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Win**.tmp.exe, Spyware help?

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Name: T3hTommay
Date: February 27, 2006 at 10:01:05 Pacific
Subject: Win**.tmp.exe, Spyware help?
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Pentium 4, 1 GB memory, 3
Model/Manufacturer: Packard Bell?
Comment:

Hi,

My PC just recently downloaded a small program. It's an Italian program, and when it installed itself, it was nowhere to be found, so I thought it deleted itself.

I was wrong. Today, I started getting small popups about dialer.exe, and with Italian description saying the program would be terminated. I checked my processes, and I found small things called Win**.tmp.exe, with on the **s, several numbers and symbols. I also checked my temp-folder, and I found the Win**.tmp.exe files there, with globes as icons. Now, I'd like to know how to get rid of this form of Spyware.


Thanks in advance.


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Response Number 1
Name: capt
Date: February 27, 2006 at 11:01:02 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Have you tried deleting the items you have found? Do you have Microsoft's Defender installed and have you tried using it to detect and clean the spyware?


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Response Number 2
Name: T3hTommay
Date: February 27, 2006 at 12:11:07 Pacific
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I've tried deleting them, but other files keep coming back.
...Defender? No?
And yes, I've tried spyware romvers, to no avail. They're really bugging me, and I've got a feeling this problem could get a lot worse.


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Response Number 3
Name: capt
Date: February 27, 2006 at 12:34:47 Pacific
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Thanks for posting your fix!


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Response Number 4
Name: capt
Date: February 27, 2006 at 12:36:35 Pacific
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Sorry, go to strike_kin post as it shows what fixed the problem on his system.


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Response Number 5
Name: Leafsnum1
Date: February 27, 2006 at 14:04:14 Pacific
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I had the same problem I ran HJT and the file that was on line 020 eg. of mine winzlo32.dll I renamed the file to winzlo32.dll.bak for the time being.
Rebooted my computer and the win##.tmp.exe files no longer load.

Went to my Windows\Temp Dir Deleted all files with no problem.

Then I went and deleted the winzlo32.dll.bak from System32 dir.

This has stopped the problem so far and no other win##.tmp or win##.tmp.exe have been re-populated.

I don't know if this is a solution as it's only been 1 hour since I have done this.

However I have posted my steps in a thread I created and I'm still working with Jabuck and waiting for his response after my first HJT post.

My computer is running 100% faster now after making the above changes.

I also ran ccleaner and cleaned out all the other crap in my computer.

I then ran HJT again and on line 020 it said winzlo32.dll file missing I checked the box and hit the fix checked button.

Ran HJT again and the error on line 020 is now gone. I hope for good.

All the best.


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