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File shows in PROGRAM FILE folder
Ok, heres one for ya. I kept getting a pop-up, with popup
blocker on, saying it came from 404Search, so I went to Program Files, found it and deleted it. Or so I thought. It keeps putting itself in my program files.....even deletion after deletion...how do I keep this from happening? Thanx |
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File shows in PROGRAM FILE folder
It seems to me your system could do with a thorough cleanse having picked up
one or more unwanted parasites whilst browsing. This would be a good time to download yourself a copy of the free Ad-Aware 6.0 from Lavasoft (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/) and also SpyBot Search & Destroy (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.zerosrealm.com/downloads/CWShredder.zip or 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 hijackthis on C: and copy the file you downloaded to that folder. Close as many applications as you can including all instances of Internet Explorer and then run hijackthis.exe and post back the log, provided that it isn't too long, to this thread, otherwise to the HijackThis Forum at http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/ and hopefully this will enable someone to identify the cause of your problem. --? Mike Maltby MS-MVP Steve wrote: Ok, heres one for ya. I kept getting a pop-up, with popup blocker on, saying it came from 404Search, so I went to Program Files, found it and deleted it. Or so I thought. It keeps putting itself in my program files.....even deletion after deletion...how do I keep this from happening? Thanx |
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