There are 25 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Incredimail From: "Bob Johnson" <bobj44@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2. Re: Adaware Forums Lost From: "Vince" <timechaser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 3. Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please From: Steve Tabler <stevetabler@xxxxxxxxxxx> 4. AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II From: AlohaBev <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 5. Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II From: Guy Mallard <gmelex@xxxxxxxxx> 6. Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II From: MURRAY WHITE <phymur@xxxxxxxxxx> 7. Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II From: John82654@xxxxxxx 8. Re: Re: Adaware Forums Lost From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> 9. Re: Re: MCH Forums From: <beefstew@xxxxxxx> 10. Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx> 11. Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> 12. Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> 13. Re: Re: Adaware Forums Lost From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> 14. Re: New MCH Forums From: Estavi Meilu <estavi2@xxxxxxxxx> 15. Re: New MCH Forums From: "Dennis Jenkins" <maillist_1@xxxxxxxxxxx> 16. Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II From: Steve Tabler <stevetabler@xxxxxxxxxxx> 17. Re: Adaware Forums Lost From: "Rich S" <heavy_60538@xxxxxxxxx> 18. Re: New Memory Stumped From: "Vince" <timechaser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 19. Re: Adaware Forums Lost From: "Vince" <timechaser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 20. Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II From: "esrman" <esrman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 21. Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II From: "esrman" <esrman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 22. Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> 23. Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> 24. Re: Re: New Memory Stumped From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> 25. Re: New MCH Forums From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 12:44:59 -0500 (Central Daylight Time) From: "Bob Johnson" <bobj44@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Incredimail At times i keep getting the message "FAILED TO CONNECT TO THE INCOMING SERVER, PLEASE TRY AGAIN LATER!", and other pop-up messages, all are from Incredimail, my incoming mail server Does anyone else have this problem? Thanks, Bob.. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 18:34:52 -0000 From: "Vince" <timechaser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Adaware Forums Lost This all sounds good. In the machine that is mostly on the internet I have been running Adaware, Spybot, and Bazooka but now that Adaware free is possibly dead I wanted to get someting else. I will check out the listing you talk about and make a decision from there (have already requested a password). I wanted to make an informed decesion because I know there are some of those programs to stay away from. I want the software so I don't have to check out the sites I visit on another computer first. I would put the adaware free in my machine or even the paid version but I just don't feel good about what they are doing so why install something that may be gone in a few weeks. As for not running suite programs I agree totally. I have never run a suite of products except for my office program where each part can be installed or uninstalled separately. All security programs I have installed are stand alone. Vince --- In mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Rich S" <heavy_60538@xxxx> wrote: > Vince > You know best when it comes to your machines. > > The end of a free Ad-Aware Se Personal is certainly something being > talked about.That's one of the reasons I pointed you to that forum > thread.There are links in that thread to many other forums talking > the same way.As to what the answer is- Who knows? As long as the free > version is still being updated,and you can get support from other > forums,all should be ok."Still being updated" is the operative here. > > Spyware detection is a crowded and growing field now.There are so > many pretenders out there that you really need to be careful.A good > site to bookmark that keeps a continually updated list of > "Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites" can be found at: > http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm > > A layered defense is what's important. > First I don't like software suites that try to do it all. > e.g. Symantec or McAfee.They have ways of permeating virtually every > corner of your system.If a problem developes with these suites seems > like you have trouble everywhere. > > I believe you should have an antivirus program dedicated to just that. > Your firewall should be just that.Your spyware programs should be for > detection and removal of spyware.A suite that encompasses all these > things is just too intrusive to the system and requires too many > resources. > > Now what confuses all this is that one spyware detection program is > not enough.So far there is no one do all,be all program.This means > you need a good mix of programs to protect your machine.At least > two,but more is ok as long as you don't run them all at the same time. > > Rather than go on here with an even longer posting,I'd like to point > you to a sister group to MCH located at: > http://s11.invisionfree.com/SpunkyMcSpank/index.php?act=3Didx > > Where the owner(Spunkovision)has a Library topic called "Reference > Articles" listing all the accepted malware products,where to get them > and how to use them.Pay special attention to the "Malware Issues" > section. You will need a password to get into these articles.You will > need to register for the board