Re: Strange Adware Icons - FIXED!!!

From: Johnny Schmitt (preachie_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 19:40:41 GMT

FIXED!!!

It was late at night, and I was very tired, but I thought, "Run the
anti-malware programs one more time just for the heck of it." So, I
disabled system restore, went into safe mode and started running the
programs one by one. After running 5 different programs they all had the
same result: no problems found. I ran "stinger" one more time and it found
just one threat. I was so tired I figured well that's not it so I didn't
even write it down or remember what it was, but IT FIXED IT!

Thanks for ALL the help and ideas.

Johnny

"Johnny Schmitt" <preachie@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:WLSBd.8776$_X7.4745@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
> For those who have responded with good ideas to try,..THANK YOU!!
>
> But I still have the problem. Those pesky icons are still on the desktop.
> In addition to the things that I have already tried and have shared with
> you (in my original post and another couple), I have down loaded and
> tried: Peperfix, Stinger, and purchased "Scan Spyware" by PC Privacy
> Protection Software. Scan Spyware found 73 instances of high risk threats
> that "Ad-Aware" and "Spybot" didn't find, but even after cleaning those
> out. I can't get rid of the problem.
>
> Those aggravating icons can't be deleted, or moved, or right clicked on to
> bring up a menu. Every time I go to Windows Explorer or re-boot, they
> re-arrange themselves on the desktop AND re-arrange MY icons helter
> skelter.
>
> Any more ideas, I hope?
>
> Johnny
>
> "Johnny Schmitt" <preachie@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:mycBd.8879$by5.7930@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
>> Problem: I have a series of icons that have popped up on my desktop that
>> I can't get rid of. They are ones that are called,
>> "bingo",..."travel"..."website hosting",..."casino online",..."card
>> games",..."poker",...and "printer cartridges".
>>
>> What I have tried (and everything I am listing is the latest versions
>> with the most recent updates to each): Ad-Aware SE Personal ----- Spybot
>> Search & Destroy ---- SBC Yahoo Anti-Spy ----- XBlock X-Cleaner -----
>> Norton Internet Security 2004 (including running a complete system scan).
>> I have shut down System Restore and have run ChkDisk.
>>
>> I am running WinXP Pro on a Pentium 4 computer.
>>
>> What gets me is that I have seen these same icons in the past but after
>> running Spybot or Ad-Aware it would find a bunch of instances of
>> adware/spyware and remove them. NOW when I run these programs they don't
>> find any threats. If I try to drag the icons to the re-cycle bin they
>> won't move. If I right click on them to get a menu and "Properties",
>> nothing happens.
>>
>> Can anyone help?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Johnny
>>
>
>

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