Re: Adware and SP2

From: Phil (itchy&scratchy_at_homer.doh.no.spam)
Date: 10/15/04 

Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 23:08:53 -0400

Yes, good advice.

"Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message
news:%23lPBFRisEHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl
> WARNING: Only use HiJackThis as the last resort!!! It is not user
> friendly and you may need help to resolve spyware issue using it.
>
>
> "Phil" <itchy&scratchy@homer.doh.no.spam> wrote in message
> news:eqlMKGisEHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> 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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