midAdle & SEP

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Patty

While browsing in my Add/Remove programs, I found two programs that I have
no idea what they are. One says MidAdle and the other says SEP. I did a
google search on midAdle and it says that it is a type of spyware that is
extremely difficult to remove. It then goes on to tell you that to remove
it, you must not be connected to the internet. I have a Verizon DSL modem
connnected through a microsoft wireless router. Do I have to disconnect
both of these before I try to remove this pest?? I was also wondering if
anyone out there has found an easier was to remove this? Adaware and Spybot
S&D do not pick it up from what I've heard because it changes it's name each
time you log onto the internet. I'm running Windows XP, can I just log off
of Windows or do I have to disconnect everything??
Also, if anyone knows what this SEP is, can you tell me if it's a necessary
file or can I remove it??
Thanx for your help
Patty
 
Patty said:
While browsing in my Add/Remove programs, I found two programs that I
have
no idea what they are. One says MidAdle and the other says SEP. I
did a google search on midAdle and it says that it is a type of
spyware that is
extremely difficult to remove. It then goes on to tell you that to
remove
it, you must not be connected to the internet. I have a Verizon DSL
modem
connnected through a microsoft wireless router. Do I have to
disconnect
both of these before I try to remove this pest?? I was also wondering
if
anyone out there has found an easier was to remove this? Adaware and
Spybot S&D do not pick it up from what I've heard because it changes
it's name each
time you log onto the internet. I'm running Windows XP, can I just
log off of Windows or do I have to disconnect everything??
Also, if anyone knows what this SEP is, can you tell me if it's a
necessary file or can I remove it??
Thanx for your help
Patty
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Follow these removal steps. It is key that you update all tools before
running them and run them in Safe Mode. I use these tools to remove
your particular spyware all the time from clients' machines.

Remove spyware with Spybot Search & Destroy from
www.safer-networking.org and Ad-aware from www.lavasoftusa.com. Be sure
to update these programs before running them. These programs are free,
so run them both since they complement each other. It is best to run
antivirus and spyware removal tools in Safe Mode. You may also want to
run CWShredder and HijackThis from http://aumha.org/freeware.htm.
Although CWShredder is no longer being updated, it will still clean
older variants of the CoolWebSearch malware. A combination of
HijackThis and About:Buster (http://www.majorgeeks.com) works well in
removing homepage hijackers. Please read the instructions carefully.
Make sure you are able to see all hidden files and extensions (View tab
in Folder Options). Also, make sure you've visited Windows Update and
applied all security patches. Do not install driver updates from
Windows Update. Make sure you are running a firewall and have a current
(version no earlier than 2003) antivirus installed using updated
definitions.

Malke
 
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