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Help with Windows 98-Missing files

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Name: MrMark
Date: June 7, 2005 at 10:40:00 Pacific
Subject: Help with Windows 98-Missing files
OS: Windows 98
CPU/Ram: Pentium 3
Comment:

I ran Startup Inspector for Windows Version 2 on my sister's extremely messed up computer. I have it in safe mode now, and I am running a whole bunch of programs to help clean it up. Anyways, the Startup Inspector says WinTools and WinServerUpdate are required programs, but missing.

Also, I cannot get rid of some spyware...such as Seeve. Any tips? The scans find it, but don't remove it.


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Response Number 1
Name: jboy
Date: June 7, 2005 at 10:53:53 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Wintools?

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.


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Response Number 2
Name: MrMark
Date: June 7, 2005 at 11:06:17 Pacific
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Yeah, been there awhile... I feel stupid now with my lack of knowlege of computers.


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Response Number 3
Name: jboy
Date: June 7, 2005 at 11:09:46 Pacific
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From CNET:

In our tests, we didn't find Startup Inspector for Windows' database of known applications very comprehensive, since it failed to detect several fairly common utilities we had installed

.. as opined, msconfig would do nearly as well.

Odds are the Wintools malware was removed, but a reference to it in the registry etc. remains.


The amount of malware facing a computer user these days is overwhelming, and educating yourself can require a huge effort

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.


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Response Number 4
Name: MrMark
Date: June 7, 2005 at 11:14:33 Pacific
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Seeve.exe - I cannot get rid of it. It gets detected, but I cannot get rid of it for the life of me.


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Response Number 5
Name: ham30
Date: June 7, 2005 at 12:45:28 Pacific
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http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/seeve.exe-8987.html

Do a search for seeve.exe in the Registry and delete it.


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Response Number 6
Name: DAVEINCAPS
Date: June 7, 2005 at 19:57:40 Pacific
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Most of the time files that can't be deleted in a normal session of windows can be removed in safe mode or dos.


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