Last year around this time, my PC was attacked by both SpySheriff and SpyFalcon. Two of the most annoying spyware out there. For those of you who don't know what it is, they are spyware programs that disguise themselves as actual anti-spyware programs. The only thing is that they infect the PC itself and won't easily uninstall since they have a good "grip" on your registry and system. My performance on the PC ran super slow and they "hijacked" my system. Internet web browser always starts off at the spyware's official homepage instead of my own homepage. The background on my desktop changes to a background of SpyFalcon or SpySheriff. Anti-spyware programs I had at the time such as Spyware Doctor failed to remove the files.
So I got on my laptop and searched for a solution, thus I found HiJackThis. HiJackThis is a program that scans your system and displays them in a log text file. I posted on a website I go to called CastleCops.com, which they than help me delete which files are part of the spyware that were hidden in my Windows folder, registry, and any hidden folders.
I would recommend HiJackThis if you haven't got it as a backup to your regular anti-spyware.
Download the recent one they have on site and install it in your Program Files folder and not unzip it if you have Winzip.
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