In news:e$5GHuwJIHA.5116@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl . . .
"Paul Zak" <idontgotnone@nowhere.com> wrote:
>As an update, SAS does NOT "destroy" Vundo; I had one machine infected with
>it & SAS did not even see it; I forget exactly what I did to get rid of it
>but I recall trying several "fixes" and it was some obscure piece of
>software called "virtumondobegone" that finally took care of it; even the
>vaunted "smitfraudfix" & Norton's "fixvundo" couldn't remove it . . .
>
>"Ckyp" <ckypper@crew.metacolo.com> wrote in message
>news:ad1ea67bbededde9225ac38506f994a6@remailer.me tacolo.com...
>>
>> "Fonz" <r@removeme.com.au> wrote:
>> >I've tried unregistering the dll, but I get an error message of access
>> >denied all the time. Any other ideas?
>> >How do I found out what is activating the DLL?
>> >Thanks again,
>> >Rob.
>>
>> Sounds like your browser has been "highjacked". Don't you hate that!
>>
>> A thorough solution is to download the freeware version of
>"SUPERAntiSpyware":
>>
>http://www.superantispyware.com/down...NTISPYWAREFREE
>>
>> Install it, make sure it's completely up to date, then run a full system
>scan
>> and follow the prompts. If "SAS" can't fix it, probably nothing else
>will.
>> It completely destroys "vundo", "winfixer", and all that kind of garbage.
>And
>> the "SAS" author keeps the program's functionality and database completely
>up
>> to date. If you can afford the commercial version, it's probably worth
>it, but
>> I only recommend freeware programs or program versions, so I won't be seen
>as
>> a "spammer". Nothing worse than spammers! They're like telephone
>solicitors
>> that used to invade our private residence while we were eating dinner. We
>now
>> have a "no call" law here in America, but before that federal law was
>passed,
>> we used to get three or four unsolicited calls a day... I ended up turning
>off
>> the telephone ringers, and let our answering machine filter out calls.
>>
>> Anyway, there's nothing like the freeware "SpyBot" for general
>anti-spyware:
>> http://www.spybot.info/en/download/
>>
>> I use AVG and SpyBot on all my computers. They're both free, and
>neither
>> one of these programs has slowed any of my home computer systems down. I
>use
>> "SAS" to run a full system scan once every month or so, just to make sure
>> "SpyBot" hasn't missed anything. So far, so good. The real-time
>protection
>> afforded by the freeware "SpyBot" has apparently done its job, and I
>> probably average 80 hours per week working over the Internet. So I know
>AVG
>> and SpyBot are definitely keeping my computers bug-free.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ckyp
>>