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Name: CaptainFee
Date: August 1, 2008 at 19:40:56 Pacific
Subject: Adware Problems
OS: Windows Vista
CPU/Ram: 2GB
Model/Manufacturer: HP
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I've been having troubl with adware for the last few days. I have tried several scanning programs including Adaware, Spydoctor, Spyhunter, and SUPER Antispyware with limited success. I have removed (aparrently) variations of Vundo. Other stuff I may or may not still be dealing with is Agent.bn and incredifind, but now my scanning programs no longer show anything. The thing is, I am still experiencing a few stray popups here and there and I can't get rid of them. I ran a Hijackthis log through the aqnalyzer and removed something called "launcher"
. If anyone has any additional ideas or wants to see the log, help would be very much appreciated.


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Response Number 1
Name: FlyByNight
Date: August 3, 2008 at 17:56:11 Pacific
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Assuming that you still have AdAware, download and install NOD32. (if you've killed any processes through Task Manager, reboot your computer so that everything starts back up) Run a full scan with AdAware. If it finds anything related to Vundo, remove it, otherwise just close out AdAware. Immediately after AdAware, run NOD32.

AdAware essentially pulls Vundo out of hiding, removing most of it in the process, and NOD32 follows, cleaning up pieces of Vundo that AdAware may not have detected.

If Vundo is your only problem, as for viruses, etc., then this will have your computer running normal again. Having Vundo twice, this is the only combination of programs that I've found to work.

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Response Number 2
Name: CaptainFee
Date: August 6, 2008 at 18:12:52 Pacific
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I appreciate your help but I Adaware is not finding anything now. Popups are still coming. Anyone willing to look at the hijackthis log?


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