Damn spyware help!

Marshmule · 28 Feb 2006 at 21:58

Hi I was surfing the web the other day and my computer started going mad and automatically installed a program called spy falcon,

Now i have tried removing it but it just re-installs its self after half hour or so, and i get this annoying pop up in my tool bar saying my pc is infected etc its not a windows message it just looks like one, and the ocon is a red circle and the windows update symbol it flicks between the two.

I have tried

AVG, ad aware and spy bot but cant detect it, i have even deleted the file but it re-appears, can anyone suggest something i can do to remove it?

thanks

Kerplunk · 28 Feb 2006 at 21:58

Whats in your MSConfig?

stoofa · 28 Feb 2006 at 22:24

Marshmule said:
Hi I was surfing the web the other day and my computer started going mad and automatically installed a program called spy falcon,

Now i have tried removing it but it just re-installs its self after half hour or so, and i get this annoying pop up in my tool bar saying my pc is infected etc its not a windows message it just looks like one, and the ocon is a red circle and the windows update symbol it flicks between the two.

I have tried

AVG, ad aware and spy bot but cant detect it, i have even deleted the file but it re-appears, can anyone suggest something i can do to remove it?

thanks

I really feel for you mate.
We had a machine that had this installed last week and it took me over a day to clean it all up.
No matter what I threw at it I couldn't get rid of the damn thing.
It really does embed itself in there.
Link below:

http://www.spyware-removal-guideline.com/spyfalcon-removal

Follow the "Manual Removal Process" as detailed towards the bottom of the above link.
Download the files you are told to, run them in the correct order - basically do as this article tells you.
It was the only method I found that worked.

Marshmule · 28 Feb 2006 at 23:03

thanks a lot i shall start on it tomorrow!

Marshmule · 3 Mar 2006 at 17:37

Got round to doing it, that guide is excellent, took me 10 minutes! thanks again

stoofa · 3 Mar 2006 at 18:05

Marshmule said:
Got round to doing it, that guide is excellent, took me 10 minutes! thanks again

Pleased I could help - after ripping my hair out over this one for a day if I can save anyone's sanity it's worth it!