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Spying on Spouses or Lovers with Keyloggers
Sometimes computer repair jobs turn into something else. Sometimes Ms. Ducktoes is sitting quietly, concentrating on a computer and the client starts to talk, and before Ms. Ducktoes can say, “I think...
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Hallmark Card Virus (Again) and the Evil AntivirusOn.com
Ms. Ducktoes really feels for the readers whose computers have the Hallmark card virus. So many of you are still coming to this blog for a fix. This has been going on for months. Since so many of you...
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Downandup or Conficker USB Worm Prevention and Removal
Ms. Ducktoes is really busy removing spyware and replacing power supplies today, but I’ve noticed an influx of this new worm. So I thought I should warn you. It’s called the Downandup/Conficker worm....
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How to Remove Privacy Center
The other day I fixed a computer infected with Privacy Center. The name made me laugh since the privacy offered by this rogue program is like walking naked downtown and handing out your credit card...
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How to Fix Sysguard, Win32 Patched-Kg, and Malware Alerts
This week I found a new type of virus: Sysguard, Win32 Patched-Kg, and Malware Alerts difficult to remove. The usual ways of removal didn’t work since these spyware/viruses suppress ComboFix and...
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How to Remove Starware
I removed Starware from a photographer’s computer this week. The computer was oppressively slow and Outlook was crashing a lot. My client couldn’t work efficiently, since the interruptions slowed down...
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How to Remove Virus w32/ w32 Removal Tool
I’ve removed viruses with W32 in their names, on hundreds of computers, and they’ve all been difficult to remove. W32 Fasec and W32-Patched kg are two of the most common and stubborn. Usually w32 are...
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Trojan Horse Clicker – No My Friend Flicka.
I just cleaned up a computer, an Acer laptop, that had tons of spyware and among them was Trojan Horse Clicker. To get rid of it and the rest of the spyware I did the usual: 1.First I ran Combofix. (I...
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Fix the "Open With" Virus
I just fixed an odd virus: the “Open With” Virus. Everything I tried to open including my usual anti-virus programs prompted a dialog box asking what I wanted to open the AVG with. Of course that’s...
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Virus Alert: P2Ps Spreading Dangerous Virus called Virut
The worst virus I’ve ever seen is now making its way through Bit Torrent and Limewire and other file sharing programs. It’s called Virut. And once you have it it’s pretty much game over and time for a...
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How to Get Rid of Virut without Reformatting
Ms. Ducktoes did it! I beat the dreaded Virut without reformatting. This is how I did it. The Dr. Web Cureit Live CD I spoke of in the last post didn’t work. At the beginning of the scan, it stopped...
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Infected by DNS Changer? You Have Until July Before the FBI Shuts You Down
If you happen to have a virus called the DNS Changer, you, or at least your computer, has been involved in a huge FBI crime sting operation involving Estonian and Russian cybercriminals. What...
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