Re: Porn.dialer

From: siljaline (siljaline_at_invalid.com)
Date: 08/26/03 

Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 01:06:01 -0400

"PJS" <Pjrs1Browns@wideopenwest.com> wrote in message news:064a01c36b83$485f9fa0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> When I did a virus scan, it showed "naviWebAccess.exe -
> Tool: Porn.dialer.gen!" on my computer. It's in my
> scanner software. If I uninstall & reinstall the scanner,
> will this rid me of this file? Also, is this considered a
> trojan? It concerns me how it got there - I use Black Ice
> firewall. Thank you.

Porn diallers are generally Spyware and not viruses although there are exceptions.

Spyware Removal Tools, Lavasoft's "Ad-aware",
Direct download -
http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/aaw6181.exe

Lavasoft/Ad-aware home: http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Mirror site: http://www.lavasoft.de/

*Also* install and run SpyBot Search & Destroy,
Direct download -
http://spybot.eon.net.au/files/spybotsd_mainapp.exe

SpyBot home: http://security.kolla.de/
SpyBot How-To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
More detailed help: http://tomcoyote.org/~mosaic1/spybot/
Support Forum, http://net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi
Navigate to the SpyBot S&D section.

Install, reboot, read FAQ and overview, use online update feature to obtain the
latest reference files, scan for Spyware much like you would with your
pre-installed anti-virus scanner.
Rid your machine of unwanted Spyware pests.

HTH 

-- 
siljaline
"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

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