TrustInPopups / Trustinbar / Azesearch.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:15 pm

This is some scary ass spyware-thingy, virus-majingo.

I can't get rid of it

I've tried Spybot, a program called XoftSpySe, HiJacked and I've searched the computer with F-Secure AntiVirus.

XoftSpySE removes the crap then reboots.

But the next time the computer starts the **** is back again.

Can anyone help me?

Post by **Kaylee** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:12 am

Trustinpopups
http://www.securemost.com/articles/rm_trustinpopups.htm
Trustinbar
http://www.scanspyware.net/info/TrustInBar.htm
AZESearch
http://www.scanspyware.net/info/AZESearch.htm

most of these methods require you to be in Safe mode (hold down F8 when your computer starts, just before the WindowsXP logo appears) else you won't be able to delete the files.

To prevent this happening again:

Install Firefox, make sure your antivirus is up to date and create a seperate user account on your machine. One for Administration (which is the one you use now by default) and another one for surfing unsafe sites. Make sure the new account is just standard user.

That way should anything get through Firefox (which is harder, as it's not an integral part of the OS like Internet Explorer and doesn't use ActiveX controls) nothing will be able to install anyway since a standard user can't install programs.

Good luck.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:03 am

Hah, I knew you would reply!

I'm already using Firefox

The problem occured when I installed a program for decoding mediafiles.

I'm gonna try this out now. Thanks

Post by **Kaylee** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:39 am

tut tut tut, installing strange files

you don't know where they've been!