Run my diagnostic tool http://www.pcbutts1.com/downloads/whatslivern.zip and
post or send me the log file it creates. I am currently working with others
with the same issue in one of my forums. I think I may have it identified
but I need to see your log. I will update Remove-it if successful.

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<phil@phil's.place.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:04:49 -0600, phil@phil's.place.com wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:17:52 GMT, Maximus the Mad
>><maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>
>>>phil@phil's.place.com after much thought,came up with this jewel in
>>>news:iishk3tlvirja2p9i2i0fal1ebntu1s7u4@4ax.com :
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:40:23 GMT, Maximus the Mad
>>>> <maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>>> edited
>>>>>
>>>>>Should you trust pcbutts1????
>>>>>
>>>>>Here is a sampling of what the anti-malware community has to say:
>>>>>
>>>> Well, my machine is much more protected than was my wife's. She
>>>> didn't like programs which kept warning her about the registry
>>>> being written to, etc, etc. Now she knows that 'eternal vigilance
>>>> is the price of freedom' from malware. )
>>>>
>>>> Will download both the Remove It programs and hope that one of
>>>> them will kill this bugger adware crapola.
>>>>
>>>
>>>The only problem with PCButts version (besides the fact that it was
>>>written by someone else) is that it adds some sites to your hosts file
>>>that should not be blocked (mostly the forums that I posted about that
>>>call him out about his theft)
>>
>>I think I will avoid the PCButts tool. Too many people and too many
>>sites are down on him.
>>
>>>I just cleaned up a system that had AntiVirGear and this tool is what
>>>worked the best-
>>>http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm
>>>AdAware,Spybot and a few others did not touch it.
>>>max
>>
>>Well, I'll scoot over there and take a look, although it seems I'm going
>>to be downloading and trying a number of programs in an effort to get
>>this blasted crap off her machine. I'm kinda surprised no one recognizes
>>the 'forced' links that are being fed to her by Yahoo searches. Namely,
>>YATOPMASH.COM
>>YGOTOP.COM
>>KOMOSEARCH.COM
>>
>>There ought to be laws making this kind of adware crap criminal
>>behavior, EULA or no EULA. How come I can't go taking a dump in your
>>Toyota, but these a@@%$#^s can take one in our computers?
>
> Well, I also tried Spyware Doctor, which does not remove anything unless
> you pay first. Anyway, it did say my wife's computer had something
> called 'maxifile' on it. I looked it up and it is exactly the type of
> malware that causes search problems with IE. Unfortunately, after I
> paid for Spyware Doctor, I found that while it did remove the 'maxifile'
> entry, it did nothing about her existing problem. I guess I'm going to
> have to test PC Tool's money back guarantee.
>
> What bugs me more is the fact that all these hotshot, costly anti
> spyware programs gave me a number of false positives. That's a pain in
> the butt, and one I'm not used to as I use Kaspersky AV, which never has
> given me that false positive nonsense. I kinda think this anti spyware
> crap is a hit or miss affair. I'm beginning to doubt the efficacy of
> having that junk loaded on a machine. I think many of them are outright
> frauds. But - *****'n ain't solving my wife's problem.