Well, I'm still at it an hour later trying to get rid of this crap. In
looking over GoBack's list of files I see that there is a file named
ttil_sbc.exe located in C:\windows that apparently creates another
file, ezinstall.exe also in C:\windows, which starts up every time my
computer is restarted and installs the ezula folder in c:\program
files.
There's a file, mmod.exe in that folder which prevents you from
deleting the ezula folder. You have to disable it with task manager
first.
Still, though, after doing all these things, the files miraculously
reappear on my harddrive at restart and then re-install the ezula
folder and I'm back to square one.
Also I noted that at the bottom of the folder list in c:\program files
are two new folders named xxx.xxx and xxx.xxxxxx(etcetc) which contain
ezula suff. I deleted these too prior to a restart.
But blast it, it still doesn't work! I've made no real progress except
in identifying some of the culprit files. How I can end their scourge
is still beyond me. HELP !!!



On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 12:54:41 GMT, oldfogie@nospam.net wrotF:

>I think the wonderful folks who produce this spyware/virus have
>adjusted it again so that it cannot be removed/uninstalled.
>
>I've tried:
>1) Ad-aware using the latest ref files
>2) Deleting the reg entries listed in earlier posts here
>3) Deleting the ezula folder in c:\program files (after having to
>change its read-only status)
>4) Using winxp's uninstall utility in control panel (how
>"coincidental" that doing this sends you right to the toptext webpage,
>where I suspect it can be re-sent to your computer)
>5) deleting every file an "ezula" or "zula" search turned up on my
>harddrive
>6) deleting every instance of stub.exe or ezstub.exe
>
>After shut-down/re-start, the ezula folder re-appears in c:\program
>files.
>
>I'm baffled! I've spent 2 hours of my spare time trying to get rid of
>this %&+#)%)* thing with no success.
>
>My last hope will be to use GoBack to revert my harddrive to a time in
>the past, but it will mean losing what I've installed since then and
>backing up email, docs, address book, etc etc etc.
>
>Can someone help me who has removed ezula/toptext recently? TIA.