Re: about:blank Internet Explorer Worm

From: Crouchie1998 (crouchie1998_at_spamcop.net)
Date: 05/25/05 

Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 18:08:01 +0100

Blimey! You do have a lot of crap on your computer

The StartSeaches has hooked its way into your default search

Forget about AdAway that produces false negatives with spyware. Download &
install SpyBot S & D from here:

http://users.belgacom.net/bn657515/spybotsd13.exe

Install it, update it, backup your registry & run it. You will be shocked at
what it will find. Even I can see there are many problems from that log.

You also have things link MSN Messenger, Quicktime, Nero, RealPlayer, Skype
& a few other programs running on startup that don't need to be. They are
just wasting memory & making your computer slower to start.

Windows XP has a utility called 'MSCONFIG.exe'

Click START & then click RUN. Type in 'msconfig' (without quotes) & press
ENTER

On the STARTUP tab remove the check marks (ticks) from Quicktime, Nero...
listed above & especially from 'nse' (listed below). To stop MSN starting on
Windows startup will need you to open MSN Messenger, click the TOOLS menu
then click OPTIONS. On the GENERAL tab remove the check (tick) from
'Automatically Run Messenger When Windows Starts', click APPLY & then OK.
There is a new version of MSN Messenger for the UK out today.

The file 'nse.exe' is a worm & are starting when your computer starts. This
should be deleted IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!

Here's information on the above worm:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.gaobot.sa.html

You can download a virus removal too from here:

Page:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.gaobot.removal.tool.html

Direct Link To Removal Tool:
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http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FxGaobot.exe

Post back after you have run the tool & removed the above worm then I will
help you further

Crouchie1998
BA (HONS) MCP MCSE

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