Greetings,

 

I have a reason to believe my work computer has been compromised, i.e.

stealth software installed. Does anyone know of a good mechanisim to detect

hidden spy programs outside of adaware and spybot. Any suggestions would be

greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

 

-lumpjaw

Windows Live OneCare safety scanner is a free service designed to help ensure the health of your PC:

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

 

 

--

Carey Frisch

Microsoft MVP

Windows - Shell/User

 

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"Lumpjaw" <onemail@email.com> wrote in message news:efKns7avHHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

Greetings,

 

I have a reason to believe my work computer has been compromised, i.e.

stealth software installed. Does anyone know of a good mechanisim to detect

hidden spy programs outside of adaware and spybot. Any suggestions would be

greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

 

-lumpjaw

You might want to familiarize yourself with this:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/RootkitRevealer.mspx

 

 

"Lumpjaw" <onemail@email.com> wrote in message

news:efKns7avHHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Greetings,

>

> I have a reason to believe my work computer has been compromised, i.e.

> stealth software installed. Does anyone know of a good mechanisim to

> detect

> hidden spy programs outside of adaware and spybot. Any suggestions would

> be

> greatly appreciated. Thanks.

>

>

> -lumpjaw

>

"Lumpjaw" <onemail@email.com> wrote

> Greetings,

>

> I have a reason to believe my work computer has been compromised, i.e.

> stealth software installed. Does anyone know of a good mechanisim to

> detect

> hidden spy programs outside of adaware and spybot. Any suggestions would

> be

> greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

If you believe it's been compromised then flatten it and rebuild. See this

link:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm0504.mspx

 

--

Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

And allways assuming you have the authoristaion to 'tamper' with your *Work

Computer*

 

"Lumpjaw" <onemail@email.com> wrote in message

news:efKns7avHHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Greetings,

>

> I have a reason to believe my work computer has been compromised, i.e.

> stealth software installed. Does anyone know of a good mechanisim to

> detect

> hidden spy programs outside of adaware and spybot. Any suggestions would

> be

> greatly appreciated. Thanks.

>

>

> -lumpjaw

>

On 7/3/2007 4:15 PM, Lumpjaw after much thought,came up with this jewel:

> Greetings,

>

> I have a reason to believe my work computer has been compromised, i.e.

> stealth software installed. Does anyone know of a good mechanisim to detect

> hidden spy programs outside of adaware and spybot. Any suggestions would be

> greatly appreciated. Thanks.

>

>

> -lumpjaw

>

>

You need to do some light reading. Start here.

http://www.pcsupportadvisor.com/rootkits.htm

 

max

--

My Pages:

Virus Removal Instructions:

http://www.freespaces.com/maxwachtel/removal.html

Keeping Windows Clean:

http://www.freespaces.com/maxwachtel/keepingclean.html

Tools: http://www.freespaces.com/maxwachtel/tools.html

Change nomail.afraid.org to gmail.com to reply. nomail.afraid.org is

specifically setup for USENET.Feel free to use it yourself.

Always remember - only download files from Trusted Sites.

"VISTA" is an acronym for the top five Windows problems: Viruses,

Infections, Spyware, Trojans and Adware. -PanHandler

Registered Linux User #393236

Lumpjaw wrote:

> Greetings,

>

> I have a reason to believe my work computer has been compromised, i.e.

> stealth software installed. Does anyone know of a good mechanisim to

> detect hidden spy programs outside of adaware and spybot. Any

> suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

>

 

It is prudent to believe your work computer has been "compromised."

 

Even if it hasn't.