re: PeopleOnPage, WildTangent and a couple other lil buggers...
Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at 7:04 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by werner
(7097 messages posted)
PCHELL.COM has INFO on removing PEOPLEONPAGE.and is otherwise a pretty useful Site.
On Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at 12:35 pm, US_Blue wrote:
>I've run all the anti-virus/spyware/adware/trojan blocker software that is usually
>recommended (upgraded/dated and configured): Spybot, HijackThis, Norton Systemworks,
>and Blockers with my ISP (earthlink). Searched and combed my computer (including
>registry) for anything and everything that even remotely resembles .dll/exe files
>and anything that could possibly be associated with the following: PeopleOnPage(trojan),
>WildTangent(sysmonadware), and Atdmt, bluestreak, double click(cookies).
>
>Here is where it started:
> http://www.earthlink.net/spyaudit/
>I ran this (due to 'funny' and slow actions on puter) and it came up with the above
>listed culprits.
>
>At some point I remember having agreed to the wildtanget, but have since removed
>*or thought I had* removed it. The other three I have NO idea where they came from.
>I uninstalled and reinstalled (required due to prior installation of spybot i think)
>my ISP spyware blocker (since my ISP provided the online
>test) and that didn't get it so I downloaded the Spybot and HT...still no progress.
> Found these instructions for removal: http://www.pchell.com/support/peopleonpage.shtml
>but I didn't register(that i'm aware of) and can find zero files related to it.
>I've tried the instuctions (most are pretty consistant) here to get rid of the others.
> I also did the EIFIX.reg to hopefully restore a few things to default. None of
>this has worked.
>
>System is VERY slow, fonts (online) are messed up, and a few options that 'seem'
>to be unrelated are just acting funny (would take way too long to describe here).
>
>Does anyone have an idea of what info I am missing that I can't get rid of these
>last couple of things that are bugging the canola out of me?
>Thanks,
>Angela
>
>PS..carl ...no matter what ...if you should respond to this one..i promise i won't
>get upset again ;)
>
>
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