Hello All...it has been a while since I have been in contact, however, I did want to let you know that this did seem to work. We deleted the "file on reboot" through hijack this and the computer has...

Indeed, I did need to update the virus definitions in Norton...they had appeared to have been updated but they had not been so I eventually got that to work and it did indeed identify the WOWFAWK.dll...

Crunchie,

I have zipped the file and emailed it to you at the email address you noted. Thanks for taking a look and let me know what you find.

update: I have managed to install the quickbooks software, a major hurdle...but I would like to continue cleaning up the system and getting rid of that entry in hijack this that keeps returning...

on an additional note: I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the quickbooks software and I am still having problems. It seems that the Windows InstallSheild Wizard is hanging whenever I try to...

I have managed to remove the C:\Program Files\Ebates_MoeMoneyMaker... file with HiJack This, but I have tried numerous times to remove the 02-BHO:wowfawk... file but it keeps reappearing after I...

thanks for the reply....offhand I do not know what that first entry you noted, could be...the second one is probably something that can be removed...

on a more general note...could the problem I...

just a quick update....I am still having problems installing the Quickbooks software. I uninstalled what I had and tried reinstalling but I am having the same problem. After it goes through the...

o.k....I have installed windows update including service pack 4 and ran hijack this again with the suggested fixes and here is the latest. IE is still closing on me and I cannot get into the...

o.k. after a lot of work I managed to do everything suggested. At first I could not even get to some of the websites from the infected computer but now that seems to be working, however IE keeps...

Actually, I did manage to run hijack this in safe mode and this is what I have retrieved:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0
Scan saved at 2:19:16 PM, on 12/16/2004
Platform: Windows 2000 (WinNT...

Yikes!...i downloaded HiJackthis and I am having the same problem. I cannot seem to keep the program open....I click on the icon and the opening screen flashes and goes away...is this something...

Hi...the security forum helped me last time with correcting all my pop up windows etc. I am wondering if I am experiencing problems related to the same issue. I have been unable to properly load...

**My apologies for posting to the incorrect thread....I thought there might be other issues. *** As it turns out, there are many issues...I am getting many error messages and I am going through them...

Thanks a bunch for the reply....I am obviously just beginning to experience the whole "spyware" environment....I will attempt the procedures suggested and let you know...thanks again!

Hello All:

This computer is in our store at our retail counter. After rebooting, IE comes up with a sex site and then pop up windows asking if you want to subscribe to a service and another...