Re: Click Me !!!! - Desktop .lnk can't get rid of - Help!

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From: Rock (rock_at_comcast.nospam.net)
Date: 08/12/04


Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:55:49 -0700

Jay wrote:

> XP-Pro - New user.
>
> Got an icon on the desktop - "Click Me!!!" that automatically accesses a
> German sex site when XP first loads.
>
> Ran Spybot SD but still comes back. Deleted the .lnk files in /startup/,
> etc with no luck, still comes back.
>
> Don't know enough about XP yet to know how to get rid of this annoyance.
>
> Spybot SD finds 3 entries:
>
> Huysuzseks: Link (File, nothing done)
> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Favorites\Click me!!!.lnk
>
> Huysuzseks: Link (File, nothing done)
> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Click me!!!.lnk
>
> Huysuzseks: Link (File, nothing done)
> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Click me!!!.lnk
>
> Thanks for any/all advice.
>
> Jay

No single program is complete for removing nasties from your computer.
You should also try Adaware from Lavasoft, CWshredder, Bazooka Spyware
Scanner and HiJackThis. Also use Spyware Guard, Spyware Blaster, and
IE-spyad to keep nasties off the system.



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