I had another friend drop off his PC at my house today with trouble getting on the internet. Spybot, Adaware and AVG all cleaned up some things...
Thanks to you, I couldn't have done without your help. I was worried when I read your first post that it was beyond hope, but I figured I should...
Newt, I was able to get rid of that pesky 0K file by deleting it from the command prompt. I have SP2 applied and have it back online on my...
Newt, Here's the latest HJT log. The online etrust scan found 28 infected files, all in the temporary internet file folder, which I deleted....
I've been told by several people that I should charge for the cleanups also. I have just not felt right doing so since I get so much help from...
I found a hit doing a search in another spyware forum that recommended deleting the file from a command prompt and it worked for the person that...
Hi Newt, They do have Microsoft Picture It, so I left the WkUFind.exe entry alone. I did remove the realsched and qttask entries. I left the...
Hi Newt, It definitely does look a lot better, runs a lot better also. I'll check on the Microsoft Picture It, I don't remember seeing it in...
Wow, what a chore. Some of the removal tools ran for hours, it took most of the day yesterday to get through everything. I did get Adaware, Spybot...
Hi Newt, Unfortunately, the wipe and reinstall isn't an option right now, so I'm stuck with trying to get it clean. I'll follow what you've...
I think this needs to be moved to the spyware removal forum now. I have the PC with me to clean up, I'm surprised that it even runs. I...
Welshjim, Thanks for the reply. The OS is WinXP, I'm just not sure of what flavor yet. The cable tech did switch out the modem but that didn't...
I'm going to try tonight to help a friend with his internet connection problem. He recently switched from DSL service to Cable internet and since...
Success, finally. I booted into Safe Mode and logged on as Administrator and the install went just fine. I had to create a desktop icon when I...
I've followed the uninstall/install instructions, I've also used the reg fix, still no luck. The ID logged on with has Admin privilege. I had...
I tried to install V1.3, it gives me the same error as V1.4. I'm open to any suggestions on how to get this install to work.
Still no go on Spybot, but Adaware does work just fine. I thought about trying to install V1.3 again, then uninstall and see if V1.4 will install...
Oshwyn5, I followed the instructions on sophos.com, downloaded and ran the blacklight rootkit, downloaded and ran Mcafee stinger (it didn't...
Wow, I had a feeling this problem might be spyware/virus related. Looks like my hunch was right. I'll follow your directions and post back with...
Oshwyn5, So far, no luck. I uninstalled the AOL spyware stuff, rebooted, ran the reg fix provided by Spybot, rebooted and it still gives the...
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