What is this 'infection" reported by Cyber Defender

Leythos wrote:
In article ,
says...
First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware there are
some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as much as they once
did, but the bottom line is that if you practice safe hex, AVG is a
fine antivirus program.


And if they knew how to practice safe-hex they would not need an av
product in most cases.

I agree with that . . . and can id the URLs I use - I'm most cautious. I do
not go to vanity sites, or face book, etc. I'm a writer, medical/science and
volunteer as healthcare advocate.

When we go into a Sorority and find that it's
almost always, 99% of the time, the AVG computers that are the ones
compromised, well, that speaks volumes to me.

--
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,
a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~Leo F.
Buscaglia

~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications


I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently switched to Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email, and took
me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun around - I could
not "find" the options to stop it's scanning once OE opened up.

I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware there are
some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as much as they once
did, but the bottom line is that if you practice safe hex, AVG is a
fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to ask in
an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to disable its
annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature. FWIW, here's the
link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately. Please don't
send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one antispyware
program. I recommend both MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware and
SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall is enabled. And make sure
you have the most up-to-date critical Windows updates.

and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something like
that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not show up, and
ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't find anything, either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and everything's up
to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my first
choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad combo.

Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned. This is a
nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I have running,
it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put in "best av programs" or
something like that, as I think I did before, and this is what I found in
"properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true



--
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,
a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~Leo F.
Buscaglia

~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications


I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently switched to Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email, and took
me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun around - I could
not "find" the options to stop it's scanning once OE opened up.

I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware there are
some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as much as they once
did, but the bottom line is that if you practice safe hex, AVG is a
fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to ask in
an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to disable its
annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature. FWIW, here's the
link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately. Please don't
send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one antispyware
program. I recommend both MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware and
SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall is enabled. And make
sure you have the most up-to-date critical Windows updates.

and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something like
that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not show up, and
ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't find anything, either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and everything's up
to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my first
choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad combo.

Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned. This is a
nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I have
running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put in "best av
programs" or something like that, as I think I did before, and this
is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true


http://download.cnet.com/CyberDefend...0811874.html(I think I was correct that this was the URL), and worse:http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&q=cyber+defender+removal&revid=18107685&ei=PuPI Sr6UIaSRtgeUr-m0Ag&sa=X&oi=revisions_inline&resnum=0&ct=broad-revision&cd=2--"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~Leo F.Buscaglia

~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications


I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently switched to Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email, and took
me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun around - I could
not "find" the options to stop it's scanning once OE opened up.

I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware there are
some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as much as they once
did, but the bottom line is that if you practice safe hex, AVG is a
fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to ask in
an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to disable its
annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature. FWIW, here's the
link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately. Please don't
send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one antispyware
program. I recommend both MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware and
SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall is enabled. And make
sure you have the most up-to-date critical Windows updates.

and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something like
that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not show up, and
ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't find anything, either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and everything's up
to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my first
choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad combo.

Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned. This is a
nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I have
running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put in "best av
programs" or something like that, as I think I did before, and this
is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true

That doesn't look good at all. What you have is basically a hijackware
infection. See these pages:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...r-toolbar.html

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...e-removal.html

Looks like a very involved process to totally remove! Have you
considered running HijackThis and posting to an appropriate forum? This
page has useful information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...367a40fa?hl=en

Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications


I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently switched to Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email, and
took me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun around -
I could not "find" the options to stop it's scanning once OE
opened up. I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware there are
some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as much as they once
did, but the bottom line is that if you practice safe hex, AVG is a
fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to ask in
an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to disable its
annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature. FWIW, here's the
link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately. Please
don't send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one antispyware
program. I recommend both MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware and
SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall is enabled. And make
sure you have the most up-to-date critical Windows updates.

and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something like
that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not show up,
and ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't find anything,
either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and everything's up
to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my first
choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad combo.

Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned. This is
a nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I have
running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put in "best av
programs" or something like that, as I think I did before, and this
is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true

That doesn't look good at all. What you have is basically a hijackware
infection. See these pages:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...r-toolbar.html

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...e-removal.html

Looks like a very involved process to totally remove! Have you
considered running HijackThis and posting to an appropriate forum?
This page has useful information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...367a40fa?hl=en

I have HiJack This . . . (never know how to post the findings though - the
options seem confusing - to me!) Just didn't run it yet, but I suspect this
thing is well hidden or embeds itself in IE. My Windows Firewall's always
on, too. Dang! In re IE, I did stop it from overtaking my primary search
choice! One move forward!

Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications


I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently switched to Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email, and
took me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun around -
I could not "find" the options to stop it's scanning once OE
opened up. I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware there are
some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as much as they once
did, but the bottom line is that if you practice safe hex, AVG is a
fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to ask in
an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to disable its
annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature. FWIW, here's the
link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately. Please
don't send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one antispyware
program. I recommend both MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware and
SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall is enabled. And make
sure you have the most up-to-date critical Windows updates.

and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something like
that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not show up,
and ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't find anything,
either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and everything's up
to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my first
choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad combo.

Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned. This is
a nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I have
running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put in "best av
programs" or something like that, as I think I did before, and this
is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true

That doesn't look good at all. What you have is basically a hijackware
infection. See these pages:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...r-toolbar.html

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...e-removal.html

Looks like a very involved process to totally remove! Have you
considered running HijackThis and posting to an appropriate forum?
This page has useful information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...367a40fa?hl=en
Great Hijack This - it is the ONLY one that found this terrorist program.

I've copied the results (not long at all!) to my desktop in a Txt file. Now
what? It appears there are about 3-4 files that may be "it," too.

thank you.

~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications


I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently switched to Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email, and
took me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun around -
I could not "find" the options to stop it's scanning once OE
opened up. I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware there
are some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as much as they
once did, but the bottom line is that if you practice safe hex,
AVG is a fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to ask
in an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to disable
its annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature. FWIW,
here's the link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately. Please
don't send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one antispyware
program. I recommend both MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware and
SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall is enabled. And make
sure you have the most up-to-date critical Windows updates.

and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something like
that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not show up,
and ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't find anything,
either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and everything's
up to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my first
choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad combo.

Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned. This is
a nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I have
running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put in "best
av programs" or something like that, as I think I did before, and
this is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true

That doesn't look good at all. What you have is basically a
hijackware infection. See these pages:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...r-toolbar.html

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...e-removal.html

Looks like a very involved process to totally remove! Have you
considered running HijackThis and posting to an appropriate forum?
This page has useful information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...367a40fa?hl=en
Great Hijack This - it is the ONLY one that found this terrorist
program.
I've copied the results (not long at all!) to my desktop in a Txt
file. Now what? It appears there are about 3-4 files that may be
"it," too.

Post the results to one of the forums from the David Lipman post. Here
are the first three:

Suggested primary:
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Suggested secondary:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/i...hp?showforum=7

You'll have to register first. Then you will receive guided help. Good
luck.

Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated
Applications I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently switched to
Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email, and
took me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun around -
I could not "find" the options to stop it's scanning once OE
opened up. I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware there
are some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as much as they
once did, but the bottom line is that if you practice safe hex,
AVG is a fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to ask
in an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to disable
its annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature. FWIW,
here's the link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately. Please
don't send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one antispyware
program. I recommend both MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware and
SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall is enabled. And make
sure you have the most up-to-date critical Windows updates.

and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something
like that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not
show up, and ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't find
anything, either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and everything's
up to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my
first choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad combo.

Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned. This
is a nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I have
running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put in "best
av programs" or something like that, as I think I did before, and
this is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true

That doesn't look good at all. What you have is basically a
hijackware infection. See these pages:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...r-toolbar.html

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...e-removal.html

Looks like a very involved process to totally remove! Have you
considered running HijackThis and posting to an appropriate forum?
This page has useful information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...367a40fa?hl=en
Great Hijack This - it is the ONLY one that found this terrorist
program.
I've copied the results (not long at all!) to my desktop in a Txt
file. Now what? It appears there are about 3-4 files that may be
"it," too.

