-=PCTechTalk=- Re: IE Association Error
- From: dktrfaustus@xxxxxxxxxx
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:59:06 +0100
On 27 Apr 2005 at 13:28, C.E. Cochran wrote:
> Hi - ok, this is one site that does it:
>
> http://www.getptr.com/pages/index.php?refid=northlodge
Will check it out later, Connie, pending your scan progress. (see
below)
> I visit this site a lot, and it always happens here. Thanks for your
> advice about the spyware programs, I did not know to run them in safe
> mode.
Many people aren't aware of the need to scan in safe mode,
unfortunately. We all learn about it the hard way...
> I googled the "This window is busy" message - on some forums,
> people ran a HijackThis log. Do you know how to read those?
Forget those logs, for now. I skimmed over them quickly, but didn't
see anything which specifically identified the cause of your "this
window is busy" problem.
Right now, you should concentrate on the following:
1. Turn off System Restore
2. Update Ad-aware and antivirus definitions (if necessary)
3. While you're online, grab a copy of CWShredder from:
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html
4. Reboot into Safe Mode
5. Run an antivirus scan (quarantine; don't "attempt to fix")
6. Run CWShredder (scan all drives/bypass recycle bin/fix everything)
7. Run Ad-aware (all drives/don't quarantine: delete)
8. Repeat steps 4-7 (you can skip any where nothing was found)
9. Reboot, log in as your normal user; turn System Restore back on.
When nothing bad is found in Ad-aware, it's safe to look into those
spyware prevention programs I mentioned. You should also then try
some of the websites that were giving you the "browser helper
application" error, and get back to us.
> Thanks for all your help,
Of course, you're welcome.
Faustus
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