Huntbar wants to install-over and over

[Doug]

I really like this new offering from Microsoft. Have been cleaning a system
of viruses and spyware and was about to track down Giant to do what adaware
and spybot couldn't do and bang, Microsoft gives it to me. Thanks.

I am still fighting a bit on either hidden somewhere or a false
notification.

"Steve Wechsler [MVP]" wrote,
I am having this same problem. See attached WRI file.

To Microsoft: If _I_ deem a program to be unwanted, allow me to set an
"always remove/block" flag for it and don't bother me again.

Advise you to run a scan in Normal mode first, reboot the system to Safe
Mode, then do another scan. Do the first scan disconnected from the
internet.

I have done this. It always comes up clean, as does Spy Sweeper, AdAware, &
Spybot.
Also running SpywareBlaster and SpywareGuard from JavaCool. System Restore
turned off. Was happening primarily on one profile(Windows XP Home with
three users) but when I removed that profile from Docs and Settings, it
showed up on another profile.

Most of the time I don't see it, and yet...every so often when I log on to
one of the three profiles on this computer I get the red "Huntbar is trying
to install" warning box. There is nothing in MSConfig that is not known,
and nothing in the Startup folder.

It seems as though this malware was embedded on the system prior to
installing MSAS and is attempting to "phone home" every time a removal
attempt is made.

Actually I can never find any proof that it is on my system except the MS
AntiSpy Realtime checker.
The logs are not of much help either as they don't tell me what program is
executing or what is being removed.
Under the real-time protection, "View all events" link, the log states,
"Remove Spyware threat huntbar" and goes on to explain, "the user Tasha(or
whoever) had decided to remove the spyware threat huntbar that has been
detected by real-time protection"

See attached archive of my log.

I can not get to this entry through the application real time protection
events, yet when I archive or delete the application events, the listing for
huntbar is removed too. This keeps me from finding the location of the
offending file/entry.

Please let us know if this resolved the issue. Thanks.

Not yet.

Steve Wechsler (akaMowGreen)
MVP Windows Server
AumHa VSOP

I would love some help on this.

Doug

PS. Thanks Microsoft for providing this to us!

 

[Steve Wechsler [MVP]]

Doug,

every so often when I log on to
one of the three profiles on this computer I get the red "Huntbar is trying
to install" warning box.

What happens when you view the Spyware Scan History from Tools, Spyware
Scan. Click the View full details of scan link on the right to see if a
file is listed.

Steve Wechsler (akaMowGreen)
MVP Windows Server
AumHa VSOP