Post the results to one of the forums from the David Lipman post. Here
are the first three:

Suggested primary:
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Suggested secondary:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/i...hp?showforum=7

You'll have to register first. Then you will receive guided help. Good
luck.
THANK YOU! Very much - and for u nderstanding.
--
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,
a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~Leo F.
Buscaglia

EPILOGUE -

I've registed in the first forum - thank all of you for what you do for us!
I don't know what we would do without you volunteering, and helping us 'out
here.'

Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated
Applications I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently switched to
Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email, and
took me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun around -
I could not "find" the options to stop it's scanning once OE
opened up. I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware there
are some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as much as they
once did, but the bottom line is that if you practice safe hex,
AVG is a fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to ask
in an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to disable
its annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature. FWIW,
here's the link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately. Please
don't send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one antispyware
program. I recommend both MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware and
SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall is enabled. And make
sure you have the most up-to-date critical Windows updates.

and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something
like that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not
show up, and ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't find
anything, either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and everything's
up to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my
first choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad combo.

Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned. This
is a nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I have
running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put in "best
av programs" or something like that, as I think I did before, and
this is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true

That doesn't look good at all. What you have is basically a
hijackware infection. See these pages:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...r-toolbar.html

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...e-removal.html

Looks like a very involved process to totally remove! Have you
considered running HijackThis and posting to an appropriate forum?
This page has useful information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...367a40fa?hl=en
Great Hijack This - it is the ONLY one that found this terrorist
program.
I've copied the results (not long at all!) to my desktop in a Txt
file. Now what? It appears there are about 3-4 files that may be
"it," too.

Post the results to one of the forums from the David Lipman post. Here
are the first three:

Suggested primary:
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Suggested secondary:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/i...hp?showforum=7

You'll have to register first. Then you will receive guided help. Good
luck.

--
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,
a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~Leo F.
Buscaglia

Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated
Applications I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently switched to
Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email, and
took me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun around -
I could not "find" the options to stop it's scanning once OE
opened up. I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware there
are some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as much as they
once did, but the bottom line is that if you practice safe hex,
AVG is a fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to ask
in an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to disable
its annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature. FWIW,
here's the link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately. Please
don't send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one antispyware
program. I recommend both MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware and
SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall is enabled. And make
sure you have the most up-to-date critical Windows updates.

and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something
like that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not
show up, and ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't find
anything, either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and everything's
up to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my
first choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad combo.

Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned. This
is a nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I have
running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put in "best
av programs" or something like that, as I think I did before, and
this is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true

That doesn't look good at all. What you have is basically a
hijackware infection. See these pages:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...r-toolbar.html

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...e-removal.html

Looks like a very involved process to totally remove! Have you
considered running HijackThis and posting to an appropriate forum?
This page has useful information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...367a40fa?hl=en
Great Hijack This - it is the ONLY one that found this terrorist
program.
I've copied the results (not long at all!) to my desktop in a Txt
file. Now what? It appears there are about 3-4 files that may be
"it," too.

Post the results to one of the forums from the David Lipman post. Here
are the first three:

Suggested primary:
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Suggested secondary:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/i...hp?showforum=7

You'll have to register first. Then you will receive guided help. Good
luck.
I posted it! I did it!!!!

Thank YOU.

--
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,
a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~Leo F.
Buscaglia

~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated
Applications I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently
switched to Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email, and
took me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun around
- I could not "find" the options to stop it's scanning once OE
opened up. I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware there
are some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as much as they
once did, but the bottom line is that if you practice safe hex,
AVG is a fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to ask
in an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to disable
its annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature. FWIW,
here's the link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately. Please
don't send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one
antispyware program. I recommend both MalwareBytes'
Anti-Malware and SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall is
enabled. And make sure you have the most up-to-date critical
Windows updates.
and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something
like that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not
show up, and ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't find
anything, either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and everything's
up to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my
first choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad combo.

Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned. This
is a nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I have
running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put in "best
av programs" or something like that, as I think I did before, and
this is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true

That doesn't look good at all. What you have is basically a
hijackware infection. See these pages:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...r-toolbar.html

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...e-removal.html

Looks like a very involved process to totally remove! Have you
considered running HijackThis and posting to an appropriate forum?
This page has useful information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...367a40fa?hl=en
Great Hijack This - it is the ONLY one that found this terrorist
program.
I've copied the results (not long at all!) to my desktop in a Txt
file. Now what? It appears there are about 3-4 files that may be
"it," too.

Post the results to one of the forums from the David Lipman post.
Here are the first three:

Suggested primary:
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Suggested secondary:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/i...hp?showforum=7

You'll have to register first. Then you will receive guided help.
Good luck.
I posted it! I did it!!!!

Thank YOU.

You're welcome.

Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated
Applications I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently
switched to Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email, and
took me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun around
- I could not "find" the options to stop it's scanning once OE
opened up. I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware there
are some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as much as
they once did, but the bottom line is that if you practice
safe hex, AVG is a fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to
ask in an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to
disable its annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature.
FWIW, here's the link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately. Please
don't send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one
antispyware program. I recommend both MalwareBytes'
Anti-Malware and SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall is
enabled. And make sure you have the most up-to-date critical
Windows updates.
and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something
like that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not
show up, and ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't find
anything, either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and
everything's up to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my
first choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad combo.

Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned. This
is a nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I
have running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put
in "best av programs" or something like that, as I think I did
before, and this is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true

That doesn't look good at all. What you have is basically a
hijackware infection. See these pages:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...r-toolbar.html

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...e-removal.html

Looks like a very involved process to totally remove! Have you
considered running HijackThis and posting to an appropriate forum?
This page has useful information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...367a40fa?hl=en
Great Hijack This - it is the ONLY one that found this terrorist
program.
I've copied the results (not long at all!) to my desktop in a Txt
file. Now what? It appears there are about 3-4 files that may be
"it," too.

Post the results to one of the forums from the David Lipman post.
Here are the first three:

Suggested primary:
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Suggested secondary:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/i...hp?showforum=7

You'll have to register first. Then you will receive guided help.
Good luck.
I posted it! I did it!!!!

Thank YOU.

You're welcome.

OK. I went back and forth with www.thespykiller.co.uk and ran what I was
told to run, including their Combofix (which I didn't want to run, not
knowing about it, but . . .). no answer on that yet. I had already done
everything they recommended, and nothing was found on any list but Hijack
This!

However, I still found that germ in my IE. Moreover, I have a list of items
in my Add Ons from Motive Communications, such as
McciConnectedDevicesX.dll - Shall I remove them?

Add ons concern me b/c I don't know enough about them to judge
intelligently.

One caveat, using Avast, again, it's still delaying my start up each AM, and
I have most operations unchecked that I know how to regulate. It takes up to
5 minutes and that never occurred until I started with Avast.

Thank you, again, very much.


--
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,
a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~Leo F.
Buscaglia

~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated
Applications I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently
switched to Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email,
and took me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun
around - I could not "find" the options to stop it's
scanning once OE opened up. I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware
there are some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as
much as they once did, but the bottom line is that if you
practice safe hex, AVG is a fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to
ask in an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to
disable its annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature.
FWIW, here's the link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately. Please
don't send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one
antispyware program. I recommend both MalwareBytes'
Anti-Malware and SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall
is enabled. And make sure you have the most up-to-date
critical Windows updates.
and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something
like that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not
show up, and ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't find
anything, either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and
everything's up to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my
first choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad
combo.
Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned.
This is a nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I
have running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put
in "best av programs" or something like that, as I think I did
before, and this is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true

That doesn't look good at all. What you have is basically a
hijackware infection. See these pages:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...r-toolbar.html

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...e-removal.html

Looks like a very involved process to totally remove! Have you
considered running HijackThis and posting to an appropriate
forum? This page has useful information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...367a40fa?hl=en
Great Hijack This - it is the ONLY one that found this terrorist
program.
I've copied the results (not long at all!) to my desktop in a Txt
file. Now what? It appears there are about 3-4 files that may be
"it," too.

