re: Pop-Ups by the Billions!
Sunday, March 14, 2004 at 9:46 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by MrCharlie
(4141 messages posted)
OK, have HJT fix this one, then reboot and delete this file C:\Windows\Application
Data\hawh.exe
Have HJT fix this one:
HKCU\..\Run:[Rtrr]C:\Windows\Application Data\hawh.exe
If you have trouble deleting that file, try in safe mode or use the TheKillBox.
MrC
On Sunday, March 14, 2004 at 8:27 am, Bob wrote:
>OK. I'll bother you a touch further. Everything still runs fine. However, the hawh.exe
>application is showing up again in my startup. This was listed in the HJT log as
>well. (HKCU\..\Run:[Rtrr]C:\Windows\Application Data\hawh.exe) Do you know anything
>of this application? It was certainly uninvited. Should I go into REGEDIT (oh dread)
>and get rid of it? Maybe just click it in HJT and delete it there? Thank you very
>much and thank you for monitoring and helping with the Annoyances forum. Bob
>
>
>
>On Sunday, March 14, 2004 at 3:39 am, MrCharlie wrote:
>>
>>Good deal!, I did check out and run the uninstaller myself and thought it was safe.
>>Most of them do work, glad to see you're back to normal. To prevent problems like
>>this, use the Immunize feature in Spybot and you should also install SpywareBlaster.
>>Good Luck - MrC
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On Saturday, March 13, 2004 at 7:56 pm, Bob wrote:
>>>
>>>Sorry to bother you again. I did run the Uninstall offered by PurityScan. (That
>>made
>>>me nervous since they were the source of my troubles). Anyway, after running Spybot
>
>>>again, PurityScan no longer is identified. Simultaneously, the hawh.exe application
>
>>>no longer shows up in my startup...and the Popups have stopped. So maybe I'm fixed
>
>>>unless this thing "morphs". Thank you for your help and expertise. Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>On Saturday, March 13, 2004 at 9:42 am, MrCharlie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Here's a bunch of info on it and also there's an uninstaller available, let me
>>know
>>>>how you make out and what worked. HJT will be saved automatically in notepad
when
>>
>>>>you hit the save button, you may have your file associations mixed up, but anyway
>>
>>>>try the other things and if need be here's HiJackThis
>>
>>>>and Instructions
>>>>MrC
>>>>
>>>>INFO
>>>>
>>>>Uninstaller
>>>>
>>>>MoreInfo
>>>>
>>>>EvenMoreInfo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On Saturday, March 13, 2004 at 8:48 am, Bob wrote:
>>>>>Hello. As you suggested, I scanned with HiJack This. It won't save the log successfully.
>
>>>
>>>>>When I try to save, for some reason Kodak Imaging opens to "read" the file...and
>
>>>
>>>>>it can't. I have Notepad open and ready to go, but can't get any further. Of
>a
>>>very
>>>>>related matter: There is an item called PurityScan that has recently arrived
>and
>>>
>>>>>has been identified by Spybot. I delete it with Spybot, but it is found again
>>when
>>>
>>>>>I run Spybot again...apparently not really deleted. My recent problems began
>when
>>>
>>>>>PurityScan arrived. Spybot lists it as: PurityScan: Software HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\PurityScan
>
>>>
>>>>> It's referred to as a Registry Key. PopUPs now even occured when I have the
>
>>>Internet
>>>>>shut down!! Thank you for helping. Bob
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On Friday, March 12, 2004 at 5:45 pm, MrCharlie wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Download and run a scan of your system using HiJackThis.exe.
>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Scan your system then hit the save button, save it in notepad. Then copy and
>>post
>>>>
>>>>>>the log back Here. Be patient and I will look at it. MrC
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>On Friday, March 12, 2004 at 7:11 am, Bob wrote:
>>>>>>>I have picked up something and now my computer sends numerous (and I mean
numerous!)pop-up
>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>ads. Of course, the primary ad offers to sell a pop-up prevention download.
>>Clever.
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>The various names and companies offering downloads and such are: iDownload;QuickSheild;
>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>UnitedSoftware; CoolBar.com; Adserver. I've run my updated CWShreader, SpyGuard
>>
>>>>
>>>>>>and
>>>>>>>the useful Spybot. I have a cable connection. Any thoughts?
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