DSSAgent not removed

[K. Brown]

After MSAS detected it's existence I allowed it to
removed the threat, which it claimed it was successfully
removed but upon next boot same message and process all
over again. At least I have Webroot's Spysweeper to pick
up MS when it falls down. Wonder why they didn't seek
purchasing that instead of Giants AntiSpyware. It's not
bad but unless the next beta makes huge changes
Spysweeper is tons better.

 

[Steve Dodson [MSFT]]

Can you submit a suspected spyware report so we can analyze? (tools ->
suspected spyware report)

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-steve

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PSS Security
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[K. Brown]

Steve,
Sorry so late getting back in here. I want to say the
DSSAgent beast got installed with some Disney Interactive
game of my kids. I even selected to not install this
little foolish add-on program in the installation but it
did it anyway and MSAS jumped right on it yet didn't
realy do a thing. Anyway since I used Spysweeper to
clean it up there's no longer a trace of it. However for
assistance I'd be willing to duplicate the mess
again...what the heck it's only my kids pc...lol. Only
trouble I may encounter is just which of the Disney
Interactive games it was....got quiet a few of them.
I'll get back to you on this...perhaps even PM instead of
here....if that's ok with you?

-----Original Message-----
Can you submit a suspected spyware report so we can analyze? (tools ->
suspected spyware report)

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-steve

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PSS Security
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After MSAS detected it's existence I allowed it to
removed the threat, which it claimed it was successfully
removed but upon next boot same message and process all
over again. At least I have Webroot's Spysweeper to pick
up MS when it falls down. Wonder why they didn't seek
purchasing that instead of Giants AntiSpyware. It's not
bad but unless the next beta makes huge changes
Spysweeper is tons better.

.

 

[Guest]

Steve,
I found the culprit where DSSAgent came from. Sorry to
have blamed Disney but it was Mattel's Nickelodeon Brain
Bender. The CD even had a Brodcast folder with the
DSSAgent.exe residing. Install program gave the option
to not install Brocast, which uses this DSSAgent for
adds, but it gets installed anyway. I was able to
duplicate this whole mess and tried to submit a suspected
spyware report but all I kept getting was some message to
check my proxy settings. Hmmm that's strange as no proxy
server used here. I give up.

-----Original Message-----
Can you submit a suspected spyware report so we can analyze? (tools ->
suspected spyware report)

--
-steve

Steve Dodson [MSFT]
MCSE, CISSP
PSS Security
http://blogs.technet.com/stevedod
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After MSAS detected it's existence I allowed it to
removed the threat, which it claimed it was successfully
removed but upon next boot same message and process all
over again. At least I have Webroot's Spysweeper to pick
up MS when it falls down. Wonder why they didn't seek
purchasing that instead of Giants AntiSpyware. It's not
bad but unless the next beta makes huge changes
Spysweeper is tons better.

.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Thanks for posting.

Sorry that the suspected spyware report didn't work--this happens on some
systems I administer, too, and it's remained a mystery to me--i.e. I haven't
been able to pinpoint a difference between machines that work, and ones
which don't. Network traces to reveal differences in what happens, but that
hasn't lead me to a fix yet.

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Steve,
I found the culprit where DSSAgent came from. Sorry to
have blamed Disney but it was Mattel's Nickelodeon Brain
Bender. The CD even had a Brodcast folder with the
DSSAgent.exe residing. Install program gave the option
to not install Brocast, which uses this DSSAgent for
adds, but it gets installed anyway. I was able to
duplicate this whole mess and tried to submit a suspected
spyware report but all I kept getting was some message to
check my proxy settings. Hmmm that's strange as no proxy
server used here. I give up.

-----Original Message-----
Can you submit a suspected spyware report so we can analyze? (tools ->
suspected spyware report)

--
-steve

Steve Dodson [MSFT]
MCSE, CISSP
PSS Security
http://blogs.technet.com/stevedod
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
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Note: For the benefit of the community-at-large, all responses to this
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originated.

After MSAS detected it's existence I allowed it to
removed the threat, which it claimed it was successfully
removed but upon next boot same message and process all
over again. At least I have Webroot's Spysweeper to pick
up MS when it falls down. Wonder why they didn't seek
purchasing that instead of Giants AntiSpyware. It's not
bad but unless the next beta makes huge changes
Spysweeper is tons better.

.