Re: Persistent ADware Infection

From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:03:21 -0500

1) Download the following three items...

         Trend Sysclean Package
         http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp

         Latest Trend Pattern File.
         http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp

         Adaware SE (free personal version v1.05)
         http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Create a directory.
On drive "C:\"
(e.g., "c:\New Folder")
or the desktop
(e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder")

Download Sysclean.com and place it in that directory.
Download the Trend Pattern File by obtaining the ZIP file.
For example; lpt359.zip

Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as
sysclean.com.

2) Update Adaware with the latest definitions.
3) Disable System Restore
        http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
4) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode and shutdown as many applications as possible
5) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of your
        platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found.
        (a few cycles may be needed)
6) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both the
        Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware
7) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any System Restore preferences,
        (e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
8) Reboot your PC.
9) Create a new Restore point

* * * Please report your results ! * * * 

-- 
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
"Agent_C" <Agent-C-hates-spam@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:5d1ru0pqdm5pf7qvvje7mub6q93gdhfq78@4ax.com...
| I am trying to determine the source of a persistent piece of adware,
| which infects my computer on a daily basis.
|
| Every day, sometimes more than once, I get an advisory from Norton
| 2005 that it has deleted 'access_now.exe'  from my temporary
| directory. This is the '0Cat Yellow Pages' browser redirect.
|
| What want to know is; how can a 3rd party (I'm assuming a web site)
| insert an _executable_ on my computer without my consent?  Is there an
| Active-X setting that I can adjust to prevent this?
|
| I'm running a fully patched machine.
|
| Thanks,
|
| A_C
|
|

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