Re: Adware/Malware ?

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From: Jan Il (abuse_at_localhost.com)
Date: 07/03/04 

Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 18:03:47 -0700

Hi Vince :-)

OkieDokie..pick yer pi'son. <G>

Start with the CWShredder and see what happens. If no joy, then work your
way through the programs and see if they will help. I sounds like it could
be a combination of things going on a once. If you've run SpyBot and
AsAware, both with the latet updates and it still pesists, then these should
help clean it up for you.

CWShredder: Free
http://tinyurl.com/2l9kl

Trend Micro Housecall - Free
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

McAfee Avert Stinger
http://tinyurl.com/2esu7
or
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

HiJackThis: - Free

Go to
http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html ,
or
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.php#hjt
and download HiJackThis. Unzip to a folder other than your Desktop or the
Temp folder, doubleclick HiJackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button. Press that, save the log some place you remember where it is.
Most of what it lists will be harmless or even required, so DO NOT fix
anything yet.

Open the copy of your log in NotePad and make a copy. Then you can go here
to post you log:

Jim Eshelman's site here:
AumHa Forums - HiJackThis section:
http://forum.aumha.org/

Spyware and Hijackware Removal Support, here:
http://216.180.233.162/~swicom/forums/

or Net-Integration here:
http://www.net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?s=d3c2c886d536d57b5f65b6e40c55365e;act=ST;f=27;t=6949

or Tom Coyote here: http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?act=idx

<<DO NOT POST YOUR LOG FILE TO THIS NEWSGROUP>>

You will need to register to open a new thread to post you log. It is free,
and no one will Spam you, it is one of many that provides this service. Once
registered, go to the HiJackThis section on the forum list and click to
open. Then start a new post and post your log. The experts there will
analyze the log and report back the results. Please allow at least a few
hours or a days time for a response, depending on when you post the log

Remember, you must return to the HJT site to get your answer. It is a good
idea to click the "Notify" box so that you will get an electronic
notification by e-mail to let you know when a response has been posted.
But, you must still return to the site of your answer

HJT Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=42

Hope this helps.

Jan :)

Smiles are meant to be shared,
that's why they're so contagious.

Please reply to the newsgroup so others may benefit.

> Here is what is happening.When openeng IE 6 my home page
> comes up but I also get a pop up to the
> website "casinopalozzo" This only seems to happen twice a
> day,I haven't seen a pattern so it's not occuring each
> time I open my browser.When this happens I also get these
> internet shortcuts automatically added to my favorites
> menu (Best Search,Casino,Easy Search,Gift Certificate,Pop
> Up Blocker,Spyware Removal,Viagra & Web Hosting).Also when
> I look in Task Manager after this happens there is
> something called "taskmgn.exe" running,and this is the
> only time it runs.All critical updates have been
> applied,Lavasoft Adaware and Spybot S&D find nothing.I'm
> using Trend Micro AV and it finds no viruses.I'm
> firewalled and it scores great on tests I've ran from some
> of the best security sites.Also when I do a Serch to find
> the file "taskmgn.exe" nothing is found.
> Any suggestions on what to try next ?
> Thanks,Vince

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