| Author | Message | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Dyndrilliac | Ok, I have this problem - There's this file, and a few others that keep respawning after I delete them when I reboot. I have ran many virus/trojan/adware scanners and none of them have caught it, Or they have and it just respawned. I want to make an application in VB that will find the similarities in the files and delete them all. Can anyone give me advice on this? | November 29, 2003, 7:57 AM |
| Dyndrilliac | Edit: Odd i couldnt modify my original post...anyway: Yes ive tried going through the registry and I deleted its keys, but it still comes back. | November 29, 2003, 7:58 AM |
| Grok | [quote author=Dyndrilliac link=board=31;threadid=3938;start=0#msg32371 date=1070092738] Edit: Odd i couldnt modify my original post...anyway: Yes ive tried going through the registry and I deleted its keys, but it still comes back. [/quote] Give us more information. 1) Operating system? Service Pack level? 2) Path/Filenames of files you are trying to delete? 3) Registry keys (full path to) you are deleting? | November 29, 2003, 4:55 PM |
| Dyndrilliac | Windows XP Professional. Service Pack 4. one of the files is called "TB_Setup" and appears in the Temp Internet files directory, another is Toolbar.dll, and another is the actual zip file it came from. I have identified them as part of the "Adware.SearchBar" virus, and the key to be deleted is in the Startup section(Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). | November 29, 2003, 5:37 PM |
| Grok | [quote author=Dyndrilliac link=board=31;threadid=3938;start=0#msg32420 date=1070127448] Windows XP Professional. Service Pack 4. one of the files is called "TB_Setup" and appears in the Temp Internet files directory, another is Toolbar.dll, and another is the actual zip file it came from. I have identified them as part of the "Adware.SearchBar" virus, and the key to be deleted is in the Startup section(Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). [/quote] Get an adware cleaner and stop clicking "yes" to everything offered to you. | November 29, 2003, 6:06 PM |
| Tuberload | Search for Spybot. It is an excellent malware/adware/spyware remover, and its databases are updated frequently. Best of all it is free. You will be surprised to see the large number of malicious content that it will find and remove from your computer. | November 29, 2003, 6:36 PM |
| Dyndrilliac | I've used Spybot, norton, AVG, The Cleaner, and Ad-aware. nothing worked. And I didnt "click yes" to anything. | November 29, 2003, 6:44 PM |
| DarkVirus | Spy Sweeper is nice an hasn't failed me yet 8) | November 29, 2003, 7:33 PM |
| Tuberload | [quote author=DarkVirus link=board=31;threadid=3938;start=0#msg32449 date=1070134439] Spy Sweeper is nice an hasn't failed me yet 8) [/quote] This is a very nice application, thanks. | November 29, 2003, 8:35 PM |
| Skywing | [quote author=Dyndrilliac link=board=31;threadid=3938;start=0#msg32420 date=1070127448] Windows XP Professional. Service Pack 4. one of the files is called "TB_Setup" and appears in the Temp Internet files directory, another is Toolbar.dll, and another is the actual zip file it came from. I have identified them as part of the "Adware.SearchBar" virus, and the key to be deleted is in the Startup section(Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). [/quote] Um.. the latest release service pack for Windows XP is 1a. | November 29, 2003, 9:15 PM |
| Dyndrilliac | on my computer it says SP4, i assumed that meant service pack? | November 29, 2003, 10:18 PM |
| Grok | [quote author=Dyndrilliac link=board=31;threadid=3938;start=0#msg32490 date=1070144309] on my computer it says SP4, i assumed that meant service pack? [/quote] Depends on what it says SP4 on. Which window did you get that from? Are you sure you're not running Windows 2000? | November 30, 2003, 8:13 AM |