ActiveX totally disabled, Java off, still got a spyware/virus thing - How?

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ActiveX totally disabled, Java off, still got a spyware/virus thing - How

I'm pretty convinced that this happened from some kind of popup hack. It happened after all sorts of IE windows started popping up. I got a new toolbar added to my browser!! I read about something like this and it mentioned popups. Is there really a security hole in IE using popups allowing attackers to run code on my computer? I'm the only one using this computer and I run a tight ship, so it's not from me manually running an .exe I didn't know what it did. It's up-to-date with critical updates. What does that say for the hacks that I don't see a toolbar show up for? Sorta creepy..

 

[H Leboeuf]

So how did I get infected in the first place? - by: Tony Klein.
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=3051

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Remove all the parasites in your computer.

Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions

If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit(s) is/are with
these tools.

Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

and:

SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/

p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.

Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Additional link:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm


You may need this removal tool.
More: Complete list by variant with up-to-date information.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
More: Removal tool: http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip

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Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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ActiveX totally disabled, Java off, still got a spyware/virus thing - How?

I'm pretty convinced that this happened from some kind of popup hack. It

happened after all sorts of IE windows started popping up. I got a new
toolbar added to my browser!! I read about something like this and it
mentioned popups. Is there really a security hole in IE using popups
allowing attackers to run code on my computer? I'm the only one using this
computer and I run a tight ship, so it's not from me manually running an
..exe I didn't know what it did. It's up-to-date with critical updates.
What does that say for the hacks that I don't see a toolbar show up for?
Sorta creepy...