Re: spyware removal in win 2000
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 10/02/04
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 14:20:56 -0400
mojo wrote:
> Apologies for x posting.
Hi - you've multiposted this, not crossposted. You have replies in
m.p.security.virus...if you want to post to multiple groups, best to
crosspost to a handful of relevant ones by separating the group names with
commas so that everyone can follow along...much easier for everyone. Thanks!
>
> Any advice on the following situation greatly appreciated.
>
> runing win 2000.
>
> Somehow got some nasty spyware/pop up crap (from zestyfind (?) and
> some other crap made by some outfit called nictech). Adaware can see
> the files and deletes them on a reboot. However, the files replicate
> themselves (with another name) upon startup. file names change but
> they're all .dlls - eg. agfiveds.dll, aactres.dll, awlui.dll,
> afledit.dll. they all live in c:\winnt\system 32. The root problem
> still persists. I've tried getting rid manually (through cmd/dos
> emulation) by changing the file attributes to read, not hidden and not
> system but still won't let me delete because 'some other process is
> using the file' (or words to that effect). tried to close down
> everything in the task manager and was left with critical processes
> only but still couldn't delete the damned file. tried the same in safe
> mode but again, can't delete. did try to find some way of booting into
> the hard drive with a win98 startup disk but nothing happening there
> either. i think it doesn't see/recognise the ntfs or whatever the file
> system is on the win2k hard drive.
>
> Any ideas greatly appreciated.
>
> tia
>
> mojo
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