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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?VGVhY2hlciBEYXZl?= on November 9, 2005, 9:20 am
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won't be back there until next Wednesday but I'll certainly report back as to
which of your methods I use to solve my little problem.
I'm still a bit confused as to why the Microsoft AntiSpyware doesn't pick up
About:Blank - is it classed as Spyware or some other category?
In my simplistic view of the world, viruses, spyware & adware all amount to
the same thing - an unwanted intrusion onto your computer. I'm always
disappointed that my antivirus software doesn't protect my networks from all
these security threats.
Regards
"David H. Lipman" wrote:
>
> | I have several machines on a school network infected with About:Blank.
> | Expected that the Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta version would get get rid of
> | this, but the Quick Scan doesn't spot it at all.
> |
> | There are lots of bespoke tools out there claiming to remove About:Blank,
> | but I've no way of telling if they are from reliable sites.
> |
> | I've had a glance at some instructions on how to remove the offeding files
> | from the registry, but it seems hard work to me.
> |
> | Surely someone has already done the hard work so that I just have to press a
> | button to make everything OK? Preferably without costing me anything!
> |
> | Am I asking too much?
>
> For non-viral malware...
>
> Please download, install and update the following software...
>
> Ad-aware SE v1.06
> http://www.lavasoft.de/
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>
> SpyBot Search and Destroy v1.4
> http://security.kolla.de/
>
> After the software is updated, I suggest scanning the system in Safe Mode.
>
> I also suggest downloading, installing and updating BHODemon for any Browser
Helper Objects
> that may be on the PC.
>
> BHODemon
> http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm
>
> For viral malware...
>
> Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
> http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe
>
> It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter {
Link
> (.LNK) file, a PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and WGET.EXE.
It will
> simplify the process of using; Sophos, Trend, Kaspersky and McAfee Anti Virus
Command
> Line Scanners to remove viruses, Trojans and various other malware.
>
> C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
> This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in
Normal Mode.
> This way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor's web site.
> The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Kaspersky, Exit this menu and Reboot
the PC.
>
> You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or
you can
> download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded
the files
> needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe
Mode [F8 key
> during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to
run in Safe
> Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.
>
> When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more
comprehensive PDF help
> file.
>
> To use this utility, perform the following...
> Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
> Choose; Unzip
> Choose; Close
>
> Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
> { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }
>
> NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go
through your
> FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.
>
> * * * Please report back your results * * *
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>
>
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