tag=button
http://www.avantbrowser.com/

2. Download hijackthis

links below courtesy ChrisRLG (Classroom Coordinator at TomCoyotes, Trusted Advisor Spywareinfo)
If you have Malware (Spyware, Adware or Virus) that your Anti-Virus will not cure.
http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=si_sysperf&message.id=1631

HijackThis From Here
or one of these other links:-
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
http://www.aluriasoftware.com/tools/hijackthis.zip
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

HijackThis Log Tutorial
http://www.aumha.org/a/hjttutor.htm

To Check out what each item in the Hijack list relates to
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

links below courtesy (Russell Smith • Educational Technology Consultant • Spyware Fighter at

Wildersecurity)

why use hijackthis
http://russelltexas.com/spywareinfo/safetyfaq.htm

Frequently Asked Questions About Hijackthis
http://russelltexas.com/spywareinfo/faqhijackthis.htm

and Post the log here >>>>>
http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board?board.id=si_virus <<<