Good idea for All .dll, .dat, .exe files
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:41 pm
There is a good idea, and it will ever be worth a steamy given all those people are suffering through it.
The first technique you posted seemed to work for me--I hope. There's still a chance I missed something and that I'll howl in aggravation sometime in the next day or so. However, I've been free for about 2 1/2 hours now.
The key is finding and nuking ALL of the involved .dll .dat and .exe files. And there can be a LOT of them. My computer started giving me the "Home Search" web page on 6/13. I found files for it dated all the way back to mid-May, however.
Here's what I've noticed about the various files:
.dll files: 5 string random characters, 70KB size (I deleted about 8 of these from my windows and system directories)
.dat files: also random strings, vary more in size. Many of mine were either 1k or 12k. Mostly 5 letters. I deleted about 10 of these.
.exe files: a little more variety since these can be 4 or 5 letters and sometimes include a 32. I deleted about 12 of these from my folders. *All were 9k in size*
During the problem period, I noticed that every time I re-booted the hijacker's "Network Security Service" pointed to a different random .exe.
I think that if you don't get EVERY .dat, .dll, and .exe, it comes back right away.
Regards
Software Master
[fucking spam urls removed - banned for that second attempt]
The first technique you posted seemed to work for me--I hope. There's still a chance I missed something and that I'll howl in aggravation sometime in the next day or so. However, I've been free for about 2 1/2 hours now.
The key is finding and nuking ALL of the involved .dll .dat and .exe files. And there can be a LOT of them. My computer started giving me the "Home Search" web page on 6/13. I found files for it dated all the way back to mid-May, however.
Here's what I've noticed about the various files:
.dll files: 5 string random characters, 70KB size (I deleted about 8 of these from my windows and system directories)
.dat files: also random strings, vary more in size. Many of mine were either 1k or 12k. Mostly 5 letters. I deleted about 10 of these.
.exe files: a little more variety since these can be 4 or 5 letters and sometimes include a 32. I deleted about 12 of these from my folders. *All were 9k in size*
During the problem period, I noticed that every time I re-booted the hijacker's "Network Security Service" pointed to a different random .exe.
I think that if you don't get EVERY .dat, .dll, and .exe, it comes back right away.
Regards
Software Master
[fucking spam urls removed - banned for that second attempt]