Posted on 06/22/2004 12:41:40 PM PDT by Mo1
OK .. I am about to beat my computer with a baseball bat
My Daughter SOME HOW downloaded something called CleverIEhooker .. though she swears she didn't do anything
Anyhow .. I was up till 4AM and I had thought I finally got rid of it ..
Apparently I was wrong and the dang thing is back
But now my brain is mush due to lack of sleep and I can think anymore
Could someone be so kind and give me a step by step procedure on how to get rid of this stupid thing??
Pretty Please :0)
About every other weekend I go over to my father-in-laws house to help him with his computer because it has slowed to a crawl and pop-ups are all over th place. Every time its the same thing: He has downloaded endless amounts of files, and his computer is loaded with spyware, trojans, you name it. I run adaware, and spybot and all sorts of stuff and clean it all out.
Only this time I have a problem: Whenever internet explorer is opened, another IE window opens with an ad. I can't seem to find the source of this. Does anyone have any ideas?
Bump
HiJack This is the best tool I have found for finding the more elusive of these nasty things. Once you run HiJack This, there are a number of websites you can send you results to and get advice. Spypatrol I think is one of the more popular sites.
These things make me furious. My family usually leaves when we get one of these.
cool, thanks.
You're right - I should not have included Windows 2000.
Back up in yo ass wit da Resurrection!
bump for later
Thanks .. but that didn't work .. it came back
Create a couple extra user accounts that have full administrative powers. Restart on one of those accounts.
Repeat the the cleaning steps, including the dis-abling and re-enabling of System Restore.
Use the computer for a while in order to see if the problme has persisted --- probably not. Then, restart on your perferred user account if you wish, though you might now prefer to continue operations by way of one of the new user accounts.
Then install ZoneAlarm Pro. You can purchase it online, here:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_zap.jsp;jsessionid=AYisWylvMio6aWkfVZ5Do1CVJcpzlpRnT3NF3Af9F2qAggicbm7u!1965445848!-1062696905!7551!7552!1463396273!-1062696904!7551!7552?lid=zasskulist_pronav
Use the default settings; during the setup, err on the side of automation and do not fret.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q263/4/55.ASP&NoWebContent=1
I've heard this one is good. But I have a question: how is this thing being spread? I've been surfing on an XP box for over a year now and I've not picked it up. Is there a particular type of site that is spreading this crapware?
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/community/centers/management/sysrestore_faq.mspx
Oh, you've also gotta clean all the temp files from the "temporary internet files" folder. Then you can disable Auto-Restore, reboot, and clean the system. < said thumping self on head >
Donh't feel bad. I just tried it too and it didn't work for me, either.
Thanks .. I'll give it a try
http://forums.tomcoyote.com/index.php?showtopic=10121
http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/hijacked/prevent.php
The Microsoft System Restore FAQ (for Windows 2000 and XP) in reply 52, above.
Using ZoneAlarm Pro, mentioned in reply 50, above.
In general, don't use Microsoft Internet Explorer except for downloading the Microsoft Windows Updates. Use Netscape or some other browser.
Finally, have at least two other user accounts that are administrative, so that you can start up into one of them.
Maybe someone can put it into english
Any how .. he took all you advice and suggestions .. plus he also had to seek out a file/folder/whatever called TV Media/TVM.Exe
he found 3 that were causing problems
TVMSYS.EXE
TVM_BS.EXE
Yes-TVM.EXE
He said he changed the .EXE to .OLD then did a reboot and then deleted them
I hope that made some sense .. Like I said - I have not a clue on what he said or did ... but it worked
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