Adware and porno cookies

Help - despite the fact that after using Internet, I go
into Internet options and delete all downloads and
cookies, I stiil have porno and adware files embedded.
Some I cannot delete, even with Norton - what can I do?

Why hasn't Microsoft sorted this out?

Mike

Mike,

Why hasn't Microsoft sorted this out?

Possibly because they have no control over you or the sites that you
choose to visit. Perhaps the question should instead be what are you
doing to prevent this problem (see below)? :-) By posting here you've
made a start so please read on.

Some I cannot delete, even with Norton - what can I do?

Norton, ASSuming you mean Norton AntiVirus, is an application designed to
prevent your system being infected by a virus. Adware and cookies have
little to do with viruses and therefore not targeted by NAV.

This would be a good time to download yourself a copy of the free Ad-Aware
SE Personal edition from Lavasoft
(http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/) and also SpyBot Search &
Destroy 1.3 (http://www.safer-networking.org/) and use them to check your
system for other commercial parasites remembering that they are only as
good as when you last updated their reference files. I also use a program
called BHODemon (http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm) that
checks for unwanted Browser Help Objects and SpywareBlaster
(http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html) which can help
prevent some parasites getting a grip on your PC.

Then there is CWShredder
(http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip) which is the
best way of getting rid of the many forms of the CoolWebSearch hijacker
details of which can be found at
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html and also
http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/c/cws.asp..

Finally if you still continue to experience problems download a copy of
HijackThis from (http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html).
Create a folder called HJT on C: (not on your desktop nor in your temp
folder) and copy the file you downloaded to that folder. Close as many
applications as you can including all instances of Internet Explorer.
Enable Explorer to see all files and folders (Tools | Folder Options |
View and check "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck "Hide protected
operating system files") and then run hijackthis.exe and post back the log
to either the HijackThis Forum at http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or
alternatively http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 and hopefully this
will enable someone to identify the cause of your problem.

See also: Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search
Engines http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm and also Browser
Hijacking http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/hijacked/
--?
Mike Maltby MS-MVP




Mike wrote:

Help - despite the fact that after using Internet, I go
into Internet options and delete all downloads and
cookies, I stiil have porno and adware files embedded.
Some I cannot delete, even with Norton - what can I do?

Why hasn't Microsoft sorted this out?

Find a friend with Earthlink and have them add a free
additional e-mail for you. Then go to their site and
download their sortware including "Spyware Blocker." It
will eliminate 99% of the stuff. Run it after every
session in the internet. Works much better than Norton,
McAfee, Spybot, or any other program I've found. You will
be amazed how much spyware is loaded on your computer
everytime you check e-mail or go on the internet.

George

-----Original Message-----
Help - despite the fact that after using Internet, I go
into Internet options and delete all downloads and
cookies, I stiil have porno and adware files embedded.
Some I cannot delete, even with Norton - what can I do?

Why hasn't Microsoft sorted this out?

Mike
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