Re: Problematic spyware removal

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/12/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 03:04:03 -0500

I have never used that cleaner. If, like all the rest, read the keys where
the entries can be found and remove them manually. In the meantime, run
Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cleanup

And: Free Online Virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp 

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All the Best,
Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
"Alex" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:47bd01c48041$abfed250$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi, I am having a lot of trouble with some spyware on my
> machine, that i can't seem to get rid of. There are four
> culprits; CAX Proxy, Delfin, Downloadware and
> NetworkEssentials.
>
> These have all been identified by Spy Sweeper as being
> Adware, except NetworkEssentials, which is down as s
> System Monitor. My probelm is, that I select to completely
> remove these spyware programs from within Spy Sweeper and
> it effectively does this, as they are removed, but when I
> do another sweep straight away it finds the same spyware
> again, in the same location. So even though the results
> show that 4 more files/traces of spyware have been
> removed, effectively they haven't.
>
> Has anyone had similar problems or know what these spyware
> programs are capable of?
>
> How do I remove these pesky spyware.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Alex.

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