Re: CWS & about.blank return
From: Kevin (kevincf_at_excite.com)
Date: 06/16/04
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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:45:12 -0700
With the System Restore feature disabled and running CoolWeb Shredder,
Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad-aware, as well as using HiJack This! and
Spyware Blaster, you shouldn't be seeing anything at all on the system.
When I run my copies of Ad-aware, Spybot S & D and Spyware Blaster the only
returns I get are in Ad-aware, which finds the same adware in the same
places everytime I scan. They are more or less harmless additions to the
cookies that are loaded on my system everytime I visit the same sites. I
just delete them with each scan. I have not had a hit on Spybot in over six
weeks. Spyware Blaster identifies the same pieces of adware/spyware as
Ad-aware so I simply delete them. Like you, I keep my security applications
updated meticulously. I also run Zone Alarm Pro for my firewall and AVG
Anti-Virus for my virus scanner. AVG has not found a virus in over two
years!
I don't open attachments in emails, even from people I know. I am always
protected by Zone Alarm Pro and I have the security settings in Internet
Explorer set to medium. When I get questionable emails on my Hotmail,
Excite or Yahoo! accounts I delete them without opening them first.
I am sorry that I can't be of much help, but you are doing everything you
should be doing to secure your friends system. Maybe one of the
"old-timers" in the group can help you out. The veterans here are very
good. Good luck!
"david" <david@AAAA.net> wrote in message
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> A friend with winxp has about.blank and CWS on her computer. In safe mode
I
> turned off restore and ran CWShredder 1.59. It only found 6 IE pages to
> restore. Then HiJackThis and only found two questionable items to remove.
> Then ran stinger. It found no problems. Ran SBS&D 1.3 and Ad-Aware. Fixed
> everything they found. Went to Internet options and fixed the home page.
> Installed MVP HOSTS and SpyWareBlaster 3.1. Rebooted and things looked OK.
> Home page is MSN and she uses hotmail. Disconnected and reconnected
several
> times and without problems.
>
> Then I went to Google and searched for a model airplane. SBS&D teatimer
> popped up with requests to change the homepage and the install a BHO. I
> denied both of them. Disconnected from the internet and ran SBS&D and
> Ad-Aware. Spybot did not find anything but Ad-Aware found 9 problems.
Fixed
> those and tried again. Same things happened but this time the Ad-Aware
> errors grew to 12. Fixed these and booted to Safe Mode. Ran SWShredder but
> it did not find and fix anything. Ran HiJackThis but there were no new
> entries. Rebooted and tried the internet and search again. Same thing
> happened. We did look at a few more sites and had a few more teatimer
> pop-ups that were denied. The Ad-Aware scan this time found 16 problems;
two
> to change the homepage and the rest for CWSearch.
>
> How can I resolve this? Please do not imply that we are surfing porn. She
> says that she does not do that. I only went to google and the last search
> used MSN search.
>
> David
>
>
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