Adware

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Adware Spyware prevention

• Tools Techniques
• Presented by
• Glenn D. Reuther

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Defensive Tools

• Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE v1.05
• Spybot Search Destroy v1.3
• Windows XP SP2
• Windows Services
• Freshly Imaged PC

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Lavasoft Ad-Aware v1.05
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Lavasoft Ad-Aware v1.05

• Scans registry
• Scans Memory
• Scans File System

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• Lavasoft Ad-Aware v6.0 configuration
• (Ad-Aware SE v1.05 uses same interface)

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Checking for updates
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• Updating Ad-Aware reference files

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Preparing for System Scan

• Customize

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System Scan Configuration

• Selecting Files Folders
• Custom Settings

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System Scanning

• Starting System Scan

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Selecting Objects for removal

• Click Next
• Watch for objects set by Spybot Search Destroy

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Selecting Objects for removal

• Select All Objects (except 2 registry entries)

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Take out wrenched ankle(s)

• Moment of Truth

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3
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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3

• Scans registry
• Scans Memory

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3
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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 configuration

• Installation options
• The Tea Timer

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 configuration

• Installation options
• The Tea Timer

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 post-install
configuration

• Default Mode or Advanced Mode

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 post-install
configuration

• Updating considerations

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 post-install
configuration

• Immunize

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 post-install
configuration

• Immunize

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 post-install
configuration

• Immunize

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 post-install
configuration

• Immunize

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 post-install
configuration

• Settings
• Web Updates

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 post-install
configuration

• Tools
• Resident Options
• SDHelper
• TeaTimer

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 post-install
configuration

• Tools
• Resident Options
• SDHelper
• TeaTimer
• System Startup

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 post-install
configuration

• Tools
• Resident Options
• SDHelper
• TeaTimer
• System Startup
• ActiveX Controls

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 post-install
configuration

• Tools
• Resident Options
• SDHelper
• TeaTimer
• System Startup
• ActiveX Controls
• IE Tweaks

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3

• Scanning

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3

• Scanning

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3

• Scanning

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3

• Scanning results

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3

• Wrenched ankle(s) removed ! -)

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Spybot Search Destroy v1.3 considerations

• Ad-Aware scanning results

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Adware Spyware prevention

• Checking Task Manager (Processes)
• Checking IE Internet Options
• Locking Internet Options (Control Panel)
• Locking Home Page
• View Objects (ActiveX and Java applets)
• Temporary Internet Files Folder (MB)

• Add / Remove Programs
• Registry
• File System (C\Program Files\ . . .)
• Antivirus
• File Printer Sharing

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Adware Spyware prevention

• Tools Techniques
• Presented by
• Glenn D. Reuther