Do I need to run Spyware programs for each profile in XP?

OldGuy · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 9:01 pm Post subject:

Well, I ran Adaware, Spybot, CWShredder and Regseeker on all 4 accounts. I'll submit the HJT logs tomorrow.

I'm kinda tired and have been sick for a couple of days now.

Need sleep !

BTW do you want me to submit these to the Hijack forum or to this thread ?

OldGuy · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 1:51 am Post subject:

I knew I'd seen a comment about this before and found it in this post.
It appears Mosaic already suggested runnning HJT on all profiles to someone:
http://www.computercops.biz/postt24044.html

I ran 4 HJT logs and will post them tomorrow (oops, I mean today, it's past midnight and I'm still up. So much for a good night's sleep.)

lilliebet65 · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 3:18 am Post subject:

Hey OldGuy, the long and the short of it is HJT would need to be run on all accounts. That came from Merijn himself so I'll go with it Laughing

On the plus side, Parputt gave me a link to his post with some useful sites for XP tweakers. Don't know if you've seen it so here it is anyway http://www.computercops.biz/postt7885.html

OldGuy · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 10:35 am Post subject:

Thanks lilliebet

I guess that settles that issue then.

I'll submit those 4 logs today. Hopefully they're not in too bad shape.

Mariner · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:00 am Post subject:

Not quite, methinks. This issue needs addressing so that responses are adapted accordingly. i.e. "if your system supports or has multiple accounts/profiles, please run a scan and submit a HJT log for each account/profile."

Groundhog call phoenix22......Rx? What ya think?.....over......

OldGuy · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 3:36 pm Post subject:

Good luck Mariner.

Looks this this will increase the workload for you folks.
Sad

OldGuy · Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 6:50 pm Post subject:

I managed to get SpywareGuard & PopupStopper to run on all 4 profiles using Mike Lin's StartUp Control Panel. Moved it from HKCU to HKLM. Am now trying to figure out how to do the same with Spyware Blaster as it's not listed in the Startup Control Panel. I think if I put a shortcut to it in the All Users Startup folder that should do it.

What do you think ?

lilliebet65 · Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 6:53 pm Post subject:

Good thinking OldGuy, keep me posted. How did you get on with your four logs?

OldGuy · Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:02 pm Post subject:

Logs were good. Took a while to run em but they were pretty clean. Bulldog had me fix a couple of useless entries but that was it.

OldGuy · Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:33 pm Post subject:

As to Spyware Blaster, I checked out Javacool's site today. Seems that you can install it once and as long as it's run approx once a week from each user's desktop it will work fine.

Blast · Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:48 pm Post subject:

Just a thought on this issue regarding running HJT on each profile....

What about logging in as the admin and running it from there? Wouldn't that scan all profiles?

Just throwing in my two bobs worth Laughing

OldGuy · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:51 am Post subject:

OldGuy · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:54 pm Post subject:

Another interesting turn of events

I was having trouble with Adaware (it kept stalling) so I uninstalled it and reinstalled it. I have admin provileges on the computer and installed it as such. I ran it from 2 different profiles and the results were different.

From my desktop it came up clean but from my wife's desktop it came up with a few things including Lop.

I checked the setting and it was set to deep scan all filed and folders so I don't get it.

lilliebet65 · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 3:38 am Post subject:

Hey OldGuy I thought Adaware was working across the board - now I'm confused

I'm going to move this to the new Spyware Tools forum, may get some more input.

Then I'm going to the bookies, there's a certain local horse race happening today - doubt you'll have heard of it Wink

Then, I'm going to do some further investigation.


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