having that problem too (see below). did the suggested above/below
(adaware, spybot, etc...), which find nasty things.
i then say to remove, reboot, rerun and doesn't find them again.
but then hours/days later, it "magically" keeps coming back (even if
the machine is offline in the interum).
further:
mcafee 6.02 retail (w/ auto-update patch) doesn't find the culprit
behind it. whats worse, there's some bug w/ IE6 and McAfee whereby if
i set the internet scanning on, IE crashes out on shutdown (page fault
in wbhook32.dll). usually two such crashes in iexplorer.exe.
and whats even worse-worse, sometimes its a kernel crash which
blackscreen-and-reboots the whole system.
oh, and yes, i ran the mcafee patch which apparently addresses this
wbhook32 issue. it doesn't.
upgrading from win98 first edition to something more real/contemporary
is (most unfortunately) NOT an option. however, switching from McAfee
to Norton is.
suggestions, anyone? thanks!!!
"Brian A." <GoneFishn@aFarAwayLake> wrote in message news:<#>...
> **It is pertinent to run the update for each program before running to
> be sure you have the latest definitions.**
> Download/run Cool Web Shredder from:
> http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
>
> For Info on Cool Web Search Variants:
> http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
>
> Then download/install/run Ad-Aware to detect/rid of any other
> parasites/spyware that may be installed. It can be obtained free from:
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
> After installing Ad-Aware, open it and click on the ref update to get
> the latest up-to-date ref file, then run Ad-Aware and delete everything
> it finds.
>
> And/or download/install/run:
> Spybot - Search & Destroy:
> http://security.kolla.de/index.php?l...&page=download
> Run it at it's default settings until you learn an know more about it.
> Spybot S&D is more of an advanced users tool and changing from the
> default settings can be dangerous to the novice user. Items found in the
> default settings that are RED can usually be safely removed. If you are
> unsure of a found item, do not remove it and ask for help.
>
> If you still have problems, download/run HijackThis from:
> http://www.merijn.org/
>
> Do not remove anything with it until you get advice on what to remove,
> HJThis will list many apps that are needed along with the bad ones.
> Removing items listed hap-hazardly without knowing what they are
> can/will create a royal mess. Read the quick start here on how to create
> a log file that can be copied/pasted into a forum that can provide
> assistance on removal of unwanted pests.
> http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/#quick
>
> Then post the logs to an appropriate NG here where they specialize in
> spyware/hijacker removal:
> http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
>
> It's also a good idea to have a HOSTS file to block bad sites, scroll to
> HOSTS File Manager here:
> http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm
>
> Another good app is SpywareBlaster which stops the badboys before they
> even get a chance to install:
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
> --
> Brian A.
>
> Jack of all trades, Master of none.
> One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn.
>
>
> "Al H." <> wrote in message
> news:269a001c462ac$e7741d20$...
> > SOme program is overwriting my Home page on Internet
> > Explorer to start up at:
> >
> > http://s1di.d8t.biz/index.php?aid=11156
> >
> > each time I start up my PC. Norton claims this is not a
> > virus. How can I find the place where this activation is
> > stored and how can I stop it?
> >
> > Al
Similar Threads
