Cant Get Rid Of Spyware...

[Kriptik]

Hi, I'm knew so I don't know if this is suppost to go here, but I have a problem.

 

While using Spybot S&D I came across these entries,

 

Common Hijacker: Prefix Change

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes\www=http://

 

Common Hijacker: Prefix Change

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes\=http://

 

Then I tell Spybot to fix these, but if I scan it again it appears again. So far what these have done is change my hompage to h**p://nkvd.us/ which I think is no longer online, because it always takes me to h**p://www.best-search.info/ and adds h**p://www.XXXXXX-XXXXXX.biz/ which is really gross BTW, ewwwww mature) to my favourites. Whenever I try and delete h**p://www.XXXXXX-XXXXXX.biz/ from my favourites it just comes back a minute or two later, and whenever I try to change my homepage, h**p://nkvd.us/ just becomes my homepage again.

 

I've gone into regedit, and found and under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes\ it shows:

 

(DEFAULT) REG_SZ (value not set)

home REG_SZ h**p://nkvd.us/

mosaic REG_SZ h**p://nkvd.us/

www REG_SZ h**p://nkvd.us/

 

Also under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPrefixe\ it shows:

 

(DEFAULT) REG_SZ h**p://nkvd.us/

 

I have even tryed deleting these, but they come back also. If someone could possibly help, please do.

 

Thanks!

 

--Kriptik

 

*** edited out the mature link - not permitted in forum *** TCH-Bruce

Edited April 10, 2004 by TCH-Bruce

[TCH-Dick]

Download and run CoolWebShredder unzip and run it, select Fix, let it scan, have it fix all CWS remnants.

 

After it runs, run it again and this time have it fix everything it finds

[Kriptik]

Thanks, I think it worked! You da man, man.

 

--Kriptik

[kaseytraeger]

TCH-Mike,

 

Thanks for the link to CWShredder. I like to keep a library of applications to remove various spyware, and this was one I didn't have.

 

By the way, I ran the scan on my computer, just to be sure. I wasn't experiencing any annoying pop-ups, but rather, I was curious to see if it would find anything. My machine came up clean!

 

Thanks again!

[Alan]

Edited>> Alan

 

Ty Rob

Edited April 13, 2004 by Alan

[bellringr]

Alan,

 

I was able to get rid of Kazaa stuff with AdAware - did that not work for you?

[kaseytraeger]

Try Spybot Search & Destroy. That picked up a few things on my computer that Ad-Aware missed.

[Alan]

Edited>> Alan

 

Ty Rob

Edited April 13, 2004 by Alan

[Alan]

Edited>> Alan

 

Ty Rob

Edited April 13, 2004 by Alan

[bellringr]

The spyware from Kazaa uses your bandwidth, so while it may not crash your computer, it will slow you down significantly. Been there done that.

 

My advice is to get rid of Kazaa and get Kazaa Lite (supposedly spyware-free) or WinMX.

 

Kazaa is ebil Mad!!!

[Alan]

Edited>> Alan

 

Ty Rob

Edited April 13, 2004 by Alan

[TCH-Rob]

Lol,

 

You didnt have to go that far goof.

[Alan]

I just needed something to make me laugh

 

Besides life is boring, so I had to spice it up alil