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"patrik rosquist" wrote:
> I got rid of those icons and a srch.lop.com toolbar in IE as well.
> First I used SpyBot Search Destroy and AdAware (in safe mode) to clean up
> the machine
> Not sure it did any good though since the icons started to reload on start
> up. And the lop toolbar was still there...
> Then I used ToolbarCop from
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/toolbarcop.htm to
> disable a few things
> from running on start up. (Object Type = Run - Startup in ToolbarCop).
> What I disabled were:
> Name: Filename:
> bat comp C:/DOCUME~1/<current user>/APPLIC~1/TOOLWA~2/Boob Fast.exe
> NAMEANTEMULTIEGGS C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/32
> stop name ante/blahfirst.exe
>
> I have no idea of what these programs are doing but disabling them stopped
> the icons from popping up and it removed the lop toolbar...
>
> Hope this helps..
>
> Regards,
> patrik rosquist
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
> > "Larry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:0e1401c4ef63$34972d20$a601280a@phx.gbl
> > > a hotmail ?virus? hit my daughter's xp machine and now she
> > > has a POKER, WEBSITE HOSTING and a few other trash icons
> > > on her desktop. They do not delete with the delete-key,
> > > do not move by dragging and have no right-click properties
> > > and they do not show up in explorer or in an CMD window to
> > > delete. I could find no POKER entries in the registry. But
> > > if you double click the icon it opens a browser to a
> > > gambling website. McAfee and antispam is running all the
> > > time and did not stop this.
> > >
> > > How can I delete these?
> >
> > First eliminate any scumware.
> > What You Should Know About Spyware
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx
> >
> > CAUTION!!!!! Before you try to remove spyware using any of these programs ,
> > download a copy of LSPFIX from any of the following sites:
> >
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
> >
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
> > (if your OS is Win2k or XP) The process of removing certain malware may kill
> > your internet connection. If this should occur, this program, LSPFIX, will
> > enable you to regain your connection.
> >
> > See
> > Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
> >
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> >
> > Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
> > won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
> > before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
> > than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
> >
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
> > **Post your HijackThis log to
> > http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
> > http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
> > http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ or the Spyware forum at
> >
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**
> > Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
> > may be found on this page:
> > http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
> >
> >
> > See this link for information about malware:
> >
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars
> >
> > If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.
> >
> > --
> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
> > Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
> >
http://www.fjsmjs.com
> > Protect your PC
> >
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
> >
> >
I, too have got these desktop icons in the past two days, and have
downloaded toolbarcop as suggested and run my adware programme. Toolbarcop
does not bring up any of the files Patrick mentions....help
> >
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