Re: spyware, adware, etc.

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: H Leboeuf (NoAddress_at_generation.invalid)
Date: 05/21/04 

Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 09:47:42 -0400

IE 6.

Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions

If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit(s) is/are with
these tools.

Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

and:

SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/

p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.

More: This may be caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware,
parasite).
Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Additional link:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

You may need this removal tool.
More: Complete list by variant with up-to-date information.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
More: Removal tool: http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip 

-- 
Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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"frank" <fkotlarsicjr123@msn.com> wrote in message
news:fed801c43ec4$42139bf0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> i recently had a lot of spyware, adware, etc. software
> installed on my pc and got rid of most of with ad-aware
> and spybot.  one of the things that changed was my default
> search option with the search button on internet
> explorer.  i found the registry entry to change it back to
> what it was, but the problem is that my customize button
> no longer works.  how do i fix this problem?  also, when i
> go to pages that have the automatic forwarding or
> automatic download for programs, i have to manually start
> the download or manually go to the new page.  how is this
> fixed?  my final problem is not internet explorer
> related.  while i'm playing games on my computer, no
> programs open connected to the internet, i get pop-up
> windows.  i go to task manager and see no suspicious
> looking programs.  any idea what causes this? thanks.
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