Spyware Nightmare

[CP Pac]

I have been running Antispyware now for several weeks and
have a bit of a circle going on. If I don't run scans
for several days all is good. However after I run a scan
it must remove MidAddle and then it attempts to re-
install about every 10 minutes and spyware finds it.
Spyware also then asks to run a full scan which will
again start the cycle over again. Any idea how to
permantly remove MidAddle?? Help me please...

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Have you restarted in safe mode, by pressing the F8 function key before the
initial Windows screen appears--and done a full, deep scan in that mode?
Please be sure to sign in as "administrator".

 

[Guest]

I have a very similar problem. When I use MS antispyware
it always shows "altnet browser plugin" it is located in
my registry. every single time I scan it's always there
and is the only one that remained after my first scan.
One day i tried to delete it manually by going to regedit
and finding its location but whenever I tried to delete
the key I got a message that windows couldn't delete it.
I've read somwhere that you must scan in SAFE MODE but
that did me no good cause I must have scanned like 6
times in deep scan mode and the key is still there. none
of the other spyware removal programs were able to rid my
system of it either. I really have no idea of what to do
next.

 

[Ron Chamberlin]

Hi,
Open the MS AntiSpyware, and go to Tools--->Advanced Tools--->System
Explorers--->Internet Explorer--->BHO's and take a peek.
From there, you will be able to 'disable' suspect BHO's. That may help. Let
us know how you make out.

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP

 

[Guest]

I did what said and looked at the different browser
plugins and found two that were missing a files, so I
removed them thinking that I might have solved the
problem but no such luck. There were other plugins which
goes as follows:
AcroIEHprObj class- Adobe Acrobat IE helper Ver. 6.0
{5370962-6F74-2D53-2...- Spybot search and Destroy
Google Toolbar Helper- Google IE client Toolbar.
I don't think any of these are the cause of the problem,
but If you think otherwise inform me.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Those look fine, on the surface (and I suspect underneath too--I just
haven't carefully verified them.)

What do you see in the startup programs lists?