Re: Computer Crashing Due to One Program

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From: Rock (rock_at_comcast.nospam.net)
Date: 09/08/04 

Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 15:56:16 -0700

Keith Chamberlain wrote:

> I have 1 Program on my computer Called City htm It puts a
> Toolbar at the bottom of the screen and you cannot get rid
> of it.
> So I Installed Spybot and on START UP It asks you If you
> want the program to be allowed to access the Internet, If
> you say NO the Toolbar does not come up but when you try
> to ACCESS the Internet you CANNOT all you get Is web page
> not available, but If you allow the program to ACCESS the
> Internet through Spybot you CAN ACCESS the Internet???.
> Does anyone know how to GET RID OF IT as I have tried
> everything that I can think of to get rid of it but to no
> avail and am now losing my patience with the Bl**dy thing!
> Any help from anyone will be much appreciated.
>
> Thanking you in advance.
> Keith.

Run these programs to check for spyware/malware. After installing
update them, then boot into safe mode and run them. You should update
and run them weekly.

Cwshredder
http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#cwshred

Ad-aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html

Pest Patrol Free Pest Scanner
http://www.pestscan.com/ScanOrTrial.asp

If you’re still having problems after running these then run HijackThis
and post the log to one of the specialty forums, _NOT_ this one.

HijackThis
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155

Forums to Interpret HijackThis Logs:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:

Spywareblaster
www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

IE-SPYAD
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm

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