I downloaded SPYBOT S&D, suggestion from several computer guru sites ie" CNET.com-there are more. I researched for hours about software to use, for spyware/malware/virus & worm threats/etc, to keep my computer updated, and protected.
I went to run scans after setting program up, and things begin to start happening, telling me that now I have trojans, worms, parasites, etc in my programs. It has all been cleaned up now, using CCleaner and some other scans.
The key to opening this can of "worms", wa when I went into my START/RUN/msconfig/Startups tab, to disable some of the items running in the background, slowing down my CPU %. I also spent many hours researching if the ones I needed to disable from running in the background were safe.
Originally it WAS SPYBOT, after a scan had been run, that notified me to parasites, in which programs!! Ironic! It was after I unchecked programs not to run, while in the msconfig/startup program, that opened a mess. Things and warnings were popping up every minutes, balck list, white list, all from SPYBOT.
IT was their OWN software that contained this worm/trojans, snuck into "msconfig".
I researched last night for 4 hrs, all the websites that keep up to date about what threats are out there, and here it was!
I had no problem for using the OLD SPYBOT, it was when I went to upgrade, that these worms got into my system, and created havoc everywhere.
Thank you, hope I have clarified this for you, and did not make this experience yesterday complicated. I just wanted to let you know that either through the SPYBOT software downloaded, or their forum, these parasites attacked me. HUGS, Helene
