Mike
Fri Nov 28 05:01:30 CST 2003
Randall,
You have the RealPhx\TalkStocks trojan ........
This occurs when your system is not properly patched (updated - Windows
Update)
Clean up your machine with HijackThis (see below) then visit Windows Update
and install *all* the Critical Updates.
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Go to:
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip
Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".
When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates: "hijackthis.log")
Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
Sign in, go to the "Spyware and Hijackware Removal" section.
Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into your new message.
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Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User]
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 11-25-03]
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"RandallW" <flibbetyfloo@nospamme.com> wrote in message
news:vse1r2me10b410@corp.supernews.com...
> Something sleazy found it's way on my 'puter; it causes popups every 30
sec
> or so....it was discovered by Ad-aware, but a 'name' wasn't
given...perhaps
> it installs a dll known as atrwzpca; I also encountered an executable
known
> as IPU ( stuck in the Windows/system32 folder, as such nasty sleazy files
> tend to place themselves ) which seems to do the dirty work of making the
> popups occur....didn't find any more by my internet search.
>
>