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etccarmageddon 05-04-2004 20:10

kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
last week someone installed Kazaa on my pc - which infected it with loads of spy/adware - I highly recommend you dont install this pile of poo on your pc.

I think my antivirus even spotted tojans on this poo which I had to remove!

it has taken me hours to remove the crap but now when I boot up I get a 'giftfox' page appear instead of my home page - even though my home page is still set to yahoo.co.uk!

if you close this and reopen explorer you get giftfox again! but after a couple of attempts, it gives you your normal home page! AVG anti virus doesnt spot any trojans or virus. and adaware shows it as clean (now)

anyone got any ideas.

Bifta 05-04-2004 20:12

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
Try Spybot S&D, I assumed everyone already knew Kazaa was riddled with spyware, hense the release (and subsequent withdrawal) of Kazaa Lite which replaced the spyware with dummy files.

kronas 05-04-2004 20:12

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
you should NEVER use the 'normal' kazaa it has alot of spyware 'kazaa lite' is the recommended client free of the nasties

Russ 05-04-2004 20:14

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
Kazaa lite has been dead for a few weeks/months now.

etccarmageddon 05-04-2004 20:16

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
it's worse than you think! it's not spyware - in my opinion this stuff is a bloody virus!

50420 05-04-2004 20:24

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Russ D
Kazaa lite has been dead for a few weeks/months now.

???? dead ????
workin fine by here russ....

3.5 million users online.....sharing 4,640,256 gb

Russ 05-04-2004 20:25

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
I meant it's no longer available.

kronas 05-04-2004 20:26

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Russ D
I meant it's no longer available.


its alive well and truely, you can get it if you-know where to look :D

50420 05-04-2004 20:31

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by kronas
its alive well and truely, you can get it if you-know where to look :D

feel free to send a pm if anyone wants a link for it.......

kronas 05-04-2004 20:33

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 50420
feel free to send a pm if anyone wants a link for it.......

ditto if anyone wants it (unless one of us could post it here mods ?)

Russ 05-04-2004 20:39

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
The Sharman Network has withdrawn it but have not said it cannot be used or downloaded so unless someone can tell me why I should, I will not remove any link to it. If it transpires that it is breaking any law, the link will be removed.

kronas 05-04-2004 20:42

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
http://members.lycos.co.uk/maro83/k-...itekpp243e.exe

feel free to remove link :D

etccarmageddon 05-04-2004 20:45

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
thanks for the spybotty - but it's still coming up with gift fox

:(

!!!

50420 05-04-2004 20:50

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by etccarmageddon
thanks for the spybotty - but it's still coming up with gift fox

:(

!!!

could try using hijackthis
available here...
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

Bifta 05-04-2004 20:51

Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by etccarmageddon
thanks for the spybotty - but it's still coming up with gift fox

:(

!!!

http://www.computercops.biz/check23513previous.html


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