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Name: maxx
Date: May 25, 2006 at 14:45:30 Pacific
Subject: a BOT.?
OS: winxp-pro
CPU/Ram: 1800plus/ 256MB
Model/Manufacturer: ?
Comment:

My internet provider keeps shutting me down & telling me I have a BOT from music share ware sites, such as Kassa & or others. It's suggesting I re-format my pc. Can someone please help me rid my pc of this without doing the exstreme.?
Thanks in advance,
Maxx


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Response Number 1
Name: jabuck
Date: May 25, 2006 at 14:50:04 Pacific
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Please post a Hijack This log so that the files associated with the virus/spyware/hijacker can be identified. You can download Hijack This at this link http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/ then place it into a folder of it's on, such as C:\HJT, so that back up copies can be made and not clutter your desktop or other folders and the backup copies of deleted items can be easily located if needed.

Once saved double click HijackThis.exe, and press "Scan". When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log" button.
Press that, save the log, Ctrl-A to Select All, and copy its contents into the text editor at this forum.

Do not fix anything yet unless you know what you are doing. This is a powerful tool that can crash the computer if used improperly.

Run this free online scan from Kaspersky http://kaspersky.com/kos/english/kavwebscan.html
Click Accept
When the updates are finished downloading, click Next, Scan Settings
Under Scan using the following antivirus database:, select extended
Make sure the Scan Archives and Scan Mail Bases options are selected as well. Click OK
Click My Computer and wait for the scan to finish
Click Save Report As. Under Save as type:, select Text file. Save this log to your Desktop and post a copy of it here.



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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: May 25, 2006 at 15:15:15 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

any of the free spyware progs should remove the bot:
Spybot S&D
Adaware SE
Spyware Blaster
Windows Defender


Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks


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