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Raistlin · 20-12-2004, 00:38

Ok, the reason that you are slightly confused is that the posts above are all a complete mess.

While the intentions are great they aren't exactly that easy to read.

Let's go back to basics:

1. You should really be running Hijack This from within its own folder, not from your desktop. It saves some information that it uses for future sweeps, recovery, and other purposes. If you run it from the desktop there is the danger that some of this may be lost. You should also update to the latest version of Hijack This.

2. Did you try (as Matt D suggested) running SpyBot and AdAware from Safe Mode? Have you made sure that you have downloaded the latest updates for both?

3. Did you run the Shoot The Messenger application?

4. Do you have MSN Messenger or any other such messenger program installed / running on your machine?

Assuming that you follow the advice in 1. That the answers to 2. and 3. are "yes but no joy". That the answer to 4. is "no".

Please boot your machine into Safe Mode and then redo the Hijack This scan and then post the log back here.

I (or somebody else) can then take a look at it for you and advise you which (if any) entries you should remove / act upon.

Cheers,

Raist.

20-12-2004, 00:38	#8
Raistlin Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Services: Depends on the person and the price they're offering Posts: 12,384	Re: Spyware removal - please help! Ok, the reason that you are slightly confused is that the posts above are all a complete mess. While the intentions are great they aren't exactly that easy to read. Let's go back to basics: 1. You should really be running Hijack This from within its own folder, not from your desktop. It saves some information that it uses for future sweeps, recovery, and other purposes. If you run it from the desktop there is the danger that some of this may be lost. You should also update to the latest version of Hijack This. 2. Did you try (as Matt D suggested) running SpyBot and AdAware from Safe Mode? Have you made sure that you have downloaded the latest updates for both? 3. Did you run the Shoot The Messenger application? 4. Do you have MSN Messenger or any other such messenger program installed / running on your machine? Assuming that you follow the advice in 1. That the answers to 2. and 3. are "yes but no joy". That the answer to 4. is "no". Please boot your machine into Safe Mode and then redo the Hijack This scan and then post the log back here. I (or somebody else) can then take a look at it for you and advise you which (if any) entries you should remove / act upon. Cheers, Raist.