At 03:05 PM 8/26/2004, you wrote: >Drop the box into safemode with networking and then do an upgrade to >the AV program. Also, download Lavasoft's Adaware. I had to fight a >spyware issue on my in-laws computer. Quick rundown of steps taken: > >-Reboot into networked safe mode. Upgrade AV program. >-download and install Lavasoft's adaware >-reboot into safe mode (non-networked) and do full AV scan/clean >-reboot into safe mode again >-Run Adaware and fix/delete everything it lists >-reboot and should be okay Pretty close to what I've been doing as well. I run AdAware first, then SpyBot , PestScan, then Hijack This! I've found I need all 4 to get good results. >I've found that PestScan and Spybot are completely worthless. > >On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:24:45 -0500, Carl Zeilon <pclinux at charter.net> wrote: > > I've been cleaning several machines very successfully in the last weeks. I > > now have one that is stumping me. Both PestScan & Norton 04AV (Hard to > > believe!) are showing files in Windows\Downloaded Program Files. These > > were not detected by SpyBot or AdAware. I don't see any listing in my > > Hijack This log either. This is the directory that contains the active X > > controls. There appear to be no such files, hidden or otherwise. I > > deleted everything just for fun, but both programs still show files > > present. Using Search for the specific files shows nothing anywhere on the > > drive. Any suggestions? I'm still stumped, where are these files? Are they somehow in the Registry but not in the actual folder? _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list