Search and Destroy won't clean

Hey guys-
I'm having trouble with my Search and Destroy program. I' ve been successful using CCleaner, Adware, CWShredder, Kill2me, About:Buster, and HSRemove. But when I try to fix the selected probelms with search and Destroy, it goes about half way, then the whole program shuts down. The problems listed are as follows: Elitum.EliteBar
Alexa Related
DyFuCa.InternetOptimizer
Exact Advertising.BarginsBuddy
Haxdoor - H
Look2Me.TopConverting
MaxSpeed
TwainTech
WildMedia

While trying to delete these using S+D, I kept getting pop-ups of "Failed to load ZIPDLL.DLL, and UNZDLL.DLL" Also, one of my other programs said that it delted Look2Me if it was present. However, S+D showed it still being present. From what I know, I ran the updated versions of these programs. I updated Adware, S+D, and cwshredder. If you guys have any idea what the problem might be, I'd appreciate the help in removing these things. Thanks.

kimm.y

 

I dl'ed S+D from that "READ ME FIRST" thread. I did all the steps on that thread. I then dl'ed three updates for S+D from google, (Detection updates 2005-02-16), (FileAlyzer 1.1i), and (Advanced check library update 2004-10-14). All scans were done in safemode.

 

Still here, thanks for waiting.

 

I run win xp

 

I have spybotsd13.exe. I uninstalled and reinstalled the program, like you said I used the program to find and install all the updates. I noticed however, that certain updates (Detection rules, English help, English help for teatimer, English language) had an ! with a red circle and a diagonal line through it (the typical do not sign). Next to the download, it said “!!! bad checksum !”. I’m not sure exactly what that means. Um, but then I ran the program, and it found no immediate threats. So maybe I just needed to uninstall and reinstall it?

I don’t remember ever uninstalling maxspeed…I don’t know what maxspeed is.

I had HijackThis “fix” the two programs you listed. That went ok. I also saved the log, and did this in normal boot mode this time.

Where exactly do I go to reinstall those items listed (I realize this may seem like a dumb question but I am not computer savvy.) Google or something? Thanks for the help.

 

did the attachment work? I'm going to try it again.

 

No, It did not attach.

 

Hi Kimm.y

Had same prob with the checksum thing on download recently. Advice from one of our fellow major geekers suggested changing the download server as theer si a problem with one of them. When you get the list of available downloads then go to the update button and there should be a drop down menu. Select one from the list other than the one at the top and that should then work.

Hope it does. Wow, here's me, a complete tech dunderhead giving advice! However, must admit as above that it is plagiarised.

Happy hunting.
Tricky

 

Thanks for the advice. I will try an attach the log again.

 

It's telling me that I have aleady attached that file on the thread, and won't let me attach it again. I'm a bit confused, because this is a new HijackThis log, from normal boot mode. I tried changing the name of the log and that didn't work. Any ideas?

 

Here, I redid the HijackThis scan, and made a new log. This one seems to be working.

 

Please Update your HJT to Hijack This 1.99.1 and post a new log using the new version!

 

sorry about that.

 

glad to hear, thanks so much. The only other thing I've noticed, is that my song file names are blue like a hyperlink. It seems a bit weird. I don't know.

 

hey-
I don't know why the file names are doing that. I don't think I'm running anything? Anyway, I scan and rescaned my computer a million times yesterday using the two main scan programs, adware and spybot S+D, and now, for some reason, Spybot is showing that I have DyFuCa.InternetOptimizer, and Elitum.EliteBar that it can't remove, even after reboot. I noticed too, that Haxdoor-H comes up after every reboot. When I run S+D, S+D is able to fix the problem, (Haxdoor - H) but like I said, once I reboot, it comes back. I have absolutely no idea why S+D just a day ago said I had no problems on my computer, and now it's showing that I have two (or three). But it's probably causing the mp3 names to be weird. I clicked on your link in the reply but I got "no thread specidfied. If you followed a valid link, please notify the webmaster". So, I just went back to that "Don't Post until you have read this" thread, and did the steps on protecting your computer. I downloaded the windows Updates, Removed Microsoft Java, (using the MSJVM Removal Tool). I have that AVG virus protector, and that updates itself. This link, the final step in that thread "Install Sun Java here: http://java.sun.com/getjava/index.html " Did not work for me. Should I go somewhere else? I want to make sure I download the right file. And do you have any ideas on what to do about the DyFuCa. and Elitum spyware? Should I try and repeat all the steps in that thread again? I did not do that yet, because it takes a bit of time, but if you think that would do the trick, let me know. Thanks for reading, I know this is long and you are busy.

kimm.y

 

ok I did all the steps in that link. I use internet explorer usually, but I just dl'ed firefox now. When I see the mp3's highlighted like hyperlinks, I'm simply opening the folder I have labeled music on my desktop. Nothing else is open at that time. I just noticed that some of my picture names are blue too. But not all of them.

 

also, should I uninstall internet explorer now that I have firefox?

 

I believe what youre describing is that you have "Disk Compression" enabled. Lets try to disable it.

1) Open My Computer

2) Right click on C:\ and select Properties.

3) On the General Tab look at the next to last check box. Should be named "Compress drive to save disk space"

4) If checked, uncheck it and choose "Apply changes to C:\, subfolders and files"


This should take care of your BLUE file names.

 

IE comes integrated into Microsoft Windows, you cannot uninstall. You can choose not to use it but it stays installed.

 

"IE comes integrated into Microsoft Windows, you cannot uninstall. You can choose not to use it but it stays installed"

oh ok.

I did recently do a disk cleanup or whatever to try and get more space. I don't think it helped to much. But when I went to uncheck that box you told me to uncheck, it was already unchecked.

 

When you see a BLUE file name, all this means is that Windows has compressed it to save disk space. Disk Cleanup has the ability to compress old files to save space. Windows compresses these files when your not using them and when you are using them, windows will decompress them and compress it again when you finish, very little performance loss when you open it, if any. Nothing to really worry about unless you just dont like it.

 

oh ok, glad to hear the Blue files aren't anything to worry about. Thanks.

 

I hope so. Thanks for all the help guys. You guys rock.

Oh, and I noticed that you guys have fun quotes at the top of the site. One just came to mind, feel free to use it (if you don't already have it or whatever) "You want Geek with that?"

peace.

 

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