Sorry Aaron,
Would be nice if I listed the links too:
Malware Removal
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Richard Harper's Guide to Cleaning Pests
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm
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Check your system for "hijackware":
Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
CoolWebSearch Chronicles
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
Important: You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each
and every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't catch
everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
(
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your files to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**
[Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may be found at
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]
Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.
So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
SpywareBlaster
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
Troubleshooting Secure Sites
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813444
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#secure_sites
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HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
AumHa Forums
http://forum.aumha.org
Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect
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Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
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What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx
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2. Run a thorough check for hijackware, including posting your HijackThis
log to an appropriate forum.
Checking for & Removing Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
When all else fails, HijackThis (
http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip)
is the preferred tool to use. It will help you to both identify and remove
any hijackware/spyware.
=> hijackthis.exe MUST be located in its own, dedicated folder (e.g.,
C:\Program files\HijackThis\hijackthis.exe).
=> Close all browser, messenger, mediaplayer, mail client, and Office
windows & apps before scanning with HijackThis (HT).
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 or
other appropriate forum for expert analysis, not here.**
3. Do not install SP2 until an expert gives your HijackThis log a clean bill
of health.
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Most of the abouve courtesy of various MVP's whose material I plan to use
myself (it's too much work!).
I think even PA Bear had a part in this!
--
HTH,
Curt
Windows Support Center
www.aumha.org
Practically Nerded,...
http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
| Aaron,
|
| It sounds as though you may have quite a mess in there. Not
insurmountable,
| just painstaking, and time-consuming (but usually good results I might
add).
|
| Follow these cleanup procedures for your machine. They tend to go from
| easier to more difficult.
| And please, after you've cleaned a few nasties out and things seem to run
| better--DO NOT STOP. Keep doing the step-by-step until one of the experts
| ,(and they are definitely experts) finally tell you ,you have a clean
| machine.
|
| --
| HTH,
| Curt
|
| Windows Support Center
|
www.aumha.org
| Practically Nerded,...
|
http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
|
| ||I cannot remove it with avg, or freedom.
||
|| The Cpu is a Compaq with a 330 Celeron D processor, Windows xp home sp2.
||
|| The symptoms are: An explanation point in a red triangle, my desktop
|| background is changed, i have 50 Ie windows to websites offering anti
| spyware
|| and whatnot, also a "windows Security Alert" offering spyware protection,
| an
|| "Open File - Security Warning for Locus software, another warning
| "looksky"
|| virus detected.
||
|| Avg found the Trojan Horse Generic2.dbs and some spyware but couldn't
| remove
|| it.
||
|| Many Thanks
||
|| aaron
||
||
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