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Name: Skatterbrain
Date: September 8, 2004 at 15:52:26 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: 512
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Ok I always run spybot and clean it... And then ad-aware. It always says it finds everything but they always come back.. Especially something in spybot called DSO exploit I always find it even though it says it wipes it.. And it keeps on coming back with ad aware as well.. I have no idea what to do.. I dont think its a virus but it could be. And I dont have norton or anything nor the money to go purchase something.. Sooo yea any suggestions ?



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Response Number 1
Name: Bit
Date: September 8, 2004 at 17:36:35 Pacific
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The 5 DSO Exploits that you're seeing in Spybot isn't anything to worry about. It's a false read that Spybot is working on.


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Response Number 2
Name: Skatterbrain
Date: September 8, 2004 at 20:41:54 Pacific
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I just wish that was the only one that was re appearing.. Thanks for putting that to rest though it was bothering me like crazy ^_^


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Response Number 3
Name: hades0503
Date: September 8, 2004 at 21:31:24 Pacific
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I also was not able to get rid of the DSO exploits that continued to return after deleting them through the program, however, after I manually removed them from the registry and re-ran Spybot S&D, they no longer appeared so I do not know how true that above claim is anymore.

Try manually removing each one in the registry just to make sure.


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Response Number 4
Name: Skatterbrain
Date: September 9, 2004 at 12:34:03 Pacific
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And how would I go about doing that?


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Response Number 5
Name: coly
Date: September 10, 2004 at 22:12:20 Pacific
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TO REMOVE DSO EXPLOIT CHECK THE FORUM JUST ABOVE YOURS.


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Response Number 6
Name: jussi10
Date: September 11, 2004 at 11:02:23 Pacific
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You must have firevall and antivirus tools.
Use Google and load Zone Alarm from Zonelabs
(Not Pro version), Its free.

Antivirus program Avast from Alwil Software
Avast4 is free for home users, and its updates come fast.

If you really dont want to see those DSO Exploits, do this.
Go to Spybot advandced mode, settings, and mark "display available beta versions" and go back and normally ask new updates. Run it, I´ve tried it, it works already fine.
If you are not familiar with registry this is a best way. But if you relly dont have firewall and antivirus do above mentioned immediately



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Response Number 7
Name: 111222
Date: September 19, 2004 at 18:37:22 Pacific
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Lol. i have that same problem too! its just a false alarm


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