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Subject: Pop ups and weird dlls

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Name: dmoose
Date: March 28, 2008 at 19:21:07 Pacific
Subject: Pop ups and weird dlls
OS: xp sp2
CPU/Ram: 1.31 Ghz/768 RAM
Model/Manufacturer: AMD

Comment:

I am getting internet pop ups for Security issues, and to load scanning software. Looking at Hijack this I am getting a few weird dll's. My kid also installed something called mywebsearch.

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Response Number 1

Name: TheNerd
Date: March 30, 2008 at 07:37:04 Pacific
Subject: Pop ups and weird dlls

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My Web Search is a spyware filled toolbar that normally runs in Internet Explorer. Spybot S&D usually does a good job at getting rid of it. You might also be able to remove it from the add/remove programs applet.
If you give us more info about what you already did and what version of windows you are using it might help.
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Response Number 2

Name: dmoose
Date: March 30, 2008 at 09:31:11 Pacific
Subject: Pop ups and weird dlls

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xp sp2, I ran spybot and it found the lovely virtumond and left over mywebsearch. For some reason spybot is getting a memory fault and will not finish. I have latest spybot and tried running it on startup and receive same issue. I can post hijack this log if you want.

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Response Number 3

Name: XpUser4Real
Date: March 30, 2008 at 11:05:36 Pacific
Subject: Pop ups and weird dlls

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try this free online scan and delete all it finds:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.php
You may also want to try running spybot in safe mode
Some HELP in posting on Cnet plus free progs and instructions Glad to Help!

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Response Number 4

Name: TheNerd
Date: March 30, 2008 at 16:45:33 Pacific
Subject: Pop ups and weird dlls

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You might want to try Lavasoft's Ad-Adware as well. Feel free to post the Hijack this log if you want. Not sure how much it will help but it certainly can't hurt.
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Response Number 5

Name: dmoose
Date: March 30, 2008 at 17:11:25 Pacific
Subject: Pop ups and weird dlls

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Thanks for the ideas. I did run Spybot again, but this time stopped it half way through its scanning. Then I had it fix the issues, I rebooted and had it start again. This time I was able to clear all the junk out. I ran Hijack this, and cleaned the bad junk out, then ran combofix, which cleaned more junk. I also ran the the above link progran (which is a very quick and nice program), it found two items and then on reboot it did not find anything.
I am going to check a few other things, and keep my fingers cross all is gone. I also noticed my clock is correct now with correct date, must have been part of the bug.
Thanks again!!

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Response Number 6

Name: TheNerd
Date: March 30, 2008 at 18:51:21 Pacific
Subject: Pop ups and weird dlls

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That's good to hear. Sometimes it just takes some encouragement :) Let us know if you run into any more problems.
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Response Number 7

Name: Kawa
Date: April 2, 2008 at 13:43:28 Pacific
Subject: Pop ups and weird dlls

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You can also use a registry cleaner to check and fix dll files and errors.

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