SpyAxe -- For fuck's sake make it stop

[Hitcher]

I am being driven mad by a piece of foistware -- an anti-spyware application called SpyAxe that comes to you via a trojan. Everytime I think that I have exterminated the fucker, back it comes. I'm using XoftSpy as my cleansing agent which seems to do the business OK each time.

Is anybody else being driven mad by this? What pills should I be taking?

[SPORK]

I am being driven mad by a piece of foistware -- an anti-spyware application called SpyAxe that comes to you via a trojan. Everytime I think that I have exterminated the fucker, back it comes. I'm using XoftSpy as my cleansing agent which seems to do the business OK each time.

Is anybody else being driven mad by this? What pills should I be taking?

Take a daily dose of ZoneAlarm Pro, washed down with a cup of SpyHunter

[MidnightMike]

Spybot

[Highlander]

Failing that take the box outside and it with a sledge hammer until it stops moving.

Given that you have a dead arm at the moment, you might need some assitance with that though.

[Motu]

I'm getting atleast 50 emails a day about Westpac Bank,I keep blocking the senders,but still they come thick and fast - what the hell is it all about?

[Swoop]

Perhaps start up in "safe mode" then do a sweep? Stops nasties from initiating then hiding before being zapped...

[El Dopa]

I'm getting atleast 50 emails a day about Westpac Bank,I keep blocking the senders,but still they come thick and fast - what the hell is it all about?

Dunno, but the cartoon in today's 'Harold' is devoted to this new phenomenon.

[twinkle]

I am being driven mad by a piece of foistware -- an anti-spyware application called SpyAxe that comes to you via a trojan. Everytime I think that I have exterminated the fucker, back it comes. I'm using XoftSpy as my cleansing agent which seems to do the business OK each time.

Is anybody else being driven mad by this? What pills should I be taking?

here's instructions from symantec for removing it http://securityresponse.symantec.com...ta/spyaxe.html

probably worth running this while you're at it http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx

and this is free and supposedly good to run as well http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx I can email the file to you if you haven't got a legit copy of windows.

If you've got some antivirus software there is probably instructions on their webpage to help you remove it also :spudbn:

[Badcat]

http://www.apple.com/switch/

[Sniper]

Spyaxe is an arse of a thing. You need to uninstall it from the Add/remove programs before using spybot to kill it.

[MSTRS:Me]

I'm getting atleast 50 emails a day about Westpac Bank,I keep blocking the senders,but still they come thick and fast - what the hell is it all about?

Sender's email address is blocked, but they only use it once then change. Over & over. I understand your pain but can't help.

[Korumba]

If you still have it after all the above advice use this

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=78572

Worked fine for me and the ad aware se got the rest.

More than happy to email it to you if you like, if you are having trouble using it I could talk you through it on the phone...just pm me to get it organized.

[SPORK]

I'm getting atleast 50 emails a day about Westpac Bank,I keep blocking the senders,but still they come thick and fast - what the hell is it all about?

If you were more of a nerd I'd suggest a SpamAssasin, that would delete all emails according to your criteria before they were even downloaded.

[StoneChucker]

What is the benefit of using Zone Alarm Pro over the free/standard version of Zone Alard? The free version has the main element, the pro version add tools like tracing the source of an "attacker", etc... Or am I misled?

I don't use spyware tho, might check that one out

[MOTOXXX]

my mate had the same one. its a real bastard of a thing. drives ya freakin nuts.

download the ms antispyware application with the lates updates. that got rid of it for him.