After years of owning this out dated computer, it picked up its first virus.

The virus is called GRAND STREET INTERACTIVE. This is a legit self-titled website consisting of "software" that verifies and confirms safe site -- wrong. This is a major hair puller and it is a work out to get rid of it, if you are successful, which I haven't been.

I have spent hours on the internet researching and despite attempting just about everything suggested, I cannot delete it from my computer.

I have digged deep down into my registery files and been unsuccessful there.

I have ran both Ad-Aware and Spyboth, both being unsuccessful as well.

I am now running Zone Alarm firewall which is only keeping from other viruses intruding my connection.

Has anyone had past experience with this major nightmare?

 

No but thumbs up to zone alarm. It is what I use.

 

Do a Google search - there may be a solution to your problem there.

 

No experiences with this particular one but I have had issues with hijacking spyware and some other things like it. One I didn't catch early enough and had to reformat. All the others since I've been able to fix by following steps in links found through Google.

 

As I said earlier, I spent about six hours following a lot of the instructions I found on Google on how to get rid of it and neither of them worked for me.

 

Zone alarm? are you on dialup or DSL/cable?

what operating system (OS) 3.12, 95, 98, Me, 2000, xp ?


As im sure your aware, running windows without latest patches is just asking for trouble.

have you downloaded windows beta spyware

 

Yes.

Cable.

98.

I am aware.

I will download.