Malware here, malware there...etc..!!!

OK I give up. something snuck into my system. the first indication was..??

1. Attempted to d/l mcafee suite, only they indicated i was'nt using IE and
I was an am.

2. Attempted to d/l winpatrol update 9.1 no can do told me error 404 and
403.

3. attempted to d/l from majorgeeks, again unauthorized error 403

4. any attempt to d/l from any web site handling spyware related software
etc is not accepted.

5. massive hairloss while attempting to deal with above.

I'm running XP Pro SP2 with all current updates, Zone Alarm Pro, Sygate,
winpatrol 9.0.03, NOD32, Spyware Sweeper, CWShredder 2.14, SpywareBlaster,
Spybot Search & Destroy, Etrust Pest Patrol, Giant Antispyware,
Ad-Aware SE Pro, Spysubtract, HijackThis 1.99.1, Rootkitrevealer,
occasionally run AVERT Stinger and have a HOST file.
When I ran Spybot it came up with SpywareStormer. ( think I got rid of that
OK). Nothing else declared by any of the later system checks. All come up
clean.

I recently (last 60 days) installed a Motorola SB3100 Broadband cable modem
and within 20 days added a Linksys wgt54gs for my HP compac NX9030 laptop
(w/XP Pro SP2) using Intel 2200BG wireless also has nic card. All software
is current with all the latest known updates. Presently using Zone Alarm
Wireless, Panda, SpywareBlaster, and Microbloats version of Giant
Antispyware.

I have been experimenting with various antivirus products AVG, NOD32, PANDA,
because earlier in the year my system was invaded while using Norton system
works. Zone Alarm Pro, etc and I ultimately decided to reformate in
reinstall software after 4 years worry free operation. Never could find
culprit main drive kept repeating dirty bit set and I could not get into
system safe mode.

However I digress, now this grrrr. It's enough to break out the worry beads
and go back to the abacus. Whatever snuck in is being very sneaky. Nothing
untoward is showing up I had a little difficulty removing SpywareStormer via
safe mode w/o restore so I can't go back to an earlier date.

I'm stumped, anybody have any ideas? Sorry for the long ramble.

[Digital Sheep]

Did you go into addremove programs and see if their is anything their
to remove. Their might be



On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:40:25 -0600, <cwest@bresnan.net> wrote:

>OK I give up. something snuck into my system. the first indication was..??
>
>1. Attempted to d/l mcafee suite, only they indicated i was'nt using IE and
>I was an am.
>
>2. Attempted to d/l winpatrol update 9.1 no can do told me error 404 and
>403.
>
>3. attempted to d/l from majorgeeks, again unauthorized error 403
>
>4. any attempt to d/l from any web site handling spyware related software
>etc is not accepted.
>
>5. massive hairloss while attempting to deal with above.
>
>I'm running XP Pro SP2 with all current updates, Zone Alarm Pro, Sygate,
>winpatrol 9.0.03, NOD32, Spyware Sweeper, CWShredder 2.14, SpywareBlaster,
>Spybot Search & Destroy, Etrust Pest Patrol, Giant Antispyware,
>Ad-Aware SE Pro, Spysubtract, HijackThis 1.99.1, Rootkitrevealer,
>occasionally run AVERT Stinger and have a HOST file.
>When I ran Spybot it came up with SpywareStormer. ( think I got rid of that
>OK). Nothing else declared by any of the later system checks. All come up
>clean.
>
>I recently (last 60 days) installed a Motorola SB3100 Broadband cable modem
>and within 20 days added a Linksys wgt54gs for my HP compac NX9030 laptop
>(w/XP Pro SP2) using Intel 2200BG wireless also has nic card. All software
>is current with all the latest known updates. Presently using Zone Alarm
>Wireless, Panda, SpywareBlaster, and Microbloats version of Giant
>Antispyware.
>
>I have been experimenting with various antivirus products AVG, NOD32, PANDA,
>because earlier in the year my system was invaded while using Norton system
>works. Zone Alarm Pro, etc and I ultimately decided to reformate in
>reinstall software after 4 years worry free operation. Never could find
>culprit main drive kept repeating dirty bit set and I could not get into
>system safe mode.
>
>However I digress, now this grrrr. It's enough to break out the worry beads
>and go back to the abacus. Whatever snuck in is being very sneaky. Nothing
>untoward is showing up I had a little difficulty removing SpywareStormer via
>safe mode w/o restore so I can't go back to an earlier date.
>
>I'm stumped, anybody have any ideas? Sorry for the long ramble.
>
>

Yes nothing there. However I am unable to set Program access and defaults to
Microsoft windows it repeatedly reverts to custom!!??? I just tried to d/l
Microsoft's Malicious software removal tool from their website and got the
403 forbidden etc. Still searching.

"Digital Sheep" <1@2> wrote in message
news:8mft511ig0bt1j6mhc1eabe9jtgcdo9tip@4ax.com...
>
>
>
> Did you go into addremove programs and see if their is anything their
> to remove. Their might be
>
>
>
> On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:40:25 -0600, <cwest@bresnan.net> wrote:
>
>>OK I give up. something snuck into my system. the first indication was..??
>>
>>1. Attempted to d/l mcafee suite, only they indicated i was'nt using IE
>>and
>>I was an am.
>>
>>2. Attempted to d/l winpatrol update 9.1 no can do told me error 404 and
>>403.
>>
>>3. attempted to d/l from majorgeeks, again unauthorized error 403
>>
>>4. any attempt to d/l from any web site handling spyware related software
>>etc is not accepted.
>>
>>5. massive hairloss while attempting to deal with above.
>>
>>I'm running XP Pro SP2 with all current updates, Zone Alarm Pro, Sygate,
>>winpatrol 9.0.03, NOD32, Spyware Sweeper, CWShredder 2.14, SpywareBlaster,
>>Spybot Search & Destroy, Etrust Pest Patrol, Giant Antispyware,
>>Ad-Aware SE Pro, Spysubtract, HijackThis 1.99.1, Rootkitrevealer,
>>occasionally run AVERT Stinger and have a HOST file.
>>When I ran Spybot it came up with SpywareStormer. ( think I got rid of
>>that
>>OK). Nothing else declared by any of the later system checks. All come up
>>clean.
>>
>>I recently (last 60 days) installed a Motorola SB3100 Broadband cable
>>modem
>>and within 20 days added a Linksys wgt54gs for my HP compac NX9030 laptop
>>(w/XP Pro SP2) using Intel 2200BG wireless also has nic card. All software
>>is current with all the latest known updates. Presently using Zone Alarm
>>Wireless, Panda, SpywareBlaster, and Microbloats version of Giant
>>Antispyware.
>>
>>I have been experimenting with various antivirus products AVG, NOD32,
>>PANDA,
>>because earlier in the year my system was invaded while using Norton
>>system
>>works. Zone Alarm Pro, etc and I ultimately decided to reformate in
>>reinstall software after 4 years worry free operation. Never could find
>>culprit main drive kept repeating dirty bit set and I could not get into
>>system safe mode.
>>
>>However I digress, now this grrrr. It's enough to break out the worry
>>beads
>>and go back to the abacus. Whatever snuck in is being very sneaky. Nothing
>>untoward is showing up I had a little difficulty removing SpywareStormer
>>via
>>safe mode w/o restore so I can't go back to an earlier date.
>>
>>I'm stumped, anybody have any ideas? Sorry for the long ramble.
>>
>>
>