to get access(free).After you create > your board ID and password,you will be given the password to access > the Library section. > > There is a lot of info there.You will be able to make informed > choices after absorbing it.You can also ask questions on the board if > you need help. Hope this helps, > Rich S ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 16:24:07 -0600 From: Steve Tabler <stevetabler@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please At 01:32 AM 5/16/2005 -0500, you wrote: >At 5/16/2005 12:40 AM, Mike wrote: > ><snip> > >Go to Control Panel and open "System". Click the Performance tab, the File > >System button, then the Troubleshooting tab. There, choose the option to > >"Disable System Restore". Click "OK" on the way out, close Control Panel and > >restart the computer. > <snip> > >I failed to mention that she's still running Win98. When I checked my >older 'puter (that is also running Win98), I was able to follow each step >until I got to "choose the option to 'Disable System Restore.'" That >option isn't listed on the Troubleshooting tab. :( > >Please can you send me the instructions for Win98SE? I can't find= anything >addressing the System Restore in my AVG Free. > > > > Aloha, Bev in Alabama, USA :) > <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to Windows XP don't have a system restore. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 17:48:50 -0500 From: AlohaBev <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II At 5/16/2005 05:24 PM, Steve Tabler wrote: >For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to Windows XP don't have a >system restore. It's worth a lot to me, Steve. I've been all day trying to find it or its equivalent in Win98. Thank you LOTS for the info. Now if someone can only help with my original query (Does Ad-Aware remove "TROJAN HORSE Downloader.Comet.B?") taking into account that the system in question is running Win98 . . . . ------------ copy of original query -------------------------- A cyberbud just switched from her expired-Friday-McAfee to AVG. Her first run after installation gave her this, she says: >This is what the Vault says: > >TROJAN HORSE Downloader.Comet.B -- the below two files > >C:\Program Files\Comet Systems\DM\bin\dmserver. exe > >C:\Program Files\Comet Systems\DM\bin\dmproxy. dll > >The details say they are NOT healable. > >What the heck is COMET SYSTEMS anyway? >Both of these say "Backup copy -- infected" I saw on Google that it/they are Gator related. :( Ad-Aware will "heal" (remove?) these, right? If not, please, what is the recommended way? ------------------- end of copy -------------------------------------- Aloha, Bev in Alabama, USA :) <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.11 - Release Date: 5/16/2005 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 16:13:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Guy Mallard <gmelex@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II I have performed system restore many times in W98. If you reboot choosing ms-dos - Type in: scanreg /restore. Make sure there is a space between scanreg and/restore. Guy Mallard --- AlohaBev <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At 5/16/2005 05:24 PM, Steve Tabler wrote: > > >For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to > Windows XP don't have a > >system restore. > > It's worth a lot to me, Steve. I've been all day > trying to find it or its > equivalent in Win98. G.M. ELECTRONICS SERVICE >> REPAIR*INSTALLATION* CIRCUIT DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION >>Computers*Satellite TV*Marine Electronics*Ham Radio Communications *Project Custom-Design & Construction* Wireless * Custom- Designed Original 50-60's Oldies Music CD's*Professional Printing(Non-Smear Wax-Based Ink) E-mail: gmelex@xxxxxxxxx PH: (904)282-1472 Guy Mallard, Owner ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 19:32:30 -0400 (EDT) From: MURRAY WHITE <phymur@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II did you try a google search? http://www.steadysearch.com/search?p=3DQ&ts=3Dne&w=3DDownloader.Comet.B lots of links to this one here MW AlohaBev <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: At 5/16/2005 05:24 PM, Steve Tabler wrote: >For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to Windows XP don't have a >system restore. It's worth a lot to me, Steve. I've been all day trying to find it or its equivalent in Win98. Thank you LOTS for the info. Now if someone can only help with my original query (Does Ad-Aware remove "TROJAN HORSE Downloader.Comet.B?") taking into account that the system in question is running Win98 . . . . ------------ copy of original query -------------------------- A cyberbud just switched from her expired-Friday-McAfee to AVG. Her first run after installation gave her this, she says: >This is what the Vault says: > >TROJAN HORSE Downloader.Comet.B -- the below two files > >C:\Program Files\Comet Systems\DM\bin\dmserver. exe > >C:\Program Files\Comet Systems\DM\bin\dmproxy. dll > >The details say they are NOT healable. > >What the heck is COMET SYSTEMS anyway? >Both of these say "Backup copy -- infected" I saw on Google that it/they are Gator related. :( Ad-Aware will "heal" (remove?) these, right? If not, please, what is the recommended way? ------------------- end of copy -------------------------------------- Aloha, Bev in Alabama, USA :) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 7 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 19:35:45 EDT From: John82654@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II In a message dated 5/16/2005 3:59:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time, alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: >For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to Windows XP don't have a >system restore. I'm pretty sure ME has it too. