Re: Adware and SP2

From: Phil (itchy&scratchy_at_homer.doh.no.spam)
Date: 10/14/04 

Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:10:56 -0400

You've got spyware, adware, a trojan, a search engine hijacker, or a home
page hijacker.

Run these tools weekly
Spybot -- http://www.safer-networking.org/
Ad-aware -- http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

CWShredder: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

HiJackThis - http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

"Robert--" <Robert--@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3EF698C3-E8C7-4798-949F-A1D80611E88E@microsoft.com
> I'm currently doing pre-install research for SP2, which Auto. Updates
> apparently downloaded to my computer 1-1/2 weeks ago. However, a
> recent spyware scan flagged 2 adware programs. I had them both
> removed. One ("CWS") was harmful, the other concerns me. This was:
> "Ezula iLookup" which was on 2 Files whose "path" was through a
> program called "unwise.exe". Is there a program or component of SP2
> which uses eZula or did I just pick it up surfing the Net? Windows
> Explorer didn't find "ezula," "Ezulamain.exe" or "TOPtext" on files
> on my hard drive or on Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel. ALSO,
> on a scan I ran just today, this adware were flagged again! Should I
> keep it, or just remove it again? Microsoft recommends removing all
> unwanted adware prior to installing SP2. I'm a
> beginning/intermediate comp. user. Thanks in advance. PS: the File
> flagged in todays scan was: c:\documents and settings\owner\local
> settings\ temporary internet files\context.ie5\hj4mg4i\ezula[1].css

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