Question:
How do I get Windows to access spyware programs?!!?
ahc365
2009-07-25 11:57:34 UTC
my google searches keep getting redirected so I tried to open the Superantispyware that I already had and used before. However, it kept saying that Windows couldn't access it and did not have the permission. So I uninstalled that and installed spybot. In the middle of scanning my computer, spybot suddenly closed and now I can't open it because of the permission problem again.

how do I fix this?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Four answers:
~Ray
2009-07-25 12:04:48 UTC
you probably have a nasty virus by the looks of it.



try downloading Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 6.1 or the latest version and run a full scan with it with all of the options ticked. also try a system restore to the point where your system was still functional



to do a system restore follow these steps:



restart/turn on the PC and hold F8 while it boots and choose the system restore option. you will be guided through it.





sorry if it wasn't of any help but I am a bit tired and not really paying attention to what I'm writing
Sonia
2016-08-22 15:06:39 UTC
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Harley Drive
2009-07-25 12:09:09 UTC
sounds like a browser hi-jack due to a rootkit. Download "rootkit revealer" from microsoft or sysinternals and run it. Look in task manager and if you see a process that is a string of random numbers and letters note down the name end the process then search for the file and delete it ( you may need safe mode to do that or even safe mode command prompt) then go to MSconfig (start/run/Msconfig) and look under the startup tab for the same name and delete it.
anonymous
2009-07-25 12:04:02 UTC
You've got some spyware/malware on your computer.



Download/install/run one or both of these malware products below. They're free and rated high.



If your spyware prevents you from downloading or installing normally, restart your computer in Safe Mode with Networking and download the products. You can also download these products on another computer's flash/thumb drive and then install them on your computer from the flash drive. Sometimes, you even need to rename the install or setup file to xxxxx.exe so the spyware does not recognize the product name you're using to try and remove it.



Free - Malwarebytes - Good at removing malware, and acting as a back-up program and scanner.: http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-An...



Free - Ad-Aware - Anti-spyware program that, unlike other free anti-spyware packages, has a live-protection module: http://download.cnet.com/Ad-Aware-Annive...


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