hi shelljj,
first of all lets make sure that spybot is referring to the guardian monitor from that web site. sometimes different vendors come up with there own names for malware and by coincidence its something else.
i looked at the FAQ on there web site, it can run in view or stealth mode. do you see a icon on the desktop? see if you can bring it up using the default key combo:
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from the knowledge base:
If you can't find Guardian Monitor, it is probably running in Stealth Mode. This means that you must use the hot-key combination to launch Guardian Monitor. This combination is defined on the Run tab of the Settings window. The default hot-key combination is Alt + Shift + G. Just press these keys simultaneously to launch Guardian Monitor.
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the knowledge base is here
http://www.guardiansoftware.com/kb/Knowledge_Base_System.htm
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in answer to your questions;
this is a commercial program, it would most likely take more than a click of the mouse to get it setup. if you poke around the FAQ/knowledge base you will find there are alot of different settings and options one can use to set it up. no doubt everything is password protected also.
to make sure its not something else you can do this:
post a HJT log and a spybot log in the malware removal forum so we can get more details. like this:
HJT:
hjt downloads:
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http://www.downloads.subratam.org/hijackthis.zip
* If you are unfamiliar with zip programs get HijackThis.exe here:
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http://www.merijn.org/files/HijackThis.exe
* First put hijackthis into a permanent folder.
* Do this first - go to C: and create a new permanent folder.
Example C:\AntiSpyWare or C:\hijackthis
* This is necessary to ensure you have backups should anything go wrong.
* Then put (or download - choose "save" not "run") the hijackthis.exe file in this folder.
If you downloaded a zipped HJT file unzip it to the permanent folder so you have C:\hijackthis\hijackthis.exe.
* Example of the wrong way:
C:\DOCUME~1\Name\LOCALS~1\Temp\Temporary Directory for hijackthis.zip\HijackThis.exe
* Running hjt from the wrong folder may delay assistance as your helper will have to ask for a new log.
If in doubt use this link to get HijackThis:
http://downloads.malwareremoval.com/hijackthis_sfx.exe
Save it to your desktop and then double-click to run it.
It will install the program in c:\program files\HijackThis.
* Double click HijackThis.exe.
* Hit None Of The Above, just start the program.
* Hit Scan.
* When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log" button.
* Click that, save the log somewhere, and copy/paste the log into your own new topic
Spybot search and destroy log:
Open SpyBot. On the toolbar menu select mode and switch to advanced mode. on the left….lower down, select tools,then>> at top>view report. Ensure all the options are selected near the bottom except [ ]dont check: do not report disabled or known legitimate Items, then select(near the top) the view report button.. Press export, in the save in box choose a place such as your my documents folder,or desktop then. copy/paste that log in next reply.
once you get the logs saved on your computer please start a new topic in the malware removal forum, copy/paste the logs in your reply and i will look for the logs there.
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