First off, I have been having problems with internet speed for about 1 month now....I am assuming that I got some sort of virus, malware from BitTorrent....

I have run Hijack this a number of times and checked it on Hijackthis.de each time (corrected a few minor things the first couple times, shows nothing dangerous now though)

Run Adware, and get 1-5 problems each time, I erase them every time

Also have TcpView and nothing looks too out of order, but I am not an expert with this program

The main problem shows up when I run Spybot....each time there are 25-27 problems, even when I fix them, and run the program again immediately the same shit comes back up, the only success I have had is removing the ethernet cable, running all my programs, and restarting the computer, then connecting to the internet again, but this is just a temporary solution

Here is the shit that comes up in Spybot:
(1) Advertising.com
(2) Avenue, A, Inc.
(3) DoubleClick
(4) FastClick
(5) HitBox
(6) MediaPlex
(7) ValueClick
(8) Web Trend live

Any help on this would be great.....it is really debilitating to my internet speed and computer function!!!

Also: I have Norton up to date


[Edited on March 14, 2006 at 11:22 AM. Reason : .]

3/14/2006 11:21:15 AM

bump

3/14/2006 11:53:25 AM

you can try running spybot, spy sweeper, and ewido in safe mode. the safe mode part is key.

3/14/2006 11:59:46 AM

run the scans in safe mode.

use a temp file dumper

and i seriously doubt a virus is hogging your bandwidth anyway.

3/14/2006 12:00:23 PM

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"and i seriously doubt a virus is hogging your bandwidth anyway."

so what would do that?

3/14/2006 12:01:36 PM

uh.


bittorrent.

3/14/2006 12:02:43 PM

it is off, even after i turn the program off i still get shitty internet speed

i even removed BitComet and everything associated with it, and the problem continued

[Edited on March 14, 2006 at 12:28 PM. Reason : .]

3/14/2006 12:27:47 PM

Spyware solution:

Download Microsoft's Beta Version of their Antispyware. It should take care of all of those problems in no time.

3/14/2006 12:48:00 PM

http://www.ccleaner.com

3/14/2006 1:08:58 PM

^is that the microsoft version?

[Edited on March 14, 2006 at 2:01 PM. Reason : .]

3/14/2006 2:01:11 PM

Quote :

"Cleans the following: Internet Explorer Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat. Firefox Temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history. Windows Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files. Registry cleaner Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... also comes with a comprehensive backup feature. Third-party applications Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Opera, Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, MS Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more... 100% Spyware FREE This software does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or Viruses. "

No. It's not a 1st party M$ program.

3/14/2006 2:10:06 PM

Quote :

"Download Microsoft's Beta Version of their Antispyware. It should take care of all of those problems in no time."

it's now Windows Defender and is available free to download. use that and get Spysweeper as well, believe there is a trial version, and run everythin in safe mode with updated definitions.

3/14/2006 3:18:23 PM

^is it worth paying 29.95 for spysweeper, i am glad to do it...just want to make sure that it is worth it

3/15/2006 12:03:26 PM

[no]

3/15/2006 12:44:27 PM

^^ I would say yes. If you have a real problem with spyware, and you dont want to change your browsing habits, then install windows defender and Webroot.

3/15/2006 12:59:12 PM

best solution to not get anything in the first place:

install Firefox. i havent had anything since. also, Windows Defender is great too!

3/16/2006 2:26:00 PM