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General Discussion => Off-Topic => Topic started by: ConfusedUs on 2004-03-11, 22:46



Title: Just how much spyware?
Post by: ConfusedUs on 2004-03-11, 22:46
A guy named "Ghost Hacker" on shacknews.com decided to install every known form of spyware he could find on an old computer he had lying around.

Here's the latest result, cut and pasted from http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9528877 (http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9528877)

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SPUFOO !!!

Update !! Some of you were asking about new screenshots for the test pc, named PIG200 (Workgroup Ginea).

After initial 2K install patched and updated.
http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo/victim.jpg (http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo/victim.jpg)

Power button ........
HD churns and churns and .....
Almost 15 minutes later.....
Now I can start using the PC.

After boot up.
Desktop
http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo/desktop.gif (http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo/desktop.gif)
Internet Explorer
http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo/IE.gif (http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo/IE.gif)
Processes
http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo.../processes1.gif (http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo/processes1.gif)
http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo.../processes2.gif (http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo/processes2.gif)
Add / Rem Progs.
http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo...oo/add_rem1.gif (http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo/add_rem1.gif)
http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo...oo/add_rem2.gif (http://members.rogers.com/chrishelm/spufoo/add_rem2.gif)

:) I am in need of more sites, the stuff that weazer sent me, I went thought it all, very painfully!!

I'm scared...


Title: Re: Just how much spyware?
Post by: Kain-Xavier on 2004-03-11, 22:59
As am I.  Although I must say that your spyware collection isn't complete until you have one of those fscking, Russian, "porn-dialer" programs running on boot-up as well as the ones that keep recreating links in your favorites folder in IE and replace your homepage.


Title: Re: Just how much spyware?
Post by: ConfusedUs on 2004-03-11, 23:01
He's still adding things.


Title: Re: Just how much spyware?
Post by: Phoenix on 2004-03-11, 23:20
If he keeps this up he'll end up summoning Satan onto his hard drive before too long! :o


Title: Re: Just how much spyware?
Post by: ConfusedUs on 2004-03-11, 23:38
here's his system stats


P-225mmx, 128MB ram. 8 GB HD, 4MB ATI, standard NIC video yada yada yada... standard keyboard, mouse and monitor.


Title: Re: Just how much spyware?
Post by: Tha[\]atos on 2004-03-12, 06:27
I helped a friend who was having trouble with the internet reacently.  I diagnosed the problem to be spyware(he couldn't surf for more than 5 minuts before his connection bogged down with spyware calling home and popups takeing over).  here's his add aware results after 4 scans(yes it took 4 scans to clean everything out).
(http://mysite.verizon.net/res7m2ow/adaware pic.jpg)

Note: It took useing windows ftp to get opera before I could get adaware


Title: Re: Just how much spyware?
Post by: OmEgA-X on 2004-03-12, 06:29
*hugs Spybot Search and destroy*

DIE NASTY SPYWARE!