"Chuck Vanover" <chuckvanover@REMOVEchartermi.net> wrote in message
news:vkb1kbck3ekg5f@corp.supernews.com...
> I use both Ad-Aware 6 build 181 & Spybot S & D. I keep up with the
updates
> religiously, and scan often. I have the immunization on in Spybot S & D.
>
> Anyway, I just did a scan on Spybot & it found no spybots. I also just
> updated Ad-Aware, and scanned & it found 54 new items. All but a few
> racking cookies were Hi-Wire. What programs install this? Why didn't
> Spybot find anything? Should I just let Ad-Aware clean-up everything?
>
> I can send my log file if anyone is interested.
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Chuck
>

If Ad-aware and SpyBot missed the suspect hijack, try Hijack This.

Go to: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button. Click: "Save Log" (generates "hijackthis.log")

Next, HijackThis | Config [button] | Misc Tools [button]
Click: Generate StartupList log [button] (generates "startuplist.txt")

Post your log and startup list here.

HTH


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