Re: Spyware proxy removal trouble
From: Li'l Roberto (whoisit_at_nojunk.net)
Date: 02/26/04
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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 22:19:00 +1030
"TFD2001" <tfd2001@statracer.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, my wife installed some software on my Windows xp machine and it
contained some spyware stuff. I uninstalled the software, and ran both
Adaware, and spybot and they indicated removal of the items. However, I get
two issues. There is a netsetter registry entry that recreates itself after
reboot of the machine, and in the Lan settings, in the address line, a
reference to www.compete.com/pane...... When I remove this reference, I
loose internet access, until I restart IE, but once IE restarts, that
reference is back as well. I am fairly knowledgable in computers, and am
having trouble resolving this. The netsetter is picked up by adaware every
time its run after a reboot but I"m not sure if its doing anything else.
When I remove the reference for the compete.com, and then try to browse the
web, I get the "detecting proxy settings" message, then an error message in
reference to cannot find yada yada yada.. These both are data harvesting
items (not sure they're related, don't think so) which I want to get
removed. I'm running WinXP Pro, and IE6 with all the latest updates.
Please help! Need advise/ideas on how to remove these 2 items permanently
and still have internet access. I'm also using a broadband cable connection
if that helps. Currently at work, but will be monitoring this today. If
you need specific info, I can try to get it, or it will have to wait until
my return home this afternoon. Thanks for any and all help in advance!
>
> Jason
I had a simillar problem recently with a win98 machine, it was a pain
to fix but the way I found it was to search through C:\windows\system
for files created on the date that the problem started . I then
renamed suspicious ones to *.old until it would boot without
displaying the rouge web address as the home page.
Look for "DOS" exe icons, you will probably will have to enable show
all protected and system files .
rgds
Li'l Roberto
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