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| Thread ID: 50831 | 2004-11-03 02:57:00 | adware- again | effie C (772) | Press F1 |
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| 287309 | 2004-11-03 02:57:00 | Hi, Three months or so ago there was a thread that decribed how to get some adware virus out of the system. I have over the last three days run a virus scan( using Nortons and the first day I got two-( adware .?? - I forget, which specifically, but it deleted -- the second ---" get [1].htm adware.CDT--- and at risk" -will not - I have run the scan each day since trying various methods of wiping it, and a search thread using comments from Susan B ,Codex,and Metla talked about removing from their programs and only to find they were back there on restart. My trouble appears only in the Norton's records. I went into the site and downloaded and printed six pages of "how to remove"-- Ha !! my old brain ain't up to it. I quote ( among other guff) "to actually delete the expanded threat >click it's file name(under the filename column)>in the item Information box, that displays> write down the full path>use Windows Explorer to delete the file. ?? where do I access windows explorer- cos I cannot locate it. Then "if windows reports that it cannot delete the file,use safe mode. Double dutch? well to me it sure is!!! Can someone tell me in good old kiwi english what I have to do, please? Remember I am old enough to remember the first motorcar that was invented-- I think ! :-( effie c |
effie C (772) | ||
| 287310 | 2004-11-03 03:29:00 | > ?? where do I access windows explorer- cos I cannot locate it. Windows key+E then browse to your Program Files folder. Try running Nortons, Adaware and Spybot in Safe Mode. There is a FAQ on how to get to safe mode if you need it. :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 287311 | 2004-11-03 04:00:00 | For safemode.... (I take it you have XP?) 1/ start - run and type in MSCONFIG 2/ On the window that pops up, click on the BOOT.INI tab 3/ Look halfway down and put a tick into the box " /SAFEMODE" , then OK button 4/ restart PC It will start in safemode for you. May I also advise that you download and run a small program called Ccleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/), which can clean out the Temp folders and browser cache where some of those nasties can hide. I also would recommend that you leave everything at default, apart from adding a tick to the "delete index.dat" listing. |
Pheonix (280) | ||
| 287312 | 2004-11-03 04:57:00 | Hi Susan B and Pheonix, Yes I have XP and I will follow your leads implicitly :-) I do have ccleaner- and have run it as well, I also have ad Aware and spybot- all updated at least once a week- ad ware ware showed nill and spybot the usual same 5 items that had to be cleared out ???? why that I don't know. I run them at least once a week - galling as it may be it takes 4 hours 44 mins to do a Nortons antivirus scan ( 500 Mhz CPU) so I try to do it it once a month- and usually get the odd virus which is quaranteened or deleted without trouble. Wish me luck Effie c |
effie C (772) | ||
| 287313 | 2004-11-03 09:03:00 | Hi Well I am no further ahead- I even ran a new scan( half the time in safemode)- there is the offending virus identified,and no, it will not delete.All the control panel can be seen as well as the programs but--------?? I still cannot find out where to bring up the list so as to be able to manually delete it. At one time I was able to see that and navigate to the list - but once again I cannot remember th esequence- and even then I do not think it was in safe mode Dumb, I am maybe but now what? effie c |
effie C (772) | ||
| 287314 | 2004-11-03 09:15:00 | Wow, that one is a mean one. It explains and gives you some removal instructions (see what you think) at the Symantec site here (securityresponse.symantec.com). Do it slowly, checking twice each time, and you should be right. |
Pheonix (280) | ||
| 287315 | 2004-11-03 09:22:00 | I am at present checking out another anti-spyware utility that say's it can remove that CDT adware. It is quite safe and may be worth a go if you find the Symantec site a little daunting. Trial of Giant Antispyware (www.giantcompany.com/(ys3xsa55m3cvraemhzqou545)) |
Pheonix (280) | ||
| 287316 | 2004-11-04 04:59:00 | Hi pheonix, I bit the bullet this morning and downloaded Giant AntiSpyware - ran a search and found- nothing of this Norton's file whatsover--- and two low danger cookies (1) Bustnet.com, (2) casalmedia.com I have deleted them anyway but certainly have not got at [1]htm.adware.CDT which is the specific that Giant said it could delete. I caught one of ex tutors while on msn and he too cannot see why I cannot delete it- but cannot get back to Hamilton for three weeks yet,, to be of any help. By running regedit I can draw up all the files but none can be navigated, to this culprit, unless I am completely stupid-- which is quite likely. I will wait to hear what your opinion of Giant Antispyware is then I will delete it as it is only a 15 day trial at that effie c |
effie C (772) | ||
| 287317 | 2004-11-04 05:18:00 | Try this . simplysup . com/tremover/" target="_blank">www . simplysup . com It looks like it has it in its database . Download run and update it to the latest database first then do a scan . It has adware . cdt in its database, and should remove all entries related to adware . cdt in the registry / elsewhere automatically . This is a 30 day trial, unless u register it before 30 days . |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 287318 | 2004-11-04 19:40:00 | Hi Spacemanzz, Well I deleted the Giant previously recommended,and installed your suggested Trojan Remover- ran a scan- found two minor cookies which deleted O K but no adwareCDT. I then sought out the data base, and sure enough there was the data base file , naming CDT,- did a specific search , and found nothing- suggesting that Norton's was talking hot air,but during my meanderings a warning came up on Internet Explorer,stating the a pop up had been stopped ( and of course that is a specific in the list of adware's attributes (?)- so it -adware.CDT,must be somewhere. I stated at the start that perhaps Norton's had contained the file within itself,and perhaps this is right , because I am pretty sure the file is not in the registry. Surely there must be a way into Norton's to see this- so I went in and the adware that I had successfully deleted was there but no CDT, so where in hell would it be? And now what? sorry, it says a threat in the analyses,but did not make too much of the seriousness or not. effie C |
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