PA
Sat May 22 16:26:50 CDT 2004
Check your system for "hijackware":
Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
CoolWebSearch Chronicles & CWShredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
Run in this order:
1. CWShredder (fix all)
2. Ad-Aware (fix all)
3. Spybot (generally, fix all in red)
Important: You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each
and every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't catch
everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
(
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your files to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**
[Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may be found at
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]
Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.
So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
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HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
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http://forum.aumha.org
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http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect
Diane wrote:
> Last week, I did the Windows Update, including the
> patch. Then, went to Symantec, Virus Protection and
> Internet Security - set to Medium. Next time I tried to
> log on the internet, I started having problems, I just
> hope that you can receive my message this way. Microsoft
> has intervened and filed various "error reports" - I
> handcopied the latest Microsoft Windows Error Signature.
> My fax machine is in the shop, so I can't receive faxes.
> Once I got a message from Norton that they had blocked an
> attack from "ShockRave Trojan Horse". Once MSN sent a
> message to update Device Drivers, but Windows Update says
> I don't need any. The only way that I got reconnected at
> all was to do a "System Restore" but, that didn't last 24
> hours. Then I saw an indicator that my Norton Internet
> Security was disabled. I struggled to get it back on and
> hope it is, but at this point, I can't be sure. Last time
> when I was trying to get on the Internet, I got one
> message that something else was dialing? What's with that?