Spyware Help

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by eidtelnvil, May 13, 2004.

  1. eidtelnvil

    eidtelnvil Private E-2

    I've been bombarded with spyware from a specific program for about a month now. It uses the same pop-ups (around seven of them), changes the wheel of my mouse so that it will scroll backwards to a page I've been to previously, messes with my keyboard (causes all-caps, pretends I'm holding down the alt key, or makes it so that it doesn't work at all), and causes pop-ups whenever I click on a link that's not supposed to open into a new window. I've ran ad-aware and spysweeper to no effect. It keeps asking me if I want to download software from Gain Publishing, if that helps.

    A thousand thank you's (or one really big one, whichever you prefer) to whoever can help me out here. Thanks in advance.
     
  2. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    GAIN is part of Gator and should easily be removed by Ad-Aware, Spy Sweeper (just did a review and it removed it) or Spybot.

    I am a fan of checking add\remove programs before spyware scanning. Look for Gator eWallet in your add\remove programs.

    They have a website explaining uninstall:

    http://www.gainpublishing.com/help/gainfaq.html
     
  3. eidtelnvil

    eidtelnvil Private E-2

    I've removed the Gain program from Add/Remove Programs a while ago, but it still gives me loads of Gain pop-ups. I'm getting desparate here.
     
  4. alanc

    alanc MajorGeek

  5. eidtelnvil

    eidtelnvil Private E-2

    Spybot seems to have done it. Thanks a million.
     

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