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Old 06-21-2008, 09:45 PM   #5 (permalink)
Ried
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Re: Family PC

Hello define,


Please copy this page to Notepad and save to your desktop for reference as you will not have any browsers open while you are carrying out portions of these instructions.

Also be sure to carry out the instructions in the sequence listed below.

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Close any open browsers.

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Open HijackThis and click on 'Do a System Scan Only'. 'Check' the following entries:

R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {00A6FAF6-072E-44cf-8957-5838F569A31D} - C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\SrchAstt\3.bin\MWSSRCAS.DLL
O2 - BHO: MyWebSearch Search Assistant BHO - {00A6FAF1-072E-44cf-8957-5838F569A31D} - C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\SrchAstt\3.bin\MWSSRCAS.DLL


Click 'Fix Checked' and close HijackThis.

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Using 'My Computer', navigate to and delete the following File and [color=Blue]Folders/COLOR] (Right click and select 'Delete'):

c:\keys.ini
C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch


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Use your onboard CCleaner to clean out the undesirable cookies in Firefox.

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Reboot your system.

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Please run a new scan with HijackThis and post a fresh log, along with an update on system behavior.
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