Re: spyware removal in win 2000

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From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 10/02/04

  • Next message: mojohotmail: "Re: spyware removal in win 2000" 
    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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