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"MSN Featured" Spam - Cannot get rid of at ALL!!!

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This thread's last reply is from January 22, 2009, 12:49 AM UTC. Software, malware, and removal-tool advice below may be out of date — treat specific steps and download links with caution.

Sharagoz Retired Graduate
January 16, 2009, 8:18 PM UTC
Download and run GMER
  • Download gmer.zip by GMER from here and extract it to a folder on your desktop
  • Right-click on gmer.exe and chose Run as administrator to launch the program
  • If asked, allow the gmer.sys driver to load
  • If it warns you about rootkit activity and asks if you want to run scan, click OK
  • If you don't get a warning, click the Rootkit/Malware tab and then Scan
  • Once the scan has finished, click copy
  • Create a new notepad document on your desktop, name it "gmerrk.txt", open it, insert the GMER log by right-clicking in the document and chosing Paste, and then save the document
  • This log must be included in your next reply
  • Back in GMER, click on the >>> tab to bring up additional tabs
  • Click on the Autostart tab and then click Scan
  • Once the scan has finished, click copy, start a new reply here, right click and select "paste" to copy the log.
  • Also remember to copy the content of "gmerrk.txt" into the reply
NonSuch Administrator
January 22, 2009, 12:49 AM UTC
lack of response,

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