BrowserAid come back after restart

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yko

The MS AntiSpyware detected "BrowserAid" and removed them
from the register. But the "BrowerAid" came back to the
register after I restarted the PC. How can I get rid of
them?
 
This sort of problem occurs for various reasons. One of
which can be that the program has an installed component
in the registry that is not recognized by AntiSpyware and
needs to be added to the data base. Are there any registry
entries displayed, that aren't automatically cleaned out?
You can use a program like RegSeeker(free) and search the
registry for any entries by BrowserAid. It should find any
cryptic entries(a series of numbers and letters) that you
don't know about. You may also have to clean out any, and
all, restore points, and make a new one after it's cleaned
out, or use any cleaning programs, like AntiSpyware,
in "safe" mode. Make sure it's removed from your
msconfig\startup tab. Go>start\run and type in msconfig
and click ok. Now click the startup tab and uncheck any
reference to the program that you recognize, as well as
any other ones that you don't want starting, at boot up,
while you're at it. This can be a difficult and daunting
task for even a moderately advanced user, so don't
dispair. Post back if you need more help, or go to the
other public forum sites specifically for XP and post for
help there.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/re
ader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
TTFN.
 
You may need to disable System Restore before running a sweep. Some malware
likes to hide in System Restore.
 
One thing to try is restarting in Safe mode, and scanning there.

Another is to use MSCONFIG and set to a Diagnostic Startup, which will
eliminate most non-microsoft services. Then scan.
 
No malware can 'hide' in System Restore - what you may see in a scan is the
backed-up files.
Nothing in the SR archive can harm the PC - and reinfection can only occur
if the user restores the PC back to a time in which it was infected.

There's never a need to disable SR before a scan - although it may be good
practice to reset SR once the machine is fully-functional again after
cleaning.


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