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re: File association won't stick ?!
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at 1:46 pm
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Posted by Ian (1 messages posted)

Just wanted to say that this thread helped me out. a lot! thanks falcon.

On Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 2:46 pm, Falcon wrote:
>Control Panel->Folder Options->File Types. Or, you an use regedit to add the application
>to the list manually. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications. Just follow the same form as
>the ones already there.

>/>

>
My Malware Removal Instructions

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Perform the following:

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Disable System Restore >style="color:black;text-decoration:none" href="http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001111912274039?OpenDocument&src=sec_doc_nam">^*

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Perform an online
>virus scan ^* >style="color:black;text-decoration:none" href="http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm">^* >style="color:black;text-decoration:none" href="http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php">^* >style="color:black;text-decoration:none" href="http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/">^*.

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Download, update, and run these tools:
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Spybot Search &
>Destroy ^*

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Lavasoft Adaware >style="color:black;text-decoration:none" href="http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/">^*

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CWShredder >style="color:black;text-decoration:none" href="http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html">^*

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> Repeat as necessary until clean.
>

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>
If you still experience problems after doing these steps, download
>HijackThis >href="http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html">^* and post a log
>to
>this forum.

>
>
To protect against reinfection, download and use these:

> If at all possible, I recommend that you use alternative software, particularly
>web browsers and email clients:

>
Web Browsers >style="color:black;text-decoration:none" href="http://www.getfirefox.com/">^* >style="color:black;text-decoration:none" href="http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/">^* >style="color:black;text-decoration:none" href="http://www.opera.com/">^*

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Email Clients >style="color:black;text-decoration:none" href="http://www.getthunderbird.com/">^* >style="color:black;text-decoration:none" href="http://www.eudora.com/">^*

>

> If this is not a viable option, or for additional protection, use these:
>

>
Javacool's
>SpywareBlaster ^*

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Javacool's SpywareGuard >style="color:black;text-decoration:none" href="http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html">^*

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Malware-blocking HOSTS
>file ^*

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IE-SPYAD >href="https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm">^*, Internet
>Explorer only

>

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Optionally Reenable
>System Restore ^*.
>Better alternatives to
>System Restore.

>

>
>

> If you encounter any broken links, please inform
> me of them. Also note that these links direct through my web server to allow
>me to keep them
> up-to-date or post additional info. If you are unable to use the links above, click
>the stars
> instead, which are a direct link to the page in question.
>

>

>

Written in response to:: re: File association won't stick ?! (Falcon: Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 2:46 pm)

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All messages in this thread [show all]

File association won't stick ?! (David: Sun, Apr 24, 2005, 10:30 am)

re: File association won't stick ?! (Falcon: Sun, Apr 24, 2005, 2:46 pm)

re: File association won't stick ?! (David: Sun, Apr 24, 2005, 3:22 pm)

re: File association won't stick ?! (Falcon: Sun, Apr 24, 2005, 6:38 pm)

re: File association won't stick ?! (Andy Haninger: Wed, Dec 12, 2007, 9:49 pm)

re: File association won't stick ?! (Ian: Tue, Oct 4, 2005, 1:46 pm)

re: File association won't stick ?! (nhazean: Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 12:04 am)

re: File association won't stick ?! (Arbuthnot: Mon, Jun 9, 2008, 3:22 pm)

re: File association won't stick ?! (Emily: Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 10:17 pm)

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