mto wrote:

>
> "NiC" <port_power@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
> news:3f4cc300_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> > I'm thinking I might just uninstall the Techfacts one.
> >
> > Will the Regclean, which I have just done for the first time, take
> > away those files and whatnot that are left behind when you trial a
> > program and then don't want it anymore or it expires? I've heard
> > that these can leave things behind.
> >
> > I posted to the Hijack this board with my log and was given
> > instructions, which I've followed to a point. I have to reboot and
> > then delete a folder and then apparently that should work. I
> > posted to the XP board to start with because of that darn email
> > that claims it's from MS. I wanted to double check. I was just
> > going through old posts when I noticed that another person appeared
> > to be having similar problems and at the point
> that
> > I'm at now, any help is greatly appreciated! <lol>
> >
> > Thanks for your help. I will keep using Adaware and Spybot and I've
> > downloaded Zonealarm, which says that its for cable type
> > connections, I'm
> on
> > dialup, so I'm not sure if that's going to be any help, but
> > hopefully I'll not have to deal with this problem again.
>
> I've used ZA for years now on a dialup with no problem at all.

Hi NiC,

So you run XP... did you think of disabling your "restore points"
before you executed the tips you got at the HiJackThis forum? If not...
your "clever" OS might restored the culprit again from the saved
information!

I agree with MTO on ZA (or any other firewall); one thing the MBLAST
debacle should have taught us: Even those on DUN connections should
have a firewall present when connecting to the Internet! I've seen
before my very eyes how fast an "open" system (running XP-home BTW) was
infected! Within seconds the system had to be cured again, and again...
etc. It was only because I could break through this "devious circle"
and install a firewall from a tools CD I have, that I could desinfect
that system and finally execute the MS patch for it! In short: A
firewall is a necessary tool for ALL accessing the Internet!!!

Dick