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More info?)
Glad to hear it - and thanks for the feedback.
CWS.qttasks....
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=453077875
you should check that the infection is totally removed by following the
instructions there
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
"Zboing Mouflon" <zboing@bigzboing.co> wrote in message
news:420d9281@duster.adelaide.on.net...
> Sorry it was CWS.qttasks it killed.
>
> Haven't had a lockup since....fingers crossed.
>
> Andrew Bowie
>
>
>
> "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> news:%23O1G96uDFHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> qttask.exe *should* be the Quicktime task scheduler - and AFAIK, neither
>> Shredder nor any of the other tools I pointed you at would normally rid
> you
>> of this, unless it found that is was another file spoofing the name
>> (which
>> is possible - but CWShredder doesn't normally look for this type of
>> attack
>> unless known in advance)
>>
>> Quicktime has nothing whatever to do with the QuickLaunch toolbar.....
>> are
>> you sure that you haven't just reduced its size, so that some of the
>> icons
>> are hidden? is the a pair of '>>' at the end?, if so, then click on them,
>> and see what pops up.
>>
>> Is there any difference in behaviour of either Internet Explorer or
> Windows
>> Explorer since running the cleaning tools?
>>
>> --
>> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>>
>> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>>
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>>
>> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
>>
>> "Zboing Mouflon" <zboing@bigzboing.co> wrote in message
>> news:420a76a8@duster.adelaide.on.net...
>> > After this process I found that Shredder had removed a program called
>> > qttasks.exe.
>> >
>> > My thanks.
>> >
>> > Andrew Bowie
>> > abowie@internode.on.net
>> > www.users.on.net/abowie
>> > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
>> > news:uMinlIVDFHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >> You may have a virus/spyware hijack
>> >>
>> >> download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that
> A-V-disabling
>> >> viruses are not present on your PC
>> >>
http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/stinger.exe
>> >>
>> >> - update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.
>> >>
>> >> Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
>> >> CoolWebSearch hijacker.
>> >>
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
>> >>
>> >> Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
>> >>
http://www.intermute.com/products/cwshredder.html
>> >> (download it without the accompanying rubbish)
>> >>
>> >> download AdAware SE Personal Edition from www.lavasoftusa.com,
>> >> install,
>> >> update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties
> from
>> >> your system.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
>> >>
>> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>> >>
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
>> >>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>> >>
>> >> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
> NG's
>> >>
>> >> "Zboing Mouflon" <zboing@bigzboing.co> wrote in message
>> >> news:4206f854$1@duster.adelaide.on.net...
>> >> > I'm getting frequent lockups with Win Me and getting the "Explorer
> (not
>> >> > responding)" when pressing Ctrl-alt-delete.
>> >> >
>> >> > I can continue to use the machine after closing explorer (whatever
> that
>> >> > is)
>> >> > but half the icons on my quick Launch toolbar have disappeared.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any suggestions?
>> >> >
>> >> > Andrew Bowie
>> >> > abowie@internode.on.net
>> >> > www.users.on.net/abowie
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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