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More info?)
Hi Trixie,
Just means you aren't quite 100% clean. If you want, go to this link and
download HiJackThis, then run it:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Then send the log to me at the address used here (do not post the log to
this forum).
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"trixie" <trixie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:44852ACA-C8D6-48E4-925C-49F86DE3C1B8@microsoft.com...
> hi there, thankyou all for your ideas, I did what you said Rick in your
> first
> reply to my problem, I downloaded some cleaners then did the adaware and
> spybot, it took a while but i think I have cleaned most of it up, the only
> thing I have noticed is I am still getting popups for registry cleaner and
> spyware stormer, why would they still be coming through?
> thanx trixie.
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Sometimes, it's a time save to just bite the bullet and do it that way.
>> Much
>> depends on how much time the user has put into her/his personal
>> configuration and how much recovery time will be required.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
>> news:%23pxB50raFHA.3280@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > In news:B2012F6B-3B9E-4A04-8BCE-C77DBA94A7D6@microsoft.com,
>> > Kelly <Kelly@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>> >
>> >> If you have 369 infections, I'd say back up your data and format then
>> >> clean install. Good lord those things can be anywhere and everywhere
>> >> and by the time you get rid of most of them you'll likely have less
>> >> than desirable performance.
>> >
>> >
>> > I am hardly ever in favor of reformatting and reinstalling, but with a
>> > system this badly screwed up, I agree with you.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> > Please reply to the newsgroup
>> >
>> >
>> >> "trixie" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On my last virus scan which I did through Norton,Spyware Stormer it
>> >>> showed that I had 369 infections all at extreme and high risk. The
>> >>> infections are adware,hijacker,nepta,search centrix,wild
>> >>> tangent(tangent is my games file that was already in my computer
>> >>> when I bought it),ezula. They are showing up as being in
>> >>> c:\programme files, c:\ windows. It shows a symbol then say
>> >>> HKey_class,HKey_current,HKey_local I am not sure how to delete these
>> >>> files safely without doing any damage to my pc, can anyone help me
>> >>> please.
>> >>>
>> >>> thanks Trixie.
>> >
>> >
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