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Title: Spyware problem
Post by: USSEnterprise on April 11, 2006, 04:40:59 pm

I apparently have a spyware program on my PC. Its called EbatesMoneyMaker. I keep seeing it in my task manager, and everytime I try to end it, it restarts. Even when I use End It All, it still lives. I've dealt with this program before, but in the past, Spybot was able to remove it. For some reason now, Spybot doesn't see it as being bad. Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Spyware problem
Post by: ha-Y-n on April 11, 2006, 04:53:34 pm

Try and see if you can uninstall it in add/remove programs

if that doesn't work post a hijack log

Title: Re: Spyware problem
Post by: zvar on April 11, 2006, 06:23:06 pm

Or try Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=remove+Ebates+MoneyMaker&btnG=Search).
The first few hits seem to be what you need.  If that fails then I'd suggext a hjt log.

Steven

Title: Re: Spyware problem
Post by: AtomSmasher on April 12, 2006, 02:40:54 am

See if adaware will get it  http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/   I use both adaware and spybot because neither get everything.

Title: Re: Spyware problem
Post by: RayB on April 12, 2006, 01:43:42 pm

I second the motion to always use both.

Also, check your start-up config and see if anything related to it is in there.

(Click START, select RUN, type "msconfig")

If so, disable the entry, and restart the computer. Hopefully it won't start the adware. Then you should have better luck removing it.

Title: Re: Spyware problem
Post by: Dartful Dodger on April 12, 2006, 04:51:24 pm

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