 djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
kudos:1
 ·Verizon Wireless..
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·AT&T U-Verse
 ·VOIPo
·PHONE POWER
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I imagine that the bad guys have gotten better about keeping machines owned
The biggest mistake malware scum "programmers" make is over-use of system resources. Infected machines will get cleaned eventually if they're getting pop up ads galore, or their computer/network is slowed down to a crawl due to their CPU usage or connection being maxed out.
If, however, a recent strain was more "courteous", people might not even know they're infected, and might be more apt to unknowingly leave their machine as part of the botnet for a long time.
The recent strains of malware are definitely more tough to remove. I generally give Hijackthis, Ad Aware and Spybot a good college try, but if that doesn't do it, it's a fresh install. Some people really freak because they've lost their software installation CDs or license keys. If you think you might be that sort of person you need to be making a backup with something like Acronis TrueImage.
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