>i erased spybot i dont like it

Well...it's  a pretty highly recommended tool around these parts   The trick is in running it properly:

1. The main cleanup programs:

Spybot Search&dDestroy, Ad-aware Run weekly - or after a heavy internet session.

Chris has posted an excellent tutorial by dgosling on how to run Spybot S&D and also how to enable customized deep scanning functions for Adaware. Once you set these options they will be retained for future scans by Adaware.

Follow the directions in this detailed guide for Spybot and Adaware...go slow on the directions for the custom setup of Adaware:

http://www.cjwd.demon.co.uk/spybot-adaware.html

I also like to run Windows Disk Cleanup after cleaning with those two tools. Make sure you reboot if any reboot cleanup functions of Spybot and Adaware are advised by these tools (this may happen at the end of their cleanup).

Reboot and click on Start/Run/ type: cleanmgr
I check all the selected items to be deleted here.

2. Proactive programs: Spywareblaster & Spywareguard, first sets kill bits to stop known bad MSIE ActiveX scripts from installing, second acts like your AV to stop browser hijacks and installing of known baddies.

3. IE-Spyad, puts 4000 bad sites in your restricted (banned) sites list, to stop you accidentally getting sent to a bad site, it has optional list of "bad" adult sites to install as well.

Links for these at: http://www.cjwd.demon.co.uk/compsafetyonline.html

4. Don't forget keeping Windows updated. The automatic updates frequently fail so run it manually once a week or when new updates are publicized.

Windows Live Update Page
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
Free Windows Security CD (for those who qualify):
www.microsoft.com/security/protect/cd/order.asp

5. Keep your antivirus updated.
Free AVG Antivirus for home users: http://www.grisoft.com

6. Practice safe computer habits. Don't click on strange email attachments thinking your AV will defend you. Usually it will. Sometimes it won't when a new virus hits the Net and definitions take hours to create by the AV vendors. There is only one defense that works 100% for the safe protection of your machine's personal data and that is timely and accurate backups of your files. Hard drives die, viruses ruin your files, and other bad things can happen (fire, theft, etc..). Offsite backups are the best.

7. Don't forget our great analysis tool Hijackthis. We have a lot of gratitude we need to show towards the author Merijn. I hope he does great things in his future endeavors and is richly rewarded for his time and expertise in providing this super program.

Hijackthis (to analyse your system and submit a log file to expert forums):
http://tomcoyote.com/hjt

(for Hijackthis logs...please copy to and run Hijackthis.exe into a new folder you create in the root level of the C: drive. Name this folder HJT for best and safest results). (don't put in a temp folder, or the Windows desktop, etc...as it needs a safe folder to keep backup logs). Also when people post here and place it on the Desktop the log usually shows their full name since their Windows user profile is commonly named with their full name. We try not to disturb your privacy. *;-)

See this link for graphical instruction: http://russelltexas.com/spywareinfo/createhjtfolder.htm

Forums for help and analysis of your Hijackthis logfile:

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums
http://forums.tomcoyote.com
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums
http://www.computercops.us/forums.html
http://forums.net-integration.net
http://boards.cexx.org
http://www.wilderssecurity.com


Good luck and safe computing!

Texruss

IF you dont like some thing you should keep it out

You can read some more info here about kazaa

http://cexx.org/dlder.htm

http://cexx.org/cydoor.htm

http://cexx.org/adware.htm

 EZula TOPtext / ContextPro / HOTText - This is a product some are calling "ThiefWare" - It inserts "yellow highlighter" advertising links in arbitrary web sites you visit! - Installed by KaZaA file-sharing tool among others.

 CommonName toolbar - "Internet marketing tool" (and resolver of New.Net-esque bogus domain names) which, while it can be downloaded from its maker's Web site, often appears due to KaZaA and similar software. Info here.

 Worm.Kazaa.Benjamin a.k.a. Full Downloader - A worm that spreads via the Kazaa file-sharing network. Signs of infection include presence of the file "EXPLORER.SCR" and a directory "C:\Windows\Temp\SYS32". To remove, delete both of these components. More info here. 

 bdeviewer.exe (B3D / BrilliantDigital Projector)  - A "3D Web Animation" advertising-display plugin, similar to Onflow, as well as distributed computing client that can sell your hard drive space, CPU cycles, and bandwidth. Installed by KaZaA/Morpheus and probably others. Additional story here. Removal procedure here. This product, along with the SecureInstall software of Altnet (a subsidiary of BrilliantDigital), have been labeled spyware by some sources, a claim which BrilliantDigital disputes.

Hope you are protected!!!

Stay safe

cheers

bclavalee,

If you insist on running Kazaa, you will continue to have problems.  Kazaa requires the spyware, and removing the spyware disables Kazaa.  Make a choice.  Have your computer running well and not crashing and not being hijacked or run Kazaa and keep having all of these problems.

Steve

Message Edited by volcano11 on 05-07-2004 10:25 PM

Here is some info from Wired News - http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,51916,00.html

And an alternative without spyware at Old Version - http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=kazaalite

GM

More alternatives to KaZaA.

http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/p2p/

My son uses Emule - works great. And NO malware of anykind (Still check all downloads )

WHEN I INSTALL SPYBOT AND GO TO START SELECT EASY MODE IT JUST RUN THE SCAN I DONT GE TO SELECT ANYTHING LIKE UPDATES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT SO I AM GOING O TAKE IT OFF MY SYSTEM FOR THE MEAN WHILE UNTILL SOMEONE CAN HELP ME WITH THAT