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Old 03-03-2007, 10:47 AM   #11 (permalink)
tetonbob
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OS: 2000 Pro; XP Pro; XP Home


Before beginning the fix, read this post completely. If there's anything that you do not understand, kindly ask your questions before proceeding. Ensure that there aren't any opened browsers when you are carrying out the procedures below. Save the following instructions in Notepad as this webpage would not be available when you're carrying out the fix.

It is IMPORTANT that you don't miss a step & perform everything in the correct order/sequence.

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Please download ATF Cleaner by Atribune.
This program is for XP and Windows 2000 only
  • Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
    Under Main choose: Select All
    Click the Empty Selected button.
If you use Firefox browser
  • Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
    Click the Empty Selected button.
    NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.
If you use Opera browser
  • Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
    Click the Empty Selected button.
    NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at the bottom of each menu.

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Windows Defender

Please disable your Windows Defender Real-time Protection, as it may hinder the removal of some entries.
  • Open Windows Defender.
  • Click on Tools>Options.
  • Scroll down and uncheck "Use real-time protection (recommended)".
  • After you uncheck this, click on the Save button and close Windows Defender.

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Copy and paste the following into Notepad (don't forget to copy and paste REGEDIT4):

Quote:
REGEDIT4

[-hkey_current_user\software\MyWebSearch]
Save the file as "delete.reg". Make sure to save it with the quotes. It should look like this:

Close Notepad.

Double click on the delete.reg file and choose Yes to merge/add it to the registry. You may delete the file afterwards.

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Uninstall the following via the Add/Remove Panel (Start->(Settings)->Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs) if they exist:

Registry Cleaner Version 4.0

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 6<<<this is an outdated version, and a security risk simply by having it on the machine. Leave Update 9 alone for now.


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Open HijackThis and click on 'Do a System Scan Only'. Check the following entries if they exist (make sure you do not miss any) and click Fix Checked

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Show List Setup Poll] C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AdminIntraShowList\Dashbore.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Registry Cleaner] "C:\Program Files\Registry Cleaner Trial\Regclean.exe" -startminimize


Close HijackThis now.

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Go to My Computer->Tools->Folder Options->View tab:
* Under the Hidden files and folders heading, select Show hidden files and folders.
* Uncheck the Hide protected operating system files (recommended) option.
* Also make sure there is no checkmark beside Hide file extensions for known file types
* Click Yes to confirm and then click OK.


Delete the following if they exist:

C:\Documents and Settings\Charlotte\Application Data\mp3daleweb
C:\Documents and Settings\Charlotte\Local Settings\Temp\bis5.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AdminIntraShowList
C:\Program Files\Registry Cleaner Trial


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Run fl.bat once more, and post the resulting findlop.txt

Also run ComboScan once again and post it's log.

Let me know how your system is behaving, please.
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