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| 250146 | 2004-07-06 01:00:00 | I'm running windows xp and recently i got some adware so i removed with ad-aware but every time i start up my pc all that i removed has returned, so i tried spybot but the problem of it returning is still happening. Can some tell me what i should do? is it a start up preocess that's doing it? | Codex (3761) | ||
| 250147 | 2004-07-06 01:12:00 | Are Adaware and Spybot fully up-to-date before scanning? It is a good idea to scan in safe mode so that they can pick up and deal with files that would otherwise be in use. To check what is starting up have a look in msconfig>startup from the Run command. You could also give HijackThis (www.spywareinfo.com) a run as well as that will show you everything that is currently running. Do not try fixing anything in HijackThis without advice or your computer could stop working. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 250148 | 2004-07-06 01:53:00 | For the startup your better off looking at the entries with the tool built into spybot,in most cases just by highlighting an entry it will tell you exactly what it is,...much better then opening up msconfig and having a stab. | metla (154) | ||
| 250149 | 2004-07-06 09:07:00 | also clean out any temp and tempoery internet files. you may still have a parent app which reinstalls the adware. which adware is it ? |
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