Post the results to one of the forums from the David Lipman post.
Here are the first three:

Suggested primary:
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Suggested secondary:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/i...hp?showforum=7

You'll have to register first. Then you will receive guided help.
Good luck.
I posted it! I did it!!!!

Thank YOU.

You're welcome.

OK. I went back and forth with www.thespykiller.co.uk and ran what I
was told to run, including their Combofix (which I didn't want to
run, not knowing about it, but . . .). no answer on that yet. I had
already done everything they recommended, and nothing was found on
any list but Hijack This!

Stick with them; they should fix you up. :-)

However, I still found that germ in my IE. Moreover, I have a list of
items in my Add Ons from Motive Communications, such as
McciConnectedDevicesX.dll - Shall I remove them?

What version of IE are you running? What is Motive Communications? If
it's the same thing mentioned he

http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:...&ct=clnk&gl=us

(scroll ALL the way down!)

.... you might want to disable them, but only if they are causing
problems. :-)

Add ons concern me b/c I don't know enough about them to judge
intelligently.

One caveat, using Avast, again, it's still delaying my start up each
AM, and I have most operations unchecked that I know how to regulate.
It takes up to 5 minutes and that never occurred until I started with
Avast.

Five minutes is acceptable, IMO. But feel free to post to the Avast
forum for more feedback.

Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated
Applications I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently
switched to Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email,
and took me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun
around - I could not "find" the options to stop it's
scanning once OE opened up. I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware
there are some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as
much as they once did, but the bottom line is that if you
practice safe hex, AVG is a fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to
ask in an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to
disable its annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning feature.
FWIW, here's the link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately.
Please don't send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one
antispyware program. I recommend both MalwareBytes'
Anti-Malware and SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall
is enabled. And make sure you have the most up-to-date
critical Windows updates.
and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or something
like that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and it did not
show up, and ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and that didn't
find anything, either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and
everything's up to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my
first choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad
combo.
Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned.
This is a nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I
have running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put
in "best av programs" or something like that, as I think I did
before, and this is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true

That doesn't look good at all. What you have is basically a
hijackware infection. See these pages:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...r-toolbar.html

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...e-removal.html

Looks like a very involved process to totally remove! Have you
considered running HijackThis and posting to an appropriate
forum? This page has useful information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...367a40fa?hl=en
Great Hijack This - it is the ONLY one that found this terrorist
program.
I've copied the results (not long at all!) to my desktop in a Txt
file. Now what? It appears there are about 3-4 files that may be
"it," too.

Post the results to one of the forums from the David Lipman post.
Here are the first three:

Suggested primary:
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Suggested secondary:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/i...hp?showforum=7

You'll have to register first. Then you will receive guided help.
Good luck.
I posted it! I did it!!!!

Thank YOU.

You're welcome.

OK. I went back and forth with www.thespykiller.co.uk and ran what I
was told to run, including their Combofix (which I didn't want to
run, not knowing about it, but . . .). no answer on that yet. I had
already done everything they recommended, and nothing was found on
any list but Hijack This!

Stick with them; they should fix you up. :-)

Shall do. thank you.


However, I still found that germ in my IE. Moreover, I have a list of
items in my Add Ons from Motive Communications, such as
McciConnectedDevicesX.dll - Shall I remove them?

What version of IE are you running?

IE 7 - all updates current from MS.

What is Motive Communications? If
it's the same thing mentioned he

http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:...&ct=clnk&gl=us

(scroll ALL the way down!)

... you might want to disable them, but only if they are causing
problems. :-)

Have no idea; just don't want stuff that may be causing 'problems.' ;-))

Add ons concern me b/c I don't know enough about them to judge
intelligently.

One caveat, using Avast, again, it's still delaying my start up each
AM, and I have most operations unchecked that I know how to regulate.
It takes up to 5 minutes and that never occurred until I started with
Avast.

Five minutes is acceptable, IMO. But feel free to post to the Avast
forum for more feedback.

