Removal of uninvited "i-look" home page pest

[dimitri]

Somehow "i-lookup.com" has inserted itself as my default
home page and added its toolbar, with endless pop-ups. I
keep deleting its favorites, changing the home page - but
it always comes up on re-start. And I can't get
permanently remove the toolbar. Has it changed the
registry?
Anyway, can anybody help me get rid of this pest?
Thanks
Dimitri

 

[Guest]

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.ht

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi,

Download the iLookup killer from here:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/utils/ilookup_kill.exe

To remove the iLookup Toolbar: Use ToolbarCop:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/utils/ToolbarCop.exe

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Somehow "i-lookup.com" has inserted itself as my default
home page and added its toolbar, with endless pop-ups. I
keep deleting its favorites, changing the home page - but
it always comes up on re-start. And I can't get
permanently remove the toolbar. Has it changed the
registry?
Anyway, can anybody help me get rid of this pest?
Thanks
Dimitri

 

[Mike Burgess]

dimitri,
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 11-19-03]
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[Dimitri]

Thank you for a great site, Arnold. It'll take a while to
study & use its advice!
D

 

[Dimitri]

Ramesh,
Thanks very much for your advice. I approached it with
some trepidation (always worrying about the bloody
registry)- but it worked fine.
D

 

[Dimitri]

Mike,
Thanks a lot for your link. It worked very well. I killed
the bloody thing 3 times over, with all the advice I got.
Good: dead is dead.
Keep up the good work
D.

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dimitri,
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
__________________________________________________________ __
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 11-19- 03]
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Somehow "i-lookup.com" has inserted itself as my default
home page and added its toolbar, with endless pop-ups. I
keep deleting its favorites, changing the home page - but
it always comes up on re-start. And I can't get
permanently remove the toolbar. Has it changed the
registry?
Anyway, can anybody help me get rid of this pest?
Thanks
Dimitri

.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Most welcome, Dimitri.

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Ramesh,
Thanks very much for your advice. I approached it with
some trepidation (always worrying about the bloody
registry)- but it worked fine.
D

 

[Dimitri]

Hi Ramesh -
Unfortunately, I was too sanguine. Your toolbar killer
seems to have succeeded. But the i-look.com killer has
not, because endless interference has popped up again (and
now I can't even 'copy' your link from the right-click
mouse button).
I've re-booted & shut down a few times, but (not
surprisingly) that hasn't helped eliminate anything.
Has this ghastly thing mutated? (Extermination of the
pest, and its designers, would seem quite appropriate!!)
Any further ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
D

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Dimitri, Download Hijackthis and post the log here.

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Hi Ramesh -
Unfortunately, I was too sanguine. Your toolbar killer
seems to have succeeded. But the i-look.com killer has
not, because endless interference has popped up again (and
now I can't even 'copy' your link from the right-click
mouse button).
I've re-booted & shut down a few times, but (not
surprisingly) that hasn't helped eliminate anything.
Has this ghastly thing mutated? (Extermination of the
pest, and its designers, would seem quite appropriate!!)
Any further ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
D

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Hi Ramesh -
Unfortunately, I was too sanguine. Your toolbar killer
seems to have succeeded. But the i-look.com killer has
not, because endless interference has popped up again (and
now I can't even 'copy' your link from the right-click
mouse button).
I've re-booted & shut down a few times, but (not
surprisingly) that hasn't helped eliminate anything.
Has this ghastly thing mutated? (Extermination of the
pest, and its designers, would seem quite appropriate!!)
Any further ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
D

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each need to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded.

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[Mike Burgess]

Dimitri,
You're welcome .... glad to see you have things resolved.
_____________________________________________________________
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 11-19-03]
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Mike,
Thanks a lot for your link. It worked very well. I killed
the bloody thing 3 times over, with all the advice I got.
Good: dead is dead.
Keep up the good work
D.

-----Original Message-----
dimitri,
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
__________________________________________________________ __
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 11-19- 03]
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Somehow "i-lookup.com" has inserted itself as my default
home page and added its toolbar, with endless pop-ups. I
keep deleting its favorites, changing the home page - but
it always comes up on re-start. And I can't get
permanently remove the toolbar. Has it changed the
registry?
Anyway, can anybody help me get rid of this pest?
Thanks
Dimitri

.

 

[Mike Burgess]

Ramesh,

"But the i-look.com killer has not"

Most likely it's not catching the last several variants of I-Lookup?
One surfaced about a month ago, the other was detected last week.

Note: even Andrew's page is a little outdated ....... (only shows the first
7 variants
http://doxdesk.com/parasite/ILookup.html
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 11-19-03]
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[Ramesh]

Thanks Mike, I've already updated this tool following this PestPatrol
instructions, not sure why it did not work:
http://www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/i/ilookup.asp

Yes. Doxdesk site does not list all the DLLs concerned. I even tried to get
the actual DLLs for further inspection, but could not download it.

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
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Ramesh,

"But the i-look.com killer has not"

Most likely it's not catching the last several variants of I-Lookup?
One surfaced about a month ago, the other was detected last week.

Note: even Andrew's page is a little outdated ....... (only shows the first
7 variants
http://doxdesk.com/parasite/ILookup.html
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 11-19-03]
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[Dimitri]

Ramesh - I unintenionally posted the HijackThis log as a
New Post - so please look for it in the front pages!
Tks in advance
D.