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Posted by PA Bear on July 15, 2005, 12:48 am
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Web (tab) > Highlight & Delete the offending file(s).
Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html or http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
for expert analysis, not here.**
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
bryan wrote:
> I am running Win98 with McAfee Virusscan, Firewall and Privacy. I also
> have Spywareblaster, Adaware, CWShredder and Spybot. Two times over the 8
> months since I installed this security arsenal, I have logged off the
> internet to find a blank icon on my desktop. I deleted and shredded them
> both times, but I would like to know if this was a form of malware. The
> last time it happened, I looked at the properties of the blank icon and
> found that it was an archive file. There was no name for the icon, just a
> '~' symbol. I scanned with Mcafee, Adaware and Spybot. No problems were
> found and my computer is functioning normally, although slightly slower
> than usual (I only have 32 mg of ram). Any ideas what caused the blank
> icon to appear? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Bryan
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