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 8 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 16:40:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Re: Adaware Forums Lost Rich, I now know why I selected you to become a moderator at MCH Forums. :) Ditto to Orang, the other moderator I selected to help us out. I extend the invitation to all the mods here; position is transferable. :) Rich, very good advice you have given here. I like what you said about the update going on with Lavasoft's support forum. You could be right, it must be some awesome updates they are doing to the forums being out for about a month now <SARCASM>:). Maybe they are making the forums psychedelic..hehe. Vince, Read these threads: http://shorterlink.com/?X96K69 Clear as mad? It is not for sure what is going to happen to the free Ad-Aware SE and their support forums. If the software we have freely enjoyed for awhile should become commercial, we, freeware-loving crowd, will seek out new freeware to take its place. Like what Rich said, there are plenty to choose from. Let us not also forget there is that free Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware that we can all fall back on. It should compliment pretty nicely Spybot and Bazooka, if you take Adaware from the mix. Also, with SpywareBlaster, configured the way I recommended it in MCH Forums' Referenced Articles, coupled with PrevX, Spybot's TeaTimer, Netcraft Toolbar, a good HOSTS file, Spyware Guard, and regular use of alternative internet browsers such as Opera, and Firefox, your system or network should be OK from spyware invasion. Many people, including myself, have found multiple tools to protect their systems. What is going on at Lavasoft is certainly a big and legitimate concern to all of us who are dependent on the free Adaware version to remove spyware and those who depend on the Adaware scan log interpretation service being given in their support forums. But fear not. The void can easily be filled by any of these other Ad-Aware forums where some of the Lavasoft support forums staff have moved to, according to a posting I read: Ad-Aware Support Forums Geeks To Go http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Lavasoft_Support_Ad_aware-f62.html Subratram.org (Kill Spyware Forums>Ad-aware Support) http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=3D26 CARMA - Council of Advocates for Relief from Malware Assimilation (The PC Clinic>Ad-Aware Support) http://s4.invisionfree.com/CARMA/index.php?showforum=3D71 Castle Cops Security Professionals (Spyware>Lavasoft Ad-Aware) http://castlecops.com/forum142.html Freedomlist's PC Protection (registration not required) http://www.freedomlist.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=3D12 Freedomlist has been providing help with Ad-Aware for some time and has a large member group with Ad-Aware support experience. Gladiator Security Forum (AntiSpyware & Privacy Programs) http://forum.gladiator-antivirus.com/index.php?showforum=3D147 Manage Your PC.com (Clean It Up>I've Tried Nothing) http://forums.manageyourpc.com/index.php?showforum=3D14 or (I've Tried Some Things) http://forums.manageyourpc.com/index.php?showforum=3D15 SpyWare BeWare! (Security Troubleshooting and Support) http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showforum=3D16 The Antispyware page (Svensk support>AdAware support) http://s7.invisionfree.com/The_Antispyware_page/index.php?showforum=3D11 Ad-Aware SE Plus and Professional Home and Corporate users can obtain email support from here: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/customer_support/ I updated appropriate articles in MCH Forums' Library to reflect the above information. I have not read any official explanation of why the forums are unavailable. Has anyone? I'd say let's hope for the best and expect the worst. I've read that Lavasoft has a new support services for the paying people. Is that a hint that maybe we will be asked to pay soon? I hope not. The freeloading public made Lavasoft's products popular and without our support,and if we stop talking about it, I think their earnings will go down. If this is Lavasoft's way of saying that the "temporary" unavailability of the forums has now become permanent this sure is a shoddy way of treating the people who supported them, and those volunteers who gave their time and resources to improve Lavasoft's products. To understand what is really going on at Lavasoft, maybe this site will shed some light: http://members.accessbee.com/mitch/PhantomPhixer.html Meantime, let's all wait and see. Sean Vince <timechaser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: This all sounds good. In the machine that is mostly on the internet I have been running Adaware, Spybot, and Bazooka but now that Adaware free is possibly dead I wanted to get someting else. I will check out the listing you talk about and make a decision from there (have already requested a password). I wanted to make an informed decesion because I know there are some of those programs to stay away from. I want the software so I don't have to check out the sites I visit on another computer first. I would put the adaware free in my machine or even the paid version but I just don't feel good about what they are doing so why install something that may be gone in a few weeks. As for not running suite programs I agree totally. I have never run a suite of products except for my office program where each part can be installed or uninstalled separately. All security programs I have installed are stand alone. Vince --- In mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Rich S" <heavy_60538@xxxx> wrote: Vince You know best when it comes to your machines. The end of a free Ad-Aware Se Personal is certainly something being > talked about. That's one of the reasons I pointed you to that forum thread. There are links in that thread to many other forums talking the same way. As to what the answer is- Who knows? As long as the free version is still being updated, and you can get support from other forums,all should be ok. "Still being updated" is the operative here. Spyware detection is a crowded and growing field now. There are so many pretenders out there that you really need to be careful. A good site to bookmark that keeps a continually updated list of "Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites" can be found at: http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm A layered defense is what's important. First I don't like software suites that try to do it all. e.g. Symantec or McAfee. They have ways of permeating virtually every corner of your system. If a problem developes with these suites seems like you have trouble everywhere. I believe you should have an antivirus program dedicated to just that. Your firewall should be just that. Your spyware programs should be for detection and removal of spyware.A suite that encompasses all these things is just too intrusive to the system and requires too many resources. Now what confuses all this is that one spyware detection program is not enough.So far there is no one do all,be all program.This means you need a good mix of programs to protect your machine.At least two,but more is ok as long as you don't run them all at the same time. Rather than go on here with an even longer posting,I'd like to point you to a sister group to MCH located at: http://s11.invisionfree.com/SpunkyMcSpank/index.php?act=3Didx Where the owner(Spunkovision) has a Library topic called "Reference Articles" listing all the accepted malware products, where to get them and how to use them. Pay special attention to the "Malware Issues" section. You will need a password to get into these articles.You will need to register for the board to get access(free).After you create your board ID and password,you will be given the password to access the Library section. There is a lot of info there.You will be able to make informed choices after absorbing it.You can also ask questions on the board if you need help. Hope this helps, Rich S --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online & more. Check it out! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 9 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 11:22:52 -0500 From: <beefstew@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Re: MCH Forums Please send me the information. Thanks. Don C. From: "Andie Drosen" <adrosen@xxxxxxxxx> Date: 2005/05/15 Sun AM 09:45:35 CDT To: <mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [MCH] MCH Forums Hi Sean, Yes, I would like to join your group. Thanx for asking, Andrea ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 10 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 18:22:10 -0700 From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II Hi Bev, here are the instructions from MS on doing a registry restore to an earler point in Windows 98; Be sure to back up your registry before making any changes! Click Start, and select Run, then type in MSCONFIG and click OK. In the 'General' tag, click 'Create Backup'. --------------- How to Manually Restore the Windows 98/Me Registry http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;EN-US;q221512 Under normal circumstances, Windows is capable of detecting and recovering from registry errors automatically. If Windows is incapable of this, a previous copy of the registry can be restored manually. Windows makes and stores a backup of the registry when you start your computer successfully each day. By default, five previous copies or the registry are stored. To restore one of these previous copies: 1/ Start your computer, press and hold CTRL, and then choose 'Safe Mode Command Prompt Only' from the Windows 98 Startup menu. If you are running Windows Me, start your computer with the startup disk. 2/ At the MS-DOS prompt, type 'cd\windows\command' (without quote's), and then press ENTER. Where "windows" is the name of the folder in which Windows is installed. 3/ At the C: prompt, type 'scanreg /restore' , and then press ENTER. 4/ Select the previous registry you want to restore, and then press ENTER. NOTE : A properly working registry has the word "Started" next to the date.= 5/ When you receive notification that you restored a properly working registry, press ENTER to restart your computer. _________________________________________ Pest Patrol has removal information here; http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=3D453078852 Mike ~ one of the Moderators It is a good day if I learned something new. Editor MikesWhatsNews http://www.mwn.ca/ ******* Mike's REPLY SEPARATOR ********* On 5/16/2005 at 5:48 PM AlohaBev wrote: At 5/16/2005 05:24 PM, Steve Tabler wrote: >For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to Windows XP don't have a >system restore. It's worth a lot to me, Steve. I've been all day trying to find it or its equivalent in Win98. Thank you LOTS for the info. Now if someone can only help with my original query (Does Ad-Aware remove "TROJAN HORSE Downloader.Comet.B?") taking into account that the system in question is running Win98 . . . . ------------ copy of original query -------------------------- A cyberbud just switched from her expired-Friday-McAfee to AVG. Her first run after installation gave her this, she says: >This is what the Vault says: > >TROJAN HORSE Downloader.Comet.B -- the below two files > >C:\Program Files\Comet Systems\DM\bin\dmserver. exe > >C:\Program Files\Comet Systems\DM\bin\dmproxy. dll > >The details say they are NOT healable. > >What the heck is COMET SYSTEMS anyway? >Both of these say "Backup copy -- infected" I saw on Google that it/they are Gator related. :( Ad-Aware will "heal" (remove?) these, right? If not, please, what is the recommended way? ------------------- end of copy -------------------------------------- Aloha, Bev in Alabama, USA :) <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 11 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 18:22:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II Guy, that would be a Registry restore. I think System Restore is much more involved. Doing a Registry restore could fix some of the problems a computer user might be experiencing of course. Guy Mallard <gmelex@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I have performed system restore many times in W98. If you reboot choosing ms-dos - Type in: scanreg /restore. Make sure there is a space between scanreg and/restore. Guy Mallard --- AlohaBev <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At 5/16/2005 05:24 PM, Steve Tabler wrote: > > >For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to > Windows XP don't have a > >system restore. > > It's worth a lot to me, Steve. I've been all day > trying to find it or its > equivalent in Win98. --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news & more. Check it out! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 12 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 18:26:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II System Restore is only available in Win Me and WinXP. AlohaBev <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: At 5/16/2005 05:24 PM, Steve Tabler wrote: >For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to Windows XP don't have a system restore. It's worth a lot to me, Steve. I've been all day trying to find it or its equivalent in Win98. Thank you LOTS for the info. Now if someone can only help with my original query Does Ad-Aware remove "TROJAN HORSE Downloader.Comet.B?")taking into account that the system in question is running Win98 . . . . ------------ copy of original query -------------------------- A cyberbud just switched from her expired-Friday-McAfee to AVG. Her first run after installation gave her this, she says: >This is what the Vault says: > >TROJAN HORSE Downloader.Comet.B -- the below two files > >C:\Program Files\Comet Systems\DM\bin\dmserver. exe > >C:\Program Files\Comet Systems\DM\bin\dmproxy. dll > >The details say they are NOT healable. > >What the heck is COMET SYSTEMS anyway? >Both of these say "Backup copy -- infected" I saw on Google that it/they are Gator related. :( Ad-Aware will "heal" (remove?) these, right? If not, please, what is the recommended way? ------------------- end of copy -------------------------------------- Aloha, Bev in Alabama, USA :) <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.11 - Release Date: 5/16/2005 =3D=3D=3DMOD RULE: Delete this line & everything below it when responding= to an email.=3D=3D=3D --------------------------------- Yahoo! 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Vince <timechaser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Thanks for finding something. I can't even think how much time I spent on looking for the darn thing. The reason I was concerned is I have done most of my browsing on a different computer that has Adaware installed. Everything works fine. My perosnal main computer does not have any spy detection software installed at this time just antivirus and fire wall. The only thing I used the machine on line for was to get email and go to known clean sites as well as do software updates. Now I will start using it more and wanted to put Adaware and Spybot in this machine as well. I just was wondering with the forum missing if Lavasoft was going to go out of business or quit supporting the basic users. I was thinking of purchasing one of the retail versions like Spy Sweeper or the likes but they are like antivirus programs and want to charge each= year. Anyway I guess it is still safe to install Adaware in my machine. Vince --- In mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Rich S" <heavy_60538@xxxx> wrote: I did a search seeking the answer to your question. Seems the Ad-Aware SE Forums have been down for over a month now with no indication as to when they will resume.Lavasoft just states that they are upgrading their Forum.Must be one heck of an upgrade. :-) Regardless,go to the following address where you will find many comments,and several links to assorted help sites that have set up forums dedicated to Ad-Aware SE Personal.The owners of paid versions can still get help thru Lavasoft email support. http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,13116 669~reverse=3D0;days=3D10; root=3Dsecurity;mode=3Dfull OR http://makeashorterlink.com/?T36E3141B Rich S --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 14 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 20:36:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Estavi Meilu <estavi2@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: New MCH Forums Hello Sean: I wonder if you see your new forum replacing (or diluting)this current MCH forum? If your new forum is targeting very high level technical issues, I will pass. I have not the background, the initiative or the years left (I'm 81)to get really deep into extremely technical computer and software issues. I enjoy and profit from the help, info and interchanges on MCH. If it is going to continue, then it will meet my needs very well. However, if it is going to be replaced, Then I would like to participate in your new forum. Estavi --- Sean <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've recently announced the creation of an > associated MCH Forums > site and several of you have expressed your interest > publicly and > privately in knowing its URL so you can join. If you > posted here > regarding that matter, look in your inbox. If you > have not received > a response from me, please be patient. I will > respond to you > shortly, not publicly, but privately. > Right now, there are only a few people who have > registered and about > 7 postings are currently in the Forums, most of them > found in The > Library. To access the contents of The Library, you > will need > another password which I created and I will only let > you have that > password after you register. > Your suggestions are most welcome. > Orang, I will email you privately. > > Sean > > > > > > > Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 15 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 23:41:58 -0500 From: "Dennis Jenkins" <maillist_1@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: New MCH Forums I would have never guessed you at 81. http://www.semissourian.com/story.html$rec=3D162485 I was wrong about this ladies age also. She's 99.<G> Dennis Jenkins ----- Original Message ----- From: "Estavi Meilu" <estavi2@xxxxxxxxx> To: <mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 10:36 PM Subject: Re: [MCH] New MCH Forums > Hello Sean: > > I wonder if you see your new forum replacing (or > diluting)this current MCH forum? > > If your new forum is targeting very high level > technical issues, I will pass. I have not the > background, the initiative or the years left (I'm > 81)to get really deep into extremely technical > computer and software issues. > > I enjoy and profit from the help, info and > interchanges on MCH. If it is going to continue, then > it will meet my needs very well. However, if it is > going to be replaced, Then I would like to participate > in your new forum. > > Estavi > > > --- Sean <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I've recently announced the creation of an > > associated MCH Forums > > site and several of you have expressed your interest > > publicly and > > privately in knowing its URL so you can join. If you > > posted here > > regarding that matter, look in your inbox. If you > > have not received > > a response from me, please be patient. I will > > respond to you > > shortly, not publicly, but privately. > > Right now, there are only a few people who have > > registered and about > > 7 postings are currently in the Forums, most of them > > found in The > > Library. To access the contents of The Library, you > > will need > > another password which I created and I will only let > > you have that > > password after you register. > > Your suggestions are most welcome. > > Orang, I will email you privately. > > > > Sean ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 16 Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 21:42:18 -0600 From: Steve Tabler <stevetabler@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II <When replying to messages, please delete all unnecessary information from previous messages for the benefit of members on dialup and/or digest mode. Thank you!> That's not the same thing. The system restore in XP is actually named "system restore", and it is more or less similar to Symantec's Go Back. Steve At 04:13 PM 5/16/2005 -0700, you wrote: >I have performed system restore many times in W98. >If you reboot choosing ms-dos - Type in: scanreg >/restore. > >Make sure there is a space between scanreg >and/restore. > >Guy Mallard > > >--- AlohaBev <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > At 5/16/2005 05:24 PM, Steve Tabler wrote: > > > > >For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to > > Windows XP don't have a > > >system restore. > > > > It's worth a lot to me, Steve. I've been all day > > trying to find it or its > > equivalent in Win98. S N I P ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 17 Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 04:51:19 -0000 From: "Rich S" <heavy_60538@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Adaware Forums Lost Ad-Aware got a bad reputation about 3 years ago when they stopped issuing updates to their software.The excuse was that they were completely re-writing their software,and all company resources were committed to that project.A curious policy at best! They did finally come out with new software which definitely is a step above the old stuff.Continued improvement with their protection engine and timely updates won back many of their customers.Still,there was always an atmosphere of mistrust in their forums. Many people asked a lot of hard hitting and difficult questions there. There were a lot of derogatory posts that often went unanswered and ignored.Lavasoft purged the forums more than once,thus eliminating the "bad press". When they appeared to make questionable alliances with companies(e.g. WhenU)many considered sources of malware the body waste hit the fan.It really wasn't too long after that when the forums became inaccessible.Far be it for me to insinuate that this series of events are the reason for the disappearence of Lavasoft Forums,however I suggest each reader draw their own conclusions. Rich S --- In mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Seantific <spunkovision@xxxx> wrote: > Rich, very good advice you have given here. I like what you said about the update going on with Lavasoft's support forum. You could be right, it must be some awesome updates they are doing to the forums being out for about a month now <SARCASM>:). Maybe they are making the forums psychedelic..hehe. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 18 Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 04:57:04 -0000 From: "Vince" <timechaser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: New Memory Stumped Well, I finally convinced my friend to spend a few bucks on a name brand memory instead of the off the wall stuff he was getting. This really was a must the system was running XP Pro with only 128mb ram. Still only has 256 but atleast thats more than the commit charge max the machine was using. Low and behold one install less than 2 minutes and bam it's done. This goes to show you that cheaper is not always better. If it is free it is worth a shot but if you only save a buck or two on off the wall hardware it could cost more in the long run. Vince --- In mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "T. Hunt" <ilrover@xxxx> wrote: > Sounds like you need to let your friend work on his own stuff or start > charging him for all the trips back and forth to the shop. There is a > reason why things are different prices and if this doesn't bring that > home to him, nothing will. > > Won't pay more than $29? Get him a stick of 64MB. I rarely charge to > install memory but you will use the memory I recommend or you'll take > your system somewhere else. Life's too short. > > Tom ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 19 Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 05:00:37 -0000 From: "Vince" <timechaser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Adaware Forums Lost Sean, That is conclusion I have been leaning toward and have not yet installed it in my second machine. Guess I will start with the ones I know are ok Spybot and Bazooka and then go from there on the rest. I will consider the Microsoft program but waiting to see what happens when the beta test is over. Vince --- In mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Seantific <spunkovision@xxxx> wrote: > Upon further reading about what is going on with the Lavasoft's support forums, it seems that Lavasoft is leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouth among security forums gurus and members alike. Lavasoft is getting slammed harshly and that doesn't happen without good reasons. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 20 Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 05:01:53 -0400 From: "esrman" <esrman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II Sorry but 09se does have a system restore. Its nothing like the one in xp but its there. I`ve never used it. ----- Original Message ----- From: AlohaBev To: mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 6:48 PM Subject: [MCH] AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II At 5/16/2005 05:24 PM, Steve Tabler wrote: >For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to Windows XP don't have= a >system restore. It's worth a lot to me, Steve. I've been all day trying to find it or its equivalent in Win98. Thank you LOTS for the info. Now if someone can only help with my original query (Does Ad-Aware remove "TROJAN HORSE Downloader.Comet.B?") taking into account that the system in question is running Win98 . . . . ------------ copy of original query -------------------------- A cyberbud just switched from her expired-Friday-McAfee to AVG. Her= first run after installation gave her this, she says: >This is what the Vault says: > >TROJAN HORSE Downloader.Comet.B -- the below two files > >C:\Program Files\Comet Systems\DM\bin\dmserver. exe > >C:\Program Files\Comet Systems\DM\bin\dmproxy. dll > >The details say they are NOT healable. > >What the heck is COMET SYSTEMS anyway? >Both of these say "Backup copy -- infected" I saw on Google that it/they are Gator related. :( Ad-Aware will "heal" (remove?) these, right? If not, please, what is the recommended way? ------------------- end of copy -------------------------------------- Aloha, Bev in Alabama, USA :) <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.11 - Release Date: 5/16/2005 =3D=3D=3DMOD RULE: Delete this line & everything below it when responding= to an email.=3D=3D=3D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. 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Doing a Registry restore could fix some of the problems a computer user might be experiencing of course. Guy Mallard <gmelex@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I have performed system restore many times in W98. If you reboot choosing ms-dos - Type in: scanreg /restore. Make sure there is a space between scanreg and/restore. Guy Mallard --- AlohaBev <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At 5/16/2005 05:24 PM, Steve Tabler wrote: > > >For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to > Windows XP don't have a > >system restore. > > It's worth a lot to me, Steve. I've been all day > trying to find it or its > equivalent in Win98. --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news & more. Check it out! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] =3D=3D=3DMOD RULE: Delete this line & everything below it when responding= to an email.=3D=3D=3D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. 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I think System Restore is much more involved. Doing a Registry restore could fix some of the problems a computer user might be experiencing of course. Guy Mallard <gmelex@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I have performed system restore many times in W98. If you reboot choosing ms-dos - Type in: scanreg /restore. Make sure there is a space between scanreg and/restore. Guy Mallard --- AlohaBev <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At 5/16/2005 05:24 PM, Steve Tabler wrote: > > >For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to > Windows XP don't have a > >system restore. > > It's worth a lot to me, Steve. I've been all day > trying to find it or its > equivalent in Win98. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 23 Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 02:17:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II Can you post the steps on how to use it? esrman <esrman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Sorry but 09se does have a system restore. Its nothing like the one in xp but its there. I`ve never used it. ----- Original Message ----- From: AlohaBev To: mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 6:48 PM Subject: [MCH] AVG found a Trojan Horse -- Help, please II At 5/16/2005 05:24 PM, Steve Tabler wrote: >For what it's worth, versions of Windows prior to Windows XP don't have a system restore. It's worth a lot to me, Steve. I've been all day trying to find it or its equivalent in Win98. Thank you LOTS for the info. Now if someone can only help with my original query (Does Ad-Aware remove "TROJAN HORSE Downloader.Comet.B?") taking into account that the system in question is running Win98 . . . . ------------ copy of original query -------------------------- A cyberbud just switched from her expired-Friday-McAfee to AVG. Her= first run after installation gave her this, she says: >This is what the Vault says: > >TROJAN HORSE Downloader.Comet.B -- the below two files > >C:\Program Files\Comet Systems\DM\bin\dmserver. exe > >C:\Program Files\Comet Systems\DM\bin\dmproxy. dll > >The details say they are NOT healable. > >What the heck is COMET SYSTEMS anyway? >Both of these say "Backup copy -- infected" I saw on Google that it/they are Gator related. :( Ad-Aware will "heal" (remove?) these, right? If not, please, what is the recommended way? ------------------- end of copy -------------------------------------- Aloha, Bev in Alabama, USA :) <alohabev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 24 Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 03:11:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Re: New Memory Stumped How much did it cost him to get the additional memory? Ask him if it was worth all the aggravation...hehe. Tell him he already saved a lot by you not charging him. That could have been an additional $150. Tell him to give you a nice Christmas gift. Vince <timechaser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Well, I finally convinced my friend to spend a few bucks on a name brand memory instead of the off the wall stuff he was getting. This really was a must the system was running XP Pro with only 128mb ram. Still only has 256 but atleast thats more than the commit charge max the machine was using. Low and behold one install less than 2 minutes and bam it's done. This goes to show you that cheaper is not always better. If it is free it is worth a shot but if you only save a buck or two on off the wall hardware it could cost more in the long run. Vince --- In mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "T. Hunt" ilrover@xxxx wrote: Sounds like you need to let your friend work on his own stuff or start charging him for all the trips back and forth to the shop. There is a reason why things are different prices and if this doesn't bring that home to him, nothing will. Won't pay more than $29? Get him a stick of 64MB. I rarely charge to install memory but you will use the memory I recommend or you'll take your system somewhere else. Life's too short. Tom --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 25 Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 03:30:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Seantific <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: New MCH Forums Estavi, I thought you are a teenager :) Anyway, to calm your worries, NO, MCH Yahoogroup will not be replaced by MCH Forums. Like I said, there are members here who prefer downloading their messages and not spend an extra penny on being online too long reading forum messages. This is a concern for dialup members here and I do understand where they are coming from. However, you just may want to register, just in case you need to refer to an article posted in the FORUMS, instead of digging up piles of emails that you have. Secondly, if you register, there is nothing to lose. You won't be bombarded by emails from the group. All messages will remain in the forums and neatly packed in threads. Again, let me reiterate, MCH Forums, MCH-PCTips, MCH2, MCH Freelist and MCH-PCTips Googlegroup are all sister/brother/allied groups of MCH Yahoogroup. Thanks for posting your concerns. Right now, I am in the process of populating the forums and posting away articles to kick off most of the empty forums (no messages) because as you know, some members just fear or get discouraged to post if they see no one has posted ahead of them. It must be a virginity thing :). Sorry if I have not been posting a lot here since I've been busy starting up and debugging the Forums. But I will still be in this group helping out. When I am all caught up in the Forums, I will be back to my regular posting frequency. Dennis Jenkins <maillist_1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I would have never guessed you at 81. http://www.semissourian.com/story.html$rec=3D162485 I was wrong about this ladies age also. She's 99.<G> Dennis Jenkins ----- Original Message ----- From: "Estavi Meilu" <estavi2@xxxxxxxxx> To: <mycomputerheadaches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 10:36 PM Subject: Re: [MCH] New MCH Forums Hello Sean: I wonder if you see your new forum replacing (or diluting)this current MCH forum? If your new forum is targeting very high level technical issues, I will pass. I have not the background, the initiative or the years left (I'm 81)to get really deep into extremely technical computer and software= issues. I enjoy and profit from the help, info and interchanges on MCH. If it is going to continue, then it will meet my needs very well. However, if it is going to be replaced, Then I would like to participate in your new forum. Estavi --- Sean <spunkovision@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I've recently announced the creation of an associated MCH Forums site and several of you have expressed your interest publicly and privately in knowing its URL so you can join. If you posted here regarding that matter, look in your inbox. If you have not received a response from me, please be patient. I will respond to you shortly, not publicly, but privately. Right now, there are only a few people who have registered and about 7 postings are currently in the Forums, most of them found in The Library. To access the contents of The Library, you will need another password which I created and I will only let you have that password after you register. Your suggestions are most welcome. Orang, I will email you privately. Sean --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. 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