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mrelephant
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December 27th, 2005 15:00
spysheriff warning background, how do i remove
Hi,
Since my previous thread i have succsessfully removed the syware warning balloon but am still plagued with the large red n black 'SPYWARE INFECTION' warning notice that seems to have attached itself to my themed background.
When i try to change my background all the options are locked from selecting, also, when i log onto internet my yahoo home page no longer opens up as my home page. My homepage is now taken over by a BLUE warning page saying my pc has been infected by some information gathering spyware threat.
Can anyone help with suggestions as to how i can resolve this problem, please note: can you make your suggestions/instructionsas basic as possible as i am not very pc literate.
regards
derek
jayrpaperstacks
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Posted December 28th, 2005 06:00
thanks for the info i needed a solution to that problem too.
p.s. that adware program helps also.mrelephant
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Posted December 29th, 2005 11:00
heather
How do i back up my registry?
mrelephant
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Posted December 29th, 2005 12:00
Well Charmingtoff, seems i am not alone with this problem,,,,Phew!
i to have looked at the deletion recommendation in my registry but as i do not know how to backup the registry am reluctant to delete the wallpaper file until someone can advice me how to back up.
Keeping checking back on here to see if i get any avice and let me know how you get on if you find another way around the problem.
Cheers
Charmingtoff
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Posted December 29th, 2005 12:00
This is my first time on this forum and my first time with a computer virus.
Many thanks for the help. I am a little worried about mucking around in the registry as this could damage things even the one file that i had to delete as recommended. Any tips to stop melt down situation if i delete the wrong wallpapers file.
I was worried that only i was infected with Spysherrif. Looks like it is worldwide.
Happy New Year from the UK
mrelephant:
If you are unfamiliar with editing the registry, probably the best way to back it up is to create a restore point in System Restore prior to editing. That way, if you make an error, you can always restore the registry to the way it was. Details on this procedure are here:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/system_restore.htmHere is a brief tutorial and viewlet from Denny Denham on how to edit the registry: http://www.djdenham.com/Basic_Windows.htm
(It is the first topic.)Charmingtoff
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Posted December 30th, 2005 12:00
Well I finally got rid off the dreaded blue screen for which many thanks however my desktop icons all have blue backgrounds. Does anybody know how to get rid of this?
Many thanks for everybody's help once i get the icons back to see through my hijacking days will be over (for now)
mrelephant
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Posted December 30th, 2005 13:00
How did you manage to get rid of the background screen?Charmingtoff
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Posted December 30th, 2005 14:00
following heather 123 advice but make sure you register a restore pointCharmingtoff
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Posted December 30th, 2005 14:00
Many many thanks inded it worked but i cant seem to get my desktop icons back to the see through background or without a blue backing which is what i have at present
heather123
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Posted December 28th, 2005 02:00
Hi:
Assuming your machine is actually cleared of malware, you probably have just the junk wallpaper remaining. You can clear it from your registry:
Start>Run>regedit: Navigate to the following key- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Delete the entry Wallpaper.htm.
As usual, be sure to back up your registry before attempting any edits. Let us know if this works- many others have this problem.