Cannot prevent eZula or Ebates Moneymaker from installing!

[Nymphetamine]

"Paul B." <billingsleyNOSPAM@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<3F80B016.272E@earthlink.net>...

> Try "HouseCall", a web-based Virus/Trojan/Adware scanner...
> http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
> It found about 3 different Trojans but it indicated that it could not
> delete them since they were in use. Unfortunately I could not delete
> them myself, even in Windows safe mode. So I found this handy program
> called DelLater which deletes files (which are in-use) simply by tagging
> them for deletion upon the next Windows bootup...
> http://miataru.computing.net/securit...orum/6454.html
> or go to...
> http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=dellater

That found some trojans on my system too, I could delete all except
defboxm.dll (i knew that was bad) Thanks for the info!

"Nymphetamine" <nymphetamine@aol.com> wrote in message
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> "Paul B." <billingsleyNOSPAM@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:<3F80B016.272E@earthlink.net>...
>
> > Try "HouseCall", a web-based Virus/Trojan/Adware scanner...

Scanners only help AFTER your computer is infected. To prevent infection,
remove the check next to "Enable Install On Demand (Other)" from:
Tools > Internet Options > Advanced (under Browsing)

[Nymphetamine]

"<>" <loopback@44.255.255.255> wrote in message news:<BXRkb.57711$th6.37412@twister.socal.rr.com>. ..
> "Nymphetamine" <nymphetamine@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1e71a87c.0310200003.1d4f600b@posting.google.c om...
> > "Paul B." <billingsleyNOSPAM@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:<3F80B016.272E@earthlink.net>...
> >
> > > Try "HouseCall", a web-based Virus/Trojan/Adware scanner...
>
> Scanners only help AFTER your computer is infected. To prevent infection,
> remove the check next to "Enable Install On Demand (Other)" from:
> Tools > Internet Options > Advanced (under Browsing)

I did that. Is "Enable Third Party Browser Extensions" related to
those browser hijacking search windows etc? I unchecked that one as
well.

[Patrick Harkins]

nymphetamine@aol.com (Nymphetamine) wrote in message
> I did that. Is "Enable Third Party Browser Extensions" related to
> those browser hijacking search windows etc? I unchecked that one as
> well.

Hi,
I guess you noticed that ezula is related to Kazaa. Presumably by now
you have removed kazaa - I just wanted to refer you to kazaalite if
file-sharing interests you - it's a good product that installs bogus
adware dlls to trick the kazaa engine into functioning.

I am using the three-part solution described above: Spybot Search and
Destroy, Ad-Aware and Spyware Blaster... with good results. I
ocassionally use Hijack This but with great care. It's very tempting
to remove something that may screw up your machine. I also use the
Google toolbar to kill popups.

hope that helps,
-Patrick

[Nymphetamine]

harkinpa@mapleleaf.ca (Patrick Harkins) wrote in message news:<469486f1.0310210532.e6adbfb@posting.google.c om>...

> Hi,
> I guess you noticed that ezula is related to Kazaa. Presumably by now
> you have removed kazaa - I just wanted to refer you to kazaalite if
> file-sharing interests you - it's a good product that installs bogus
> adware dlls to trick the kazaa engine into functioning.
>
> I am using the three-part solution described above: Spybot Search and
> Destroy, Ad-Aware and Spyware Blaster... with good results. I
> ocassionally use Hijack This but with great care. It's very tempting
> to remove something that may screw up your machine. I also use the
> Google toolbar to kill popups.
>
> hope that helps,
> -Patrick

I never used kazaa or klite. All of these problems and spyware started
when I needed a fast way to turn a wav into mp3 and downloaded some
stupid software, before researching what people in the newsgroups
recommend.