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Hi everybody,
Aside from the constant annoyances of this site's odd page behaviour that untentionally navigates off page (just when I'm reviewing an intended post) and causes me to lose the posted message because I'm kicked back to the forum start page... Grrr
..I'd dure like to know what a particular prgoram is so I can safely uninstall it as I think it's spyware or worse.
I see it in my add/remove programs list as One Button and as far as I can tell it is not related to my NIS 2005 package, even though my googling does hit on a prog named One Button.
I can't find it anywhere on my os using search and googling merely hits on it as being some Norton feature that does a checkup on opne's os.
"One Button" is not listed in any of my Norton or Symantec folders either and as such, it looks like its malware or worse as one of my anti-spyware app's targeted it as a questionable program but as slow as they are in answering support questions which they never seem to answer anyway, I'm left to 'the people' for answers on this program.
Regards and hap-e-trails, Steve Hopper
It is spyware. I would delete the anti-spyware program that you have no faith in. The good ones are SpyBot, Adaware, Spywareblaster(active X only) and the Microsoft Beta spyware/malware installed.
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Appreciate the help so much.
Even tho' "capt" could have maybe offered more about how it is seen as spyware, I'm planning on removing 'One Button' from my add/remove programs list and revoking firewall privileges plus whatever else I can think of to wipe it out.
I religiously use SpyBot, Trend Micro, M$ AntiSpyware (beta), ewido, CCleaner, Bazooka scanner, but they haven't hit on One Button.
Really curious where "capt" got his info from especially if something is picking up on it, I stand a better chance of eradicating it using that software.
I quit using AdAware, SpySweeper, SpyDoctor and BitDefender as I was dissatified with them.
Needless to say none of them picked up on 'OneButton' or I'd have done something about it before. AdAware excepted as I discontinued using it before contracting or installing One Button.
I only refrained from getting rid of the thing as it appeared the day I formatted and was pretty sure it had to do with Norton, likely so and I probably just never got it setup right to use it.
Sorry about the blabber, and thanks again.
Regards and hap-e-trails, Steve Hopper
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/fec/software/onebutton/index.html Ask Jeeves shows a program.. freeware one button v1.41 at the above site. Although I would think you knew if you download this program. good luck
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Good one. Don't see how I could have missed it in my searches.
Sadly I don't recall ever seeing it before, ever. And I don't see it in my IE6's toolbar as if it might have been dropped on me as a spoof.
I'm just about ready to use add/remove to get rid of it, but will try a little more digging on my os to try and uncover anything about the thing (before I do something I could regret).
Again, thanks for the tip.
Regards and hap-e-trails, Steve Hopper
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Have you attemped to speed up your internet connection with acceleration software..I've seen software before that was called that.
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I got rid of One Button and also a folder named Prolific, even though Prolific seemed to be related to a USB hub I'd used for awhile, it also can be spyware related.
My os began working a lot faster.
Now I'm working on figuring out how I can identify remote computers that my os is sending and receiving packets to.
fping looked promising and so did visual trace route, but both what little I understand about remote addresses and the little info offered about what their programs do, has led me to holding off on installing anything.
I need simply to find out stuff like why explorer.exe is connecting to the internet and using unidentified module(s) with protocols such as UDP (outbound/inbound) to remote address(es) such as 239.255.255.250 :1900 with what seems to be my local address and a 'port' of 2649.
As far as the 'port' part goes, I'm only guessing that's what the :1900 is.
I'm hoping to find some program or better yet, a website that will identify this stuff for me so I can decide whether or not to allow/disallow permission for internet access (using my firewall's program control).
It looks like I'd be better off stopping the stukk before it gets in, than trusting so much on antispyware programs, that I'm finding have major shortcomings.
I've found they ether spoof (or get it wrong), they provide little (to no support), they hardly ever get rid of the stuff they find (newdotnet is a prime example of nobody doing 'much' about spyware) and/or they (SB-S&D, reports finds of serious threats like "FCI" and yet absolutely ignores request to identify anything about whatever FCI is, nor do I find a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g on the internet about FCI).
Hence, the do it yourself, if you want it done right approach I'm aiming at because at least if I know who to block, I stand a good chance at actually controlling my os better than a mish-mash of outdated, 3rd rate so called antispyware progs.
I say 3rd rate as even the ones that you pay for aren't worth the time and effort at trying to get the support they promise and never cough up.
I must admit though, they do a fair job at weeding out much of the stuff, but they just don't make the cut as far as I've found. And I've tried just about all the recommended ones.
When someone actually stops newdotnet, I'll consider eating my words, and no BD doesn't do it despite what they tout. It got in and their software an 'support' did absolutely nothing to get rid of it for me.
Out of desperation and just short of formatting, I fortunately and very oddly, did a system restore and it seems like I got rid of NewDotNetA. B and their trojans.
Regards and hap-e-trails, Steve Hopper
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