re: CWS won't quit
Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at 6:31 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(33507 messages posted)
Oh, boy......one big problem.
SpyHunter is a fake, rip-off app, that only claims to be a removal program. IT is
spyware and I believe downloads/installs more spyware junk. People mistakenly download
a different one thinking it's legit.
Do NOT.. EVER, download anything from Google's sponsored ads! Is that how
you got it?
Uninstall SpyHunter immediately, then run PepiMK's SpybotS&D. Hopefully this is the
one you have installed:
http://www.safer-networking.org
Clear out your TIF, other temp files and ActiveX Controls. Go into Internet Options
- General tab. Delete temporary internet files, and choose to delete all Offline
content. In Settings, set the size of your TIF folder between 5 - 10 MB. Also, under
General tab - choose Setting - View Objects. In the window that opens, choose View
Details on the toolbar. If any of those ActiveX Controls are marked "unknown" or
"damaged", remove them. Plus, remove any that you don't recognize. Any and all ActiveX
Controls, can be safely removed. They'll be downloaded again as needed. To uninstall,
right click and Remove. You may want to keep those by MS, Macromedia or Apple.
Also, go to Start - Find - Files or folders - in the named box, type: *.tmp and choose
Edit - select all - File - delete. Empty the contents of the C:\Windows\temp folder
and C:\temp folder, if you have one. Empty Recycle bin.
Disable system restore to clear out previous restore points. Then RE-enable it.
Disabling System Restore
I suggest using SpywareBlaster for prevention. Be sure to check for and download
updates after installing it, and frequently thereafter. There's also SpywareGuard,
if you want to use both.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Carol
- Written in response to:
- re: CWS won't quit (Mickey: Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at 6:09 pm)
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