YW, Paul - Glad you got it straightened out.

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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP



In news:3F80AE12.757C@earthlink.net,
Paul B. <billingsleyNOSPAM@earthlink.net> typed:
> Thanks Jim! I have been wrestling with this on and off for the past
> few
> days. Your suggestions helped me clean my PC of this Adware/Spyware.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> Jim Byrd wrote:
>>
>> Hi Paul - If you go to this page at Jim Eshelman's site, here:
>> http://aumha.org/a/noads.htm and wait a little bit (be patient), an
>> analysis
>> of a number of possible parasites on your machine will be made to
>> help you
>> identify and remove them. NOTE: You will need to disable Ad
>> Blocking in
>> Zone Alarm 3.x, if present or any other Ad Blocking software which
>> interferes with Java Scripting for this scan to work. You should
>> get a
>> message between the two lines of **** giving the results of the scan.
>>
>> From your description it's difficult to be sure just what might be
>> left, and
>> therefore to prescribe any specific actions. Do the following:
>> Download HijackThis, free, here:
>> http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip
>>
>> Unzip it to any convenient folder, start it then press Scan. Click on
>> SaveLog when it's finished which will create hijackthis.log. Now
>> click the
>> Config button, then Misc Tools and click on Generate StartupList.log
>> which
>> will create Startuplist.txt
>>
>> Go to Spyware and Hijackware Removal Support, here:
>>
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/in...74&act=SF&f=11
>>
>> Sign in, then copy and paste both files into a message asking for
>> assistance, Someone will answer with detailed instructions for the
>> removal
>> of your parasite(s).
>>
>> In addition to the above, if you don't already have them here are
>> some
>> things which will help you defense your systems:
>>
>> The best way to start is to get Ad-Aware 6.0, Build 181 or later,
>> here: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/. Update and run
>> this regularly
>> to get rid of most "spyware/hijackware" on your machine. If it has
>> to fix
>> things, be sure to re-boot and rerun AdAware again and repeat this
>> cycle
>> until you get a clean scan. The reason is that it may have to remove
>> things
>> which are currently "in use" before it can then clean up others.
>>
>> Another excellent program for this purpose is SpyBot Search and
>> Destroy
>> available here: http://security.kolla.de/ SpyBot Support Forum here:
>> http://www.net-integration.net/cgi-b.../ikonboard.cgi. I
>> recommend
>> using both normally. After fixing things with SpyBot S&D, be sure to
>> re-boot
>> and rerun SpyBot again and repeat this cycle until you get a clean
>> "no red"
>> scan. The reason is that SpyBot sometimes has to remove things which
>> are
>> currently "in use" before it can then clean up others.
>>
>> Lastly, you might want to consider installing the SpywareBlaster and
>> SpywareGuard here to help prevent this kind of thing from happening
>> in the
>> future:
>>
>> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareblaster.html (Prevents malware
>> Active
>> X installs) (BTW, SpyWare Blaster is not memory resident ... no CPU
>> or
>> memory load - but keep it updated) The latest version as of this
>> writing
>> will prevent installation or prevent the malware from running if it
>> is
>> already installed (currently 822 baddies), and it provides
>> information and
>> fixit-links for a variety of parasites.
>> http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html (Monitors for
>> attempts to
>> install malware) Both Very Highly Recommended.
>>
>> --
>> Please respond in the same thread.
>> Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
>>
>> In news:3F7906AC.78BC@earthlink.net,
>> Paul B. <billingsleyNOSPAM@earthlink.net> typed:
>>> In Windows ME, these two "things" appear when I do CTRL-ALT-DEL and
>>> view the "Close Window"...
>>> Vrvqa
>>> Jsrz
>>> Then when I try to "End Task" on one of these, and again do
>>> CTRL-ALT-DEL, this one shows up...
>>> Czo6whmn
>>> Again, when I "End Task" on that one, it turns into these two...
>>> Pgowp
>>> Jfso2e5d
>>> and then this one shows up...
>>> Dwpo
>>>
>>> I mistakingly downloaded Grokster and got zapped with piles of
>>> Adware.
>>> I ran Ad-aware and Spybot (both) and they removed most of that
>>> trash.
>>> However, there still are problems with my system (such as can't open
>>> Windows Explorer properly) and othe irritating things.
>>>
>>> Anyone know how to remove them? Which files to delete?
>>> Thanks for any help.