Re: Spyware,Virus???

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On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 08:33:06 -0800, Mars wrote:

I have had some problems and with all this advice I have fixed most of it. I
now have Kaspersky, Spybot, Ad-Aware & Spyblaster. With the help of a tool
for Windows update fixes it found a bug in my I.E. I fixed the problem with
that. By running different spyware programs I see that one gets what the
other dosnt. I had some trouble at first getting Spybot. I was being taken to
the wrong site now I have run all this protection and it fixed alot. I used
SpyDoctor and it says I have worm.IM.Sohanad, Backdoor.Retro 64,
Adware.Elitemultimedia_Pop64,
Dialer.7Ad Power,Adware winfixer,Spyware.180 Search_Assistant as well it
says there several other problems. The other ones say it is clean. The
SpyDoctor wont fix it unless I pay. The others are not picking these things
up. Am I doing something wrong? Also, what is a MUI object. It keeps coming
up in the Ad-Aware scans. Any help is appreciated. Mars

Download David H. Lipman's MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL:
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/sicherheit/35905/multi_av_scanning_tool.html
Further information can be found here:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Multi-AV
Additional Instructions:
http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm

After the software is updated, it is suggested scanning the system in Safe
Mode.
How do you boot to Safe Mode?
By pressing/tabbing F8 (or F5 on some keyboards) during re-boot.
Alternatively:
click onto Start==>Run, type "msconfig" (without quotation marks), click
OK. Then click onto BOOT.INI tab and 'check' /SAFEBOOT then OK and click
Restart. To go back to Normal Mode, you must access the System
Configuration utility again and click the General tab then click/check the
radio button 'Normal Startup'- load all device drivers and services'.
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

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Your computer is most likely to fail at a time when you need it most.
(Bill Husted,CNS)
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