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Bruce wrote:
> sh4d03 <sh4d03@TPG.com.au> wrote in news:41d733af$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au:
> 
> 
>>A Whiteford wrote:
>>
>>>My background has reset to a black screen with a title "Warning
>>>You're in Danger" and a blurb about spyware etc.  If I click on the
>>>screen it takes me to the following web site:
>>>http://213.159.117.130/?affid=NAT-12
>>>
>>>which basically is urging me to buy their product to remove spyware.
>>>
>>>I've run AdAware and it's made no difference.  I've also tried
>>>resetting the desktop from the Display within the Control Panel.  If
>>>I choose a Windows theme it uses only the sounds/pointers and doesn't
>>>change the desktop to the theme.
>>>
>>>Advice from anybody who knows how to get rid of this hijacker
>>>appreciated. 
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Don't assume that AdAware is the be-all and end-all of anti-spyware 
>>programs. Yes I use it myself but I also use SpySweeper, SpyBot and 
>>Spyware Blaster. Have a look at some of these products as well and see
>>if they can help you. But also as -max has suggested look at running a
>>check for viruses as well.
>>
>>Sh4d03
> 
> 
> Yes, indeed.  I'm no expert, but I just finished cleaning a teenager's 
> machine, and I had to use AdAware, Spybot, Hijackthis, Trend Sysclean, 
> Bitdefender, and McAfee to do the job.  
> 
> I had no viruses, but plenty of spyware, adware, and trojans.  What 
> worked the best for me was manually deleting registry entries that 
> Bitdefender and Hijackthis found, examining the startup tab in msconfig, 
> and the running processes in the task manager.  
> 
> I sometimes felt like I was chasing my tail, as it was an iterative 
> process.
> 
> Good luck,
> Bruce
Run the following in order (from safe mode with networking if on an NT 
based system).
housecall.trendmirco.com
www.pandasoftware.com/activescan (but don't give them your real e-mail)
Lavasoft (www.lavasoft.nu)
Spybot (www.safer-networking.org)
The Cleaner (www.moosoft.com)
CWShredder (www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn or 
http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html)
www.ravantivirus.com
security.symantec.com

Than post a Hijack This log to an HJT forum.  Some HJT forums are 
www.spywareinfo.com, www.computercops.biz, www.tomcoyote.com/forums. 
You can download HJT from www.tomcoyote.com.
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