Wayne,
Looks as if we have the adware dropper. I went to the NAI page where there
is a list of files and registry keys that get added. Can I just go through
the list and eliminate all the files and registry changes? Their
instructions on removal require having MacAfee installed.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: Mirar
At 01:32 PM 10/15/2006, bobwarasila typed:
My granddaughter managed to contaminate her computer with Mirar. We run
Spy Bot on that machine but it doesn't seem to have caught it probably
because she hasn't faithfully updated the list. How should I proceed to
get rid of this? I've goggled it and tried one of the manual
recommendations for removing registry entries but it's still there.
Which is it ?
A ) %windir%\mirar.exe then see
<http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_139613.htm>
or
B ) MirarSetup_876072.exe the see
<http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_140651.htm>
One is considered a trojan while the other is considered adware & yes she
needs to keep her definitions up to date. Spybot could be set to run on
startup & download the updates automagically if they exist by checking the
appropriate boxes in the Settings panel.
System start
Automatically run program at system startup.
Fix all problems on program start.
Wait a few minutes until starting the check.
Close program if everything's O.K.
Web update
Search the web for new versions at each program start.
Download updated include files if available online.
The AV software should be set to automagically update as well. The biggest
mistake people make is either turning off the auto update or making the
intervals between the updates too far apart.
Good Luck Gramps. ;-)
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Wayne D. Johnson
Ashland, OH, USA 44805
<http://www.wavijo.com>
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