Hi Richard - Yoogee is a part of Internet-Optimizer. Start here:
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/InternetOptimizer.html
Then, for the general hijack case, the best way to start is to get Ad-Aware
6.0, Build 181 or later, here:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
.. Update and run this regularly to get rid of most "spyware/hijackware" on
your machine. If it has to fix things, be sure to re-boot and rerun AdAware
again and repeat this cycle until you get a clean scan. The reason is that
it may have to remove things which are currently "in use" before it can then
clean up others.
Another excellent program for this purpose is SpyBot Search and Destroy
available here:
http://security.kolla.de/ SpyBot Support Forum here:
http://www.net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi . I recommend
using both normally. After fixing things with SpyBot S&D, be sure to re-boot
and rerun SpyBot again and repeat this cycle until you get a clean "no red"
scan. The reason is that SpyBot sometimes has to remove things which are
currently "in use" before it can then clean up others.
Note that sometimes you need to make a judgement call about what these
programs report as spyware. See here, for example:
http://www.imilly.com/alexa.htm
You might want to consider installing the SpywareBlaster and SpywareGuard
here to help prevent this kind of thing from happening in the future:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareblaster.html (Prevents malware
Active X installs) (BTW, SpyWare Blaster is not memory resident ... no CPU
or memory load - but keep it updated) The latest version as of this writing
will prevent installation or prevent the malware from running (887 parasites
as of this date) if it is already installed, and it provides information and
fixit-links for a variety of parasites.
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html (Monitors for attempts to
install malware)
Both Very Highly Recommended
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Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
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