Thank you.
--

~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
Daave wrote:
~*Laughingstar 2009*~ wrote:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated
Applications I used AVG for years w/o problems, recently
switched to Avast on
rec. from the NG, but it would not stop scanning my email,
and took me a long time to 'fire up' each day while it spun
around - I could not "find" the options to stop it's
scanning once OE opened up. I switched to CD today,

Whoah!!!!

Big mistake!

First of all, there is nothing wrong with AVG. I am aware
there are some in this newsgroup who no longer like it as
much as they once did, but the bottom line is that if you
practice safe hex, AVG is a fine antivirus program.

Second of all, if you were to ask other Avast users (best to
ask in an Avast forum), one would surely have guided you to
disable its annoying and unnecessary e-mail scanning
feature. FWIW, here's the link to the Web forum:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHP... 7c&board=2.0

Third, you need to uninstall CyberDefender immediately.
Please don't send them any payments!!!

Fourth, install one of these antivirus programs:

Avast
AVG
Avira Antivir

Hopefully, you also know you need to run at least one
antispyware program. I recommend both MalwareBytes'
Anti-Malware and SUPERAntiSpyware. Make sure Window Firewall
is enabled. And make sure you have the most up-to-date
critical Windows updates.
and it "found" the HKEY "infection" and keeps
popping up with warnings to remove it, for $40. or
something like that. Is this dangerous? I did a search and
it did not show up, and ran Trend Micro's HouseCall and
that didn't find anything, either.

Yeah, definitely uninstall CyberDefender! :-)

Daily I run AdAware, have Windows Defender ON, and
everything's up to date incl all Updates.

Okay, I see you are running two antispyware programs. Not my
first choices (as mentioned above), but that's not a bad
combo.
Thank you very much (happy autumn)

YW.

Yes, Windows Firewall is always ON. Plus all you mentioned.
This is a nasty program.

With all you' advised, and that I had and did do, plus what I
have running, it is still overtaking my Search in my IE. I put
in "best av programs" or something like that, as I think I did
before, and this is what I found in "properties" :
http://ws.infospace.com/cyberdefende...7?_IceUrl=true

That doesn't look good at all. What you have is basically a
hijackware infection. See these pages:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/netw...r-toolbar.html

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...e-removal.html

Looks like a very involved process to totally remove! Have you
considered running HijackThis and posting to an appropriate
forum? This page has useful information:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...367a40fa?hl=en
Great Hijack This - it is the ONLY one that found this terrorist
program.
I've copied the results (not long at all!) to my desktop in a
Txt file. Now what? It appears there are about 3-4 files that
may be "it," too.

Post the results to one of the forums from the David Lipman post.
Here are the first three:

Suggested primary:
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0

Suggested secondary:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/i...hp?showforum=7

You'll have to register first. Then you will receive guided help.
Good luck.
I posted it! I did it!!!!

Thank YOU.

You're welcome.

OK. I went back and forth with www.thespykiller.co.uk and ran what I
was told to run, including their Combofix (which I didn't want to
run, not knowing about it, but . . .). no answer on that yet. I had
already done everything they recommended, and nothing was found on
any list but Hijack This!

Stick with them; they should fix you up. :-)

Shall do. thank you.


However, I still found that germ in my IE. Moreover, I have a list
of items in my Add Ons from Motive Communications, such as
McciConnectedDevicesX.dll - Shall I remove them?

What version of IE are you running?

IE 7 - all updates current from MS.

What is Motive Communications? If
it's the same thing mentioned he

http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:...&ct=clnk&gl=us

(scroll ALL the way down!)

... you might want to disable them, but only if they are causing
problems. :-)

Have no idea; just don't want stuff that may be causing 'problems.'
;-))
Add ons concern me b/c I don't know enough about them to judge
intelligently.

One caveat, using Avast, again, it's still delaying my start up each
AM, and I have most operations unchecked that I know how to
regulate. It takes up to 5 minutes and that never occurred until I
started with Avast.

Five minutes is acceptable, IMO. But feel free to post to the Avast
forum for more feedback.

Thank you.

YW. Please let us know once the hijackware is gone.