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On any boot, I get the following notice from the MS Antispyware.
A "search" showed that I have in my computer several instances of
"fwlink.exe"
I suspect it is malicious.
May I erase every found instance of this file? Will this help to get rid?
What is, anyway, this file?

TIA,
Peter

[paste]
Occurred on: 31/03/2006 at 17:06:37

Internet Explorer URL for Search Page has been allowed to be changed from
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896 to
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
 
Humpty said:
On any boot, I get the following notice from the MS Antispyware.
A "search" showed that I have in my computer several instances of
"fwlink.exe"
I suspect it is malicious.
May I erase every found instance of this file? Will this help to get rid?
What is, anyway, this file?

TIA,
Peter

[paste]
Occurred on: 31/03/2006 at 17:06:37

Internet Explorer URL for Search Page has been allowed to be changed from
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896 to
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=fwlink&btnG=Google+Search
 
Thank you, but I don't know how to remove it. I've ran

-Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)
-SpyBot
-Norton AV

And they don't detect the file. I could delete the cookies, but perhaps
there is a key in the Registry to Run at startup?

Thank you again,
Peter



Rock said:
Humpty said:
On any boot, I get the following notice from the MS Antispyware.
A "search" showed that I have in my computer several instances of
"fwlink.exe"
I suspect it is malicious.
May I erase every found instance of this file? Will this help to get rid?
What is, anyway, this file?

TIA,
Peter

[paste]
Occurred on: 31/03/2006 at 17:06:37

Internet Explorer URL for Search Page has been allowed to be changed from
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896 to
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=fwlink&btnG=Google+Search
 
From: "Humpty Dumpty" <[email protected]>

| Thank you, but I don't know how to remove it. I've ran
|
| -Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)
| -SpyBot
| -Norton AV
|
| And they don't detect the file. I could delete the cookies, but perhaps
| there is a key in the Registry to Run at startup?
|
| Thank you again,
| Peter


If you are using any version of Sun Java that is prior to JRE Version 5.0,
then you are strongly urged to remove any/all versions that are prior to JRE
Version 5.0. There are vulnerabilities in them and they are actively being exploited.
It is possible that is how you got infected with malware.

Therefore, it is highly suggested that if there are any prior versions of Sun Java
to Version 5 on the PC that they be removed and Sun Java JRE Version 5.0 Update 6
be installed ASAP.

http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp


For non-viral malware...

Please download, install and update the following software...

* Ad-aware SE v1.06
http://www.lavasoft.de/
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
http://www.lavasoft.de/ms/index.htm

* SpyBot Search and Destroy v1.4
http://security.kolla.de/
http://www.safer-networking.org/microsoft.en.html

* SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html

After the software is updated, I suggest scanning the system in Safe Mode.

I also suggest downloading, installing and updating BHODemon for any Browser Helper Objects
that may be on the PC.

* BHODemon

http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=3550&file=11&evp=245a87539eea8ed6904332b4b8b8442d

For viral malware...

* Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go through your
FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode.
This way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor's web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Kaspersky, Exit this menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
file. http://www.ik-cs.com/multi-av.htm

Additional Instructions:
http://harrisonrj.home.comcast.net/step_by_step_pc_cleaning_process.htm#Step_3_%96_Getting_Help


* * * Please report back your results * * *
 
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