Re: Removal of Hijack Program

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From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/21/04 

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 00:37:52 -0500

Run this combo:

Run Ad-Aware SE, Spybot and HijackThis:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Note: Update each program, once installed, before running.

Note2: To avoid the False-Flag for the DSO Exploit (W3), open
Spybot/Advanced Mode/Settings/Ignore Products. On the All Products Tab,
scrol to DSO Exploit and check that item only. Randy (silj) 

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Kelly
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"James Onyx" <James Onyx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:5B83C430-A7FC-4943-9C1F-D22DCD5351CB@microsoft.com...
> My Win XP Pro system has a hijack program that is many faceted. I managed 
> to
> remove it all from IE but a 9MB program brings it back-- the desktop 
> icons,
> two tool bars at bottom of IE screen and one under address bar. Two 
> programs
> show up in "Ad and Remove Programs" but it can only remove one of them. 
> When
> I try to remove the other program titled " Search Assistant - My Search", 
> I
> get an empty window that has this line at the top >
> res://c:\Progra~\MyWay\SechAsstt1.bin/MySrchas.dll/101
> Publisher is listed as "My Search" and Support is listed as "Support
> help.myway.com/"
>
> I tried to find this program with Windows Explorer thinking it was "read
> only" or a hidden file.  I tried several search keyword strategies. WE 
> cannot
> find the program. I manually searched xp folders, "Windows," "Programs" 
> etc.
> No luck.
> Is there an alternative way to remove a program that shows up in 
> "Add/Remove
> but cannot be removed by it? Any thoughts? I am using Mozilla_Firefox now
> because this hijack keeps retaking over IE. Problem is, even when I do not
> use IE, it manages to reinstall tool bars and destop Internet shortcuts
> through IE.
>     This hijack program manages to get past Spybot Search & Destroy,
> AdAware, Norton AntiVirus, SpyKiller, BHODemon, & Hijack This.
>

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