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Ried · 05-25-2005, 11:14 PM

Hi,

Would you please post up another Mwav for review. Let's be sure everything is gone. The Startdreck also is still under review.

The popup you are getting about ActiveX is actually a 'good' thing. Your system is blocking it from being placed on your PC.

Regarding which IESpyad to use:
(https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm)
The original IE-SPYAD installs to the Registry location for the current user of the PC; IE-SPYAD2 installs to the global machine location, thus affecting all users and accounts on the PC.

Read How Did I Get Infected In The First Place?. You need an antivirus that is continually updated, a good firewall, a spyware blocker such as Spyware Blaster, and a real time spyware program such as Spyware Guard, to prevent spyware intrusions. IE-Spyad is another excellent program that places over 4000 websites and domains in the IE Restricted list, which will help prevent attempts to infect your system. All of the above have good free versions available. However, be very wary with any security software that is advertised in popups or in other ways. They are not only usually of no use, but often have malware in them.

05-25-2005, 11:14 PM	#26 (permalink)
Ried Assistant Manager, TSF Academy; Moderator/Analyst Security Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 27,016 OS: WinXP and Vista	Hi, Would you please post up another Mwav for review. Let's be sure everything is gone. The Startdreck also is still under review. The popup you are getting about ActiveX is actually a 'good' thing. Your system is blocking it from being placed on your PC. Regarding which IESpyad to use: (https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm) The original IE-SPYAD installs to the Registry location for the current user of the PC; IE-SPYAD2 installs to the global machine location, thus affecting all users and accounts on the PC. Read How Did I Get Infected In The First Place?. You need an antivirus that is continually updated, a good firewall, a spyware blocker such as Spyware Blaster, and a real time spyware program such as Spyware Guard, to prevent spyware intrusions. IE-Spyad is another excellent program that places over 4000 websites and domains in the IE Restricted list, which will help prevent attempts to infect your system. All of the above have good free versions available. However, be very wary with any security software that is advertised in popups or in other ways. They are not only usually of no use, but often have malware in them. __________________ Member of ASAP since 2005 Member of UNITE since 2006 "It is one life whether we spend it laughing or weeping." "Take the time to laugh--it is the music of the soul."