kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
05-04-2004, 20:10
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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.
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05-04-2004, 20:12
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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.
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05-04-2004, 20:12
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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
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05-04-2004, 20:14
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Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
Kazaa lite has been dead for a few weeks/months now.
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05-04-2004, 20:16
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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!
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05-04-2004, 20:24
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Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
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Originally Posted by Russ D
Kazaa lite has been dead for a few weeks/months now.
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???? dead ????
workin fine by here russ....
3.5 million users online.....sharing 4,640,256 gb
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05-04-2004, 20:25
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Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
I meant it's no longer available.
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05-04-2004, 20:26
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Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
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Originally Posted by Russ D
I meant it's no longer available.
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its alive well and truely, you can get it if you-know where to look 
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05-04-2004, 20:31
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Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
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Originally Posted by kronas
its alive well and truely, you can get it if you-know where to look |
feel free to send a pm if anyone wants a link for it.......
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05-04-2004, 20:33
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Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
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Originally Posted by 50420
feel free to send a pm if anyone wants a link for it.......
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ditto if anyone wants it (unless one of us could post it here mods ?)
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05-04-2004, 20:39
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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.
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05-04-2004, 20:42
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05-04-2004, 20:45
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Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
thanks for the spybotty - but it's still coming up with gift fox
!!!
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05-04-2004, 20:50
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Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon
thanks for the spybotty - but it's still coming up with gift fox
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could try using hijackthis
available here...
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html
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05-04-2004, 20:51
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Re: kazaa/gift fox infected my pc
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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon
thanks for the spybotty - but it's still coming up with gift fox
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http://www.computercops.biz/check23513previous.html
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