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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.
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