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Old April 8th 04, 02:18 PM
Adren
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Default Spyware/Adware

For some unknown reason, a kind of spyware/adware
(ISEARCH) was downloaded onto my IE6 browser. Now, the
search button on my browser is missing and i cant access
the toolbars option to uncheck it. It totally blocked out
any selection in the toolbars list. And it created a
toolbar (from ISEARCH) and i have no way of removing it.
Even with anti-spyware programs, i can only block the
toolbar from appearing but my browser is still in a mess.
Can anyone help? I would really be grateful..
Thanks
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Old April 8th 04, 02:18 PM
warren montgomery
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Default Spyware/Adware

Try Spybot Search and Destroy (http://spybot-spyware.com/) It may take
several passes to eliminate this particular nasty bot. Then go in and
disable automatic anything in your internet options. I have no idea why
Microsoft (and Netscape) ignored 25 years of research in computer security
and basic common sense by setting the defaults to allow downloaded web pages
and emails to ravage your computer, but it's a nasty world out there and
your defaults should really be to do nothing automatically that will result
in changes to your machine that survive the current web page without asking.

--
Warren Montgomery (
http://home.att.net/~wamontgomery )
"Adren" wrote in message
...
For some unknown reason, a kind of spyware/adware
(ISEARCH) was downloaded onto my IE6 browser. Now, the
search button on my browser is missing and i cant access
the toolbars option to uncheck it. It totally blocked out
any selection in the toolbars list. And it created a
toolbar (from ISEARCH) and i have no way of removing it.
Even with anti-spyware programs, i can only block the
toolbar from appearing but my browser is still in a mess.
Can anyone help? I would really be grateful..
Thanks



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Old April 8th 04, 02:43 PM
Chuck
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Default Spyware/Adware

On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 17:12:32 -0700, "Adren"
wrote:

For some unknown reason, a kind of spyware/adware
(ISEARCH) was downloaded onto my IE6 browser. Now, the
search button on my browser is missing and i cant access
the toolbars option to uncheck it. It totally blocked out
any selection in the toolbars list. And it created a
toolbar (from ISEARCH) and i have no way of removing it.
Even with anti-spyware programs, i can only block the
toolbar from appearing but my browser is still in a mess.
Can anyone help? I would really be grateful..
Thanks


Adren,

How current is your virus protection? Try these free online virus scans:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp

Now check for, and learn to defend against, additional carriers of infection.

First, download LSP-Fix from http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm, and CWShredder
from http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html. Both free.

Next, run CWShredder. Have it fix all variants.

Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThis
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155 and Spybot S&D
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?l...&page=download. Both free.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a
scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log.
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following
forums (and post it here):
http://forums.net-integration.net/
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix.

Harden your browser. There are various websites which will check for
vulnerabilities, here are three which I use.
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/
http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/
https://testzone.secunia.com/browser_checker/

Harden your operating system. Check at least monthly for security updates.
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Block possibly dangerous websites with a Hosts file. Three Hosts file sources I
use:
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/get_hosts.html
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
(The third is included, and updated, with Spybot (see above)).

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 




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