i-lookup Hijacking

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How do I get rid of this thing? I've got browser toolbars
I can't get rif of and it keeps sending me to a
globalwebsearch site that is a nightmare. I've got Win2000
& removed/"repaired" IE without affect.

I found a reference to that site being called in
C:\winnt\system32\gws.dll. Can I just replace that dll?
If so, where can I get a good one?

Is there an IT angel out there?
dvp
 
dvp said:
How do I get rid of this thing? I've got browser toolbars
I can't get rif of and it keeps sending me to a
globalwebsearch site that is a nightmare. I've got Win2000
& removed/"repaired" IE without affect.

I found a reference to that site being called in
C:\winnt\system32\gws.dll. Can I just replace that dll?
If so, where can I get a good one?

Is there an IT angel out there?
dvp
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Spyware Alert!
Info:
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=knowledgebase/threats/hijackers-ilookup
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ILookup.html

Spyware Removal Tools, Lavasoft's "Ad-aware",
Direct download -
http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/aaw6181.exe

Lavasoft/Ad-aware home: http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Mirror site: http://www.lavasoft.de/

*Also* install and run SpyBot Search & Destroy,
Direct download -
http://spybot.eon.net.au/files/spybotsd_mainapp.exe

SpyBot home: http://security.kolla.de/
SpyBot How-To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
More detailed help: http://tomcoyote.org/~mosaic1/spybot/
Support Forum, http://net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi
Navigate to the SpyBot S&D section.

Install, reboot, read FAQ and overview, use online update feature to
obtain the latest reference files, scan for Spyware much like you would
with your pre-installed anti-virus scanner.
Rid your machine of unwanted Spyware pests.

Actions you can take from further events happening.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware.
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm


HTH

--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
Hi,

i-Lookup is a spyware - causes all sorts of problems with Internet Explorer.

ILookup Spyware Uninstaller available at:
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/sramesh2k/utils/ilookup_kill.exe

Also run Ad-Aware (best spyware remover). Download Ad-Aware from
www.lavasoftusa.com and re-scan the system for any other spyware products in
the system. **First , be sure to use update the pattern file using WebUpdate
in Ad-Aware feature**

--
Ramesh
(e-mail address removed)




How do I get rid of this thing? I've got browser toolbars
I can't get rif of and it keeps sending me to a
globalwebsearch site that is a nightmare. I've got Win2000
& removed/"repaired" IE without affect.

I found a reference to that site being called in
C:\winnt\system32\gws.dll. Can I just replace that dll?
If so, where can I get a good one?

Is there an IT angel out there?
dvp
 
Ramesh said:
Hi,

i-Lookup is a spyware - causes all sorts of problems with Internet Explorer.

ILookup Spyware Uninstaller available at:
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/sramesh2k/utils/ilookup_kill.exe
Click to expand...
Ramesh,
Rule No.# 1 of Spyware is _never_ use an uninstaller from the same site, application,
-- fill in the blanks -- that served it up in the first place. Using uninstallers such as
these
is something akin to lowering all you Browser security setting to minimal and deliberately
searching/ - going to - *known* Spyware serving sites, etc.

Rule No.# 2 is - see rule No.#1.

Example, when the C2Media/Lop parasite became known, the site offered and uninstaller,
did it work - yes, it installed more Spyware than existed already.

Unless you can quantify that this uninstaller should be used in lieu of a know-proven
Spyware
scanner, I would politely ask you not to prescribe it here.

--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
Siljaline,

This uninstaller is not provided by iLookup, but coded by me.


--
Ramesh
(e-mail address removed)





Ramesh said:
Hi,

i-Lookup is a spyware - causes all sorts of problems with Internet Explorer.

ILookup Spyware Uninstaller available at:
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon/sramesh2k/utils/ilookup_kill.exe
Click to expand...
Ramesh,
Rule No.# 1 of Spyware is _never_ use an uninstaller from the same site,
application,
-- fill in the blanks -- that served it up in the first place. Using
uninstallers such as
these
is something akin to lowering all you Browser security setting to minimal
and deliberately
searching/ - going to - *known* Spyware serving sites, etc.

Rule No.# 2 is - see rule No.#1.

Example, when the C2Media/Lop parasite became known, the site offered and
uninstaller,
did it work - yes, it installed more Spyware than existed already.

Unless you can quantify that this uninstaller should be used in lieu of a
know-proven
Spyware
scanner, I would politely ask you not to prescribe it here.

--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
Ramesh said:
Siljaline,

This uninstaller is not provided by iLookup, but coded by me.
Click to expand...
OK, coded by you how - please explain.


--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
goto doxdesk site. manual removal process, same the tool does.

--
Ramesh
(e-mail address removed)




Ramesh said:
Siljaline,

This uninstaller is not provided by iLookup, but coded by me.
Click to expand...
OK, coded by you how - please explain.


--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
Ramesh said:
goto doxdesk site. manual removal process, same the tool does.
Click to expand...
If you managed to code one of the "ILookup" commands, bravo!
Well done :-)


--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
:) What did you think about this tool, before?

--
Regards,
Ramesh
(e-mail address removed)



Ramesh said:
goto doxdesk site. manual removal process, same the tool does.
Click to expand...
If you managed to code one of the "ILookup" commands, bravo!
Well done :-)


--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
Ramesh said:
:) What did you think about this tool, before?
Click to expand...
Yes but it has legal implications written all over it.
If you make some sort of uninstaller that "repairs"
something that Company XYZ does - that points
the finger directly at them and that spells immediate
litigation scenarios.


--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
i shd be renaming the tool then?

--
Regards,
Ramesh
(e-mail address removed)



Ramesh said:
:) What did you think about this tool, before?
Click to expand...
Yes but it has legal implications written all over it.
If you make some sort of uninstaller that "repairs"
something that Company XYZ does - that points
the finger directly at them and that spells immediate
litigation scenarios.


--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
Ramesh said:
i shd be renaming the tool then?
Click to expand...

I'm sorry Ramesh, I cannot comment further on this.
Good luck...

What you are doing, in the context of how I understand it,
is beyond the scope of why I participate here.


--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
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