Reformatting

[_-Gunslinger-_]

So my younger brother was using my computer and irrepibally dammaged it with spy ware. I was forced to reformat, I was able to log on in safe mode and save a large ammount of my stuff. My question is that if I saved all the Patch1-5 folders out of the PS directory will that make it so I dont need to patch or at the very least minimize my total patch time?

[martyr]

i believe it will, but definitely do a full scan.

in the future if you have any serious crashing trouble or other instability with PS, just reinstall it completely

[_-Gunslinger-_]

I think you may have misunderstood. The spyware didnt really mess PS up. It messed my WHOLE system up. Sound no longer funcioned and IE would randomly cause system lockups, eg: Non-functional. The reformat is done and PS along with eve online and my random programs are back on-line. A nice smooth and clean system!

[SDM]

Immunize with Spybot Search&Destroy this time.

[Disconnecting]

SpywareBlaster for newbs that download too much porn
nuff said

[Electrofreak]

I don't trust my younger siblings around my computer after I found some stuff in the history a few weeks back that DEFINATELY wasn't mine.:eek:

[Corrosion]

Ad-Watch for teh win.

Havent had a single popup for a good 4 months now.

[Rbstr]

you know wat helps even more than googlebar or ad-watch, mozilla firefox browser pop-up simply don't pop up, but everythign that IE can do Firefox can do, plus it has tabbed browsing.

[Corrosion]

But a lot of sites are annoying that say: OGMFOGMOFMG YUO N3ED TEH IE!!!

[Rbstr]

uh i've never been there then

[Disconnecting]

Windows Update theyre all nerds that talk in 1337 speech

Get firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/ problem solved

While your at it run Windows update then Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx

Next try using:
-ad-ware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
-Spybot - Search & Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
-Spy Sweeper http://www.webroot.com/wb/downloads/index.php

If you dont want firefox and want to keep explorer then open explorer and:
Tools < internet options < Security tab < Custom Levels

Then you click disable for anything ActiveX and Scripting

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareBlaster is pretty good if you have a dumb bro that downloads way too much porn the app just takes a massive directory of sites that gives you spyware and adds them to your restricted sites list.

[CassH]

put a password on the computer and put one of those zaper dog neckless things on them.

may seem harsh but problem solved