"adm.exe" spyware removal help needed

[SirMoby]

Something is fishy. I've never heard of system restore not solving such an issue before. I'm sure you've done the Google thing and found pages like this http://www.iamnotageek.com/a/342-p1.php

You may want to check and see what applications you're running. The terms for some shareware applications is that you install crap like this and they'll do it every time you load them.

[Mattinblack]

Originally Posted by SirMoby

Something is fishy. I've never heard of system restore not solving such an issue before. I'm sure you've done the Google thing and found pages like this http://www.iamnotageek.com/a/342-p1.php

You may want to check and see what applications you're running. The terms for some shareware applications is that you install crap like this and they'll do it every time you load them.

Too true but there is actually quite a lot of things system restore wont fix because you can mark things to be 'restore proof' ... PSguard and Searchextender being a case in point. It took me six weeks to get rid of em! There are also (mercifully few) programs that mod your restore configuration so that they are re-installed by system restore when it restores which is why microsoft spyware now scans all your restore data in its latest incarnation. Its also good to be aware of the black-hat anti spywares out there (like PSguard!) which remove other folks spyware and install their own which keeps telling you that you need to download various paid for anti spyware programs...! My solution is that I run two laptops that I synchronise every week. I just swap over when I hit problems. All my sites are on a half-gig memory stick.

[Surfn]

I just got rid of some piece of scum ware that started slowing down internet connection yesterday morning and by last evening it was slower than my old 1200 connection. I did finally kill the sucker |slice