Adware is truly BAD NEWS.............

[MAP]

-----Original Message-----
Okay, okay!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enough about how wonderful

Adware or Ad-Ware is! The one I had is from Lavasoft.

Again I was state: "Adware.Mpgcom is an adware component

that runs as a Browser Helper Object (BHO). This means
that the component will be active when Internet Explorer
is running. When this compnent is active, it will send
data that MAY contain personal identifiable information
to a third party server."

Someone (a hacker) has used this program to send the

virus. Not saying Adware or Ad-Ware (whichever you
choose to type it) contains or sends a virus. PERIOD!!!

I don't want it and don't have it any longer. All I

know is what the experts say how this Virus was
transmitted.

Again, I have followed the procedure from Symantec and

have started up in safe mode, etc... It just won't let
me delete this file.

Think you are right GK - I am now the proud owner of the file msnarrator.exe!
In the meantime, should I turn the Registry Restore (back-up) back on?
.

Holly: you should find this link of great interest!
http://www.satirewire.com/features/siliconpines/acf.shtml

 

[Jim Macklin]

AdAware from Lavasoft IS NOT what you had/have.



|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Okay, okay!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enough about how wonderful
| Adware or Ad-Ware is! The one I had is from Lavasoft.
| >Again I was state: "Adware.Mpgcom is an adware component
| that runs as a Browser Helper Object (BHO). This means
| that the component will be active when Internet Explorer
| is running. When this compnent is active, it will send
| data that MAY contain personal identifiable information
| to a third party server."
| >Someone (a hacker) has used this program to send the
| virus. Not saying Adware or Ad-Ware (whichever you
| choose to type it) contains or sends a virus. PERIOD!!!
| >I don't want it and don't have it any longer. All I
| know is what the experts say how this Virus was
| transmitted.
| >Again, I have followed the procedure from Symantec and
| have started up in safe mode, etc... It just won't let
| me delete this file.
| >Think you are right GK - I am now the proud owner of the
| file msnarrator.exe!
| >In the meantime, should I turn the Registry Restore
| (back-up) back on?
| >.
| >
| Holly: you should find this link of great interest!
| http://www.satirewire.com/features/siliconpines/acf.shtml

 

[High Sierra]

AdAware from Lavasoft IS NOT what you had/have.



|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Okay, okay!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enough about how wonderful
| Adware or Ad-Ware is! The one I had is from Lavasoft.
| >Again I was state: "Adware.Mpgcom is an adware component
| that runs as a Browser Helper Object (BHO). This means
| that the component will be active when Internet Explorer
| is running. When this compnent is active, it will send
| data that MAY contain personal identifiable information
| to a third party server."
| >Someone (a hacker) has used this program to send the
| virus. Not saying Adware or Ad-Ware (whichever you
| choose to type it) contains or sends a virus. PERIOD!!!
| >I don't want it and don't have it any longer. All I
| know is what the experts say how this Virus was
| transmitted.
| >Again, I have followed the procedure from Symantec and
| have started up in safe mode, etc... It just won't let
| me delete this file.
| >Think you are right GK - I am now the proud owner of the
| file msnarrator.exe!
| >In the meantime, should I turn the Registry Restore
| (back-up) back on?
| >.
| >
| Holly: you should find this link of great interest!
| http://www.satirewire.com/features/siliconpines/acf.shtml

Perhaps she had'em both.

 

[Jim Macklin]

A possibility, but it wasn't Lavasoft that was causing the
problem. If she had Lavasoft's AdAware it would have
removed the Adware Exactatoolbar or whatever it was called.




| Jim Macklin wrote:
| > AdAware from Lavasoft IS NOT what you had/have.
| >
| >
| >
message
| > | > |
| > | >-----Original Message-----
| > | >Okay, okay!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enough about how wonderful
| > | Adware or Ad-Ware is! The one I had is from Lavasoft.
| > | >Again I was state: "Adware.Mpgcom is an adware
component
| > | that runs as a Browser Helper Object (BHO). This
means
| > | that the component will be active when Internet
Explorer
| > | is running. When this compnent is active, it will
send
| > | data that MAY contain personal identifiable
information
| > | to a third party server."
| > | >Someone (a hacker) has used this program to send the
| > | virus. Not saying Adware or Ad-Ware (whichever you
| > | choose to type it) contains or sends a virus.
PERIOD!!!
| > | >I don't want it and don't have it any longer. All I
| > | know is what the experts say how this Virus was
| > | transmitted.
| > | >Again, I have followed the procedure from Symantec
and
| > | have started up in safe mode, etc... It just won't
let
| > | me delete this file.
| > | >Think you are right GK - I am now the proud owner of
the
| > | file msnarrator.exe!
| > | >In the meantime, should I turn the Registry Restore
| > | (back-up) back on?
| > | >.
| > | >
| > | Holly: you should find this link of great interest!
| > |
http://www.satirewire.com/features/siliconpines/acf.shtml
| >
| >
| Perhaps she had'em both.

 

[Guest]

I have been trying to get these ADWARE exe's off someone's computer for 2 weeks now. The one she had was adware-memwatcher. I finally found a program called Memory Watcher and deleted it, also you can go to HKEY local machine, software, microsoft, windows, current version, run and look for weird entries. I would be careful what you delete, but it there are any with a jumble of letters with an exe extension, it is probably safe. I would export the registry so if anything happens, you can get your computer back
It took 4 visits to her house. Also, I ran Spybot search and destry about 15 times over the course of my visits and we went from over 100 spywares to about 5 the last time
This adware is really shifty
Good luck


----- Holly1055 wrote: ----

Okay, okay!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enough about how wonderful Adware or Ad-Ware is! The one I had is from Lavasoft.
Again I was state: "Adware.Mpgcom is an adware component that runs as a Browser Helper Object (BHO). This means that the component will be active when Internet Explorer is running. When this compnent is active, it will send data that MAY contain personal identifiable information to a third party server."
Someone (a hacker) has used this program to send the virus. Not saying Adware or Ad-Ware (whichever you choose to type it) contains or sends a virus. PERIOD!!
I don't want it and don't have it any longer. All I know is what the experts say how this Virus was transmitted.
Again, I have followed the procedure from Symantec and have started up in safe mode, etc... It just won't let me delete this file
Think you are right GK - I am now the proud owner of the file msnarrator.exe!
In the meantime, should I turn the Registry Restore (back-up) back on?