Janice said:
I recently checked my add ons (for the first time) and found some things tht
i don't know what they are. Can anyone tell me if i need these?
Actimage Room control, actimage pattern control, active movie control
object, CoAxTract Class, {53707962-6F74-2D53, free threaded XML DO (I have 3
of these), PeerDrawC Class, Search Assistant OC. They are all enabled. I am
running XP.
Hi Janice,
Try to scan with an anti-malware program as Mark mentioned download the
defender and explorer these Add-Ons.
Some of these add-ons and what it means:
Nullsoft Winamp ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow
CoAxTrack Class - {B9F3009B-976B-41C4-A992-229DCCF3367C}.
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} -
D:\Programs\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
PeerDraw Class]
{10072CEC-8CC1-11D1-986E-00A0C955B42E} <C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\VGX\vgx.dll, Microsoft Corporation>
Here a cleaning steps you can try:
Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine (offline scanner):
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/
After the scan run disk cleanup on your drive.
2- Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
http://www.merijn.org/index.php
When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis) is
the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
HTH.
nass
