Re: Spyware in new patch??
 

You need to do a proper scan on your system. If Spybot detected something as being bad news, chances are you have some malware turning other files into bad news including those dominion files. Run one of the many freeware virus scans out there like AVG free edition, you may have something serious going on with your PC.

Re: Spyware in new patch??
 

Running anything on an already corrupted system to fix the situation seems to be a pointless exercise to me.

Re: Spyware in new patch??
 

What....?

I've had several rather minor attacks over the years, application of the proper methods is always far superior to reformatting the hard drive.

One particularly nasty little worm required some fancy footwork in Safe Mode..... but I eventually squished it.

Anyway if it really is some sort of Adware, it's not THAT malicious, and its purpose certainly isn't destruction of the system. The majority of things that a typical user should ever encounter, are pretty easy to get rid of.

Re: Spyware in new patch??
 

Ich is right to a point. It can be a pointless exercise for certain issues, but for a good bit of them it is much better than imaging/reformatting a computer. I hate imaging PCs because there is always something the user forgot to tell you about; so I think I have found just about every way around it.

Re: Spyware in new patch??
 

It was Spybot S&D Tea Timer. One of my buddies knew that it doesn't play well with Vista, and shut it down. All is well now. :D

Re: Spyware in new patch??
 

TeaTimer in Spybot S&D is evil and should never be installed. It is one of the more certain ways of screwing up your machine.

Re: Spyware in new patch??
 

I wouldn't say evil, but according to its own documentation it requires much resources for no better effect than you can get by using S&D itself periodically...

Re: Spyware in new patch??
 

Teatimer should be taken out of Spybot, it is the devil! The pop ups alone are pretty annoying.

Re: Spyware in new patch??
 

Not an expert on Windows spyware. Quite the novice actually. Ask me about Mac viruses, and I might be some help.

Re: Spyware in new patch??
 

So, there ARE some? :shocked: :)