HuntBar keeps coming back

[Luther Miller]

Somehow HuntBar keeps coming back. Spyware has found it and I have told it
to remove it (and it says it has) several times. Any ideas?

 

[plun]

It happens that Luther Miller formulated :

Somehow HuntBar keeps coming back. Spyware has found it and I have told it
to remove it (and it says it has) several times. Any ideas?

Hi

- Download/Install CCleaner, www.ccleaner.com, removes all temporarily
junk

- Download/Install Lavasofts Adaware, also removes tracking cookies.

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022-10319876.html?tag=list


All scans then in *safe mode*, press F8 during reboot.

- Start CCleaner and remove all temporarily junk.

- Choose fullscan with all options checked within MSAS and scan.

- Also choose fullscan within Adaware

- Restart

 

[JohnF.]

If you are under attack and MSAS does not seem to help:

*Submit suspected spyware report in the tools menu of MSAS*

1. Download:
lspfix.exe www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
ccleaner.exe www.ccleaner.com
killbox.exe www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/killbox.php

2. Reboot into safe mode - http://tinyurl.com/pfca

3. Clean out all temp file locations - ccleaner.exe
(be sure to configure to delete all temp files
and not just those 48 hours old or older)

4. Run MSAS at least twice in full/deep mode

5. Run a robust, updated antivirus software scan

6. Reboot into normal mode,see if problem has been corrected

7. Install and use killbox to delete stubborn files

Battle Notes:
- If you have trojans (files that won't go away),
you may have to disable System Restore on XP:
http://tinyurl.com/movy

- If your Internet connectivity quits:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350
LSPFix - http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

- This program will not detect or remove viruses
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/viruses/default.mspx

** For a detailed attack plan **
http://spywarewarrior.com/sww-help.htm

*** For assistance in battling infestations***
- Get HijackThis.exe from:
http://tomcoyote.org/hjt/hjt199//HijackThis.exe
- Save it to C:\hjt (new folder)
- Open it and select "Scan and Save Log"
- Note where you saved the log
- Send it to Ron Kinner as an attachment
- Ron's email address is (e-mail address removed)
- Put Hijack in the subject so he knows it's not spam
- He will tell you what to do next


Application Notes:
Registering a VB6 dll seems to fix missing agents:
1) Open up a command prompt (start -> run -> cmd)
2) Type in the following "regsvr32 msvbvm60.dll" (without the quotes).
3) Close and re-open Windows AntiSpyware

- Several issues are addressed by Microsoft -
Cookies, supported OS, and cost.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/faq.mspx

- This program will not work with Windows 98 or ME.
If you need a tool for 9X/ME, go here:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

- If your taskbar is on the side of your screen, the alerts
scroll off the screen. Move the taskbar back to the
bottom or top to stop the scroll, then revert back.

- Mark Ferguson maintains an FAQ:
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt