Re: Temporary Windows when Linking
From: Dario (Dario_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/14/04
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:09:01 -0700
I have Spybot, AdWare SE Plus and Norton AntiVirus, along with Sygate
Personal Firewall on my PC. Although I have not run the virus and malware
programs in Safe Mode I ran them in Windows before installing SP2. As
instructed, I turned off the firewall to install SP2. I will run the malware
and virus checks in Safe Mode. I'll let you know the result. Thanks
"Malke" wrote:
> Dario wrote:
>
> > Since I installed SP2 every time I click on a link on some web sites a
> > new window opens momentarily and then closes all open browser windows.
> > This also happens when I click on a link within an email message from
> > the same web sites, a browser window opens for an instant then closes,
> > specifically eBates or BizRate. This happens in IE6 and Opera.
>
> You have malware on your system. This has nothing to do with SP2,
> although you are very lucky that your system is working since
> installing SP2 on an infested machine can cause a lot of problems.
> Clean up your computer:
>
> 1) Scan in Safe Mode with current version (not earlier than 2003)
> antivirus using updated definitions;
> 2) remove spyware with Spybot Search & Destroy
> (www.safer-networking.org) and Ad-aware (www.lavasoftusa.com). These
> programs are free, so use them both since they complement each other.
> You may also want to run CWShredder and HijackThis from
> http://aumha.org/freeware.htm. Although CWShredder is no longer being
> updated, it will still clean older variants of the CoolWebSearch
> malware. If you do not have success with this, there are new removal
> steps at http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_cwsremoval.html. A combination
> of HijackThis and About:Buster (http://www.majorgeeks.com) works well
> in removing homepage hijackers. Always read the instructions before
> running a spyware removal tool. Be sure to update these programs before
> running, and it is a good idea to do virus/spyware scans in Safe Mode.
> Make sure you are able to see all hidden files and extensions (View tab
> in Folder Options);
> 3) If you are running Windows ME or XP, you should disable/enable System
> Restore because malware will be in the Restore Points. With ME, you
> must disable System Restore completely. With XP, you can delete all but
> the most recent (presumably clean) System Restore point from the More
> Options section of Disk Cleanup (Run>cleanmgr.msc).
>
> Since you have SP2, you should have Automatic Updates and the Windows
> Firewall on. Do not turn off the Windows Firewall unless you are using
> a third-party firewall.
>
> Malke
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