Re: Multiple instances of IE6 running
From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/09/04
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Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:43:32 -0400
Dealing with Trojans & Hijackware
A. Trojans
1. Check in at Windows Update and install all critical updates & reboot.
2. Download and run Stinger (http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/); then...
3. Update your virus definitions, enable Show Hidden Files
(http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2002092715262339)
and then run a full system scan in Safe Mode
(http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001052409420406)
with nothing else running in background. Note the files identified and
removed then find the corresponding page for the file at your AV maker's
online support pages (e.g.,
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.winfavorites.html)
and follow *all* Removal steps, including editing the Registry if directed.
WinXP Only (WinME similar): If this scan finds anything, create a new
Restore Point then:
Disk Cleanup > More options > Delete all but the most recent Restore
Point.
B. Hijackware
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
CoolWebSearch Chronicles
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
Run these tools in the following order with nothing else running in
background:
1. CWShredder v1.59.1 (no updates available currently; fix all found)
2. Ad-Aware SE (reconfigure per Post #2 in
http://aumha.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5877; fix all found)
3. Spybot (RTFM but generally fix everything in red)
Important: You must seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each and
every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't catch
everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
(http://forum.aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to
use. It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.
**Post your files to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**
[Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may be found at
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]
So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
-- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP Are You Ready for WinXP SP2? http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx WinXP SP2 Release Notes http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;835935 AumHa Forums http://forum.aumha.org Mark wrote: > I am running XP home edition and have SP2 installed and > have no known problems. However, for the past month or > so, IE6 has been loading very slow. When I check the > task manager I notice that there are multiple instacnes > of IE6 running...even though I have ended the session by > closing the program. I've been told that there is a fix > in the Knowledge Base but I cannot find it. Can anyone > help!?
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