Re: WToolsS.exe, WToolsA.exe

From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/28/04 

Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 00:52:16 -0400

Viciii3@moc.tenirev wrote:
> On Tue, 25 May 2004 20:08:42 -0500, "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote:
>
>> You don't want them to, Allen. Rid of them, end the processes then run
>> all of the these:
>>
>> Ad-Aware
>> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>>
>> Spybot
>> http://tinyurl.com/btf8
>>
>> CWShredder (Line 313)
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> Hijack This
>> http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html
>>
>> Free Online Virus Scan
>> http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
>
> I have run, and have used for at least a year, all the software
> mentioned above and yet I STILL get "WToolsS.exe, WToolsA.exe". I
> CAN'T "end the processes"...it restarts itself immediately...I can
> watch it restart in Task Manager...I shut it down, it re-appears on
> the list of running services.
>
> Apparently these otherwise fine programs are incapable of handling
> the latest versions of these 2 "bugs"?
>
> As stated, I have the latest versions of ALL the above mentioned
> software, and then some. Although some find these 2, and I check to
> delete...they refuse to go away.
>
> I'll let you know if I find a way to stop them.

We've been successful getting rid of WTools[X] in AumHa Forums, Vic:

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=5364&highlight=wtools

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=5271&highlight=wtools

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=5261&highlight=wtools

Enabling 'Show Hidden Files', flushing System Restore, and running both an
up-to-date anti-virus scan and HijackThis in Safe Mode will probably be
required. 

-- 
~PA Bear

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