Re: iSearch Toolbar/downloader.trojan

From: Mike Burgess (winhelp2002_at_spamthis.com)
Date: 04/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 17:25:17 -0400

Dave,
CWShredder is ONLY a preliminary tool to be used prior to
running Ad-Aware and or SpyBot, then run HijackThis for cleanup.

>"How can I protect myself from evil ActiveX items"
See #7 - "How To: Prevent this from happening again?"
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
[more info]
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/blaster.htm
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Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 04-09-04]
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"Dave" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:27c501c41e3a$e9eaeb80$3501280a@phx.gbl...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Dave,
> >> The specific virus listed is Downloader.Trojan
> >That's just a generic term for a type of trojan, let NAV
> take care of it.
>
> NAV took care of it but the effects were still there.
>
> Turns out I had a Coolwebsearch hijacker, as I ran Hijack
> This! and it found a bunch of stuff, I posted the log to
> http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums, and was told to get CW
> Shredder.  Since I ran that I have had no Norton errors
> on starting, no problems with System Restore/System
> Tools/Help & Support, and I have updated NAV and
> installed the Personal Firewall.  It seems this
> Coolwebsearch thing is related to ActiveX.  How can I
> protect myself from evil ActiveX items?
>
>

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