Yes, Ad-Aware SE is a free utility that is quite good. Of the ones that
must be paid for, 2 very good ones are Spy Sweeper and Counter Spy.
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John Gettis wrote:
> Run spybot in safe mode and turn off the restore feature in Windows and see
> if that gets rid the problem also besides spybot I run Adware as they
> sometimes get something that the other program misses John Gettis
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>
>>[Original Message]
>>From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Date: 6/17/2006 7:11:10 PM
>>Subject: [OM] Re: Ot..computer probs
>>
>>Steve Dropkin wrote:
>>
>>>JOHN DUGGAN wrote:
>>>
>>>>Have become infected with a browser hijacker and other problems I just
>
> cannot
>
>>>>get rid of. Norton system works pro cannot find it and I am going
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> round in circles. keeps giving
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>>>>me the message that computer is infected...and points me towards site
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> selling removal tools for
>
>>>>only $37. spybot seems to find it, says it has killed it BUT it comes
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> back at startup.
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>>>>
>>>
>>>Usually the -- er, vermin -- who write these hijackers are too smart
>>>for this, but can you start Windows in Safe mode? Even just holding
>>>down the Shift key once you reboot and get past the memory check may
>>>help get you into Windows so you can get some of the tools Moose
>>>mentioned. Also, you don't have your Web browser set up to start
>>>automatically with Windows, do you? And what version of Windows are
>>>you using anyway? Do you have a boot disk for it?
>>>
>>
>>And once you recover, if you have been using IE, stop it!
>>
>>Moose
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