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Nail.exe Problem
Name: Vivienne Date: July 29, 2005 at 18:08:51 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: Intel
Comment:
A couple of weeks ago shortcuts to ads started appearing on my desk top. I ran Norton Anti-virus and AdAware. They both found nothing. I deleted a month of cookies, still no help. Then I found several programs related to Consumer Alert System website. I deleted them. I also deleted my browser because I could see it had been modified the same day as CAS was added. Now every time I boot up, I get the message Nail.exe can't be found. How do I get rid of this? Do I still have a problem? I have very little computer knowledge so if possible, please respond simply. Thank you for any help.
Name: capt Date: July 29, 2005 at 18:25:14 Pacific
Reply:
Check the startup items using start>run>msconfig for anything related to nail. Uncheck it and restart the computer and see if that solves your problem.
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Response Number 2
Name: Vivienne Date: July 29, 2005 at 18:46:33 Pacific
Reply:
Thank you for responding. I took a look and didn't see anything that looked like nail.exe.
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Response Number 3
Name: capt Date: July 29, 2005 at 19:12:35 Pacific
Reply:
Any chance you had AURORA? I found a reference to nail.exe at the spywarewarrior forum at this address
Name: Vivienne Date: July 29, 2005 at 19:36:40 Pacific
Reply:
Checked out the address and most of the information is too sophisticated for me. Did a search of my hard drive and no file called aurora.exe was found. Thank you for the tip, just didn't work for me :(
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Response Number 5
Name: capt Date: July 29, 2005 at 20:03:36 Pacific
Reply:
You will need to run "hijackthis". In order to get the quickest and I believe best help go to spywarewarrior and register. Use this address to get started.
http://spywarewarrior.com/sww-help.htm
Spywarewarrior was started by a former helper at this forum, but now she has her hands full with her forum.
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Response Number 6
Name: RobbieDickon Date: July 29, 2005 at 20:05:41 Pacific
Reply:
The reason it is too sophisticated for you is because it is one of the worst pests on the internet to get rid of right now.
Here is one site that claims they have a fix for it.
It may be your only hope right now.
You have a tough one indeed.It keeps replicating and changing file names.
Good Luck,
http://www.jayloden.com/aurorafix.htm
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Response Number 7
Name: Vivienne Date: July 29, 2005 at 20:24:26 Pacific
Reply:
Thank you all! I will be trying the suggestions offered in the last two responses when I get back on Sunday. Bed time in the Midwest. Great community here. I'll keep you posted.
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Response Number 8
Name: andy1 Date: July 30, 2005 at 01:20:58 Pacific
Reply:
try these instructions how to remove aurora spyware.
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Response Number 9
Name: paul3 Date: August 15, 2005 at 07:46:57 Pacific
Reply:
aurora is usually hard to remove completely. found removal instructions: remove aurora
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