Infected By Adware??

You have adware installed on your computer. You need Adaware in addition to the Spybot. It will find things that Spybot does not.
Download, install, UPDATE, run the scan.
I delete all that it finds without problems.
Best of Luck

WinTaskAd can be removed with XoftSpy

SaveNow will be listed in Add/Remove Programs either as SaveNow or WhenUShop, and is removable from there.

WinAd can be removed with SpyhunterS.exe (XoftSpy may also remove WinAd)

WinPatrol 9.0 Free can usually warn you when junkware is about to infect your computer and give you the option to block it.

that it's possible to remove almost any spyware/trojan manually. There are plenty of forums that can tell you how to do this, step by step. All you have to do is copy the name/file path of the bug and then paste it in google. It's not always easy, but it can be done. "Hijack This!" can be a great help, but be very careful what you delete. Check the various forums carefully. You'll find a few for "Hijack This!"

The "freezing up" of your system could be due to lack of RAM. The more programs you run, the more likely it will happen...especially on an older machine. How much RAM do you have now? And what's your CPU's clock-speed?

You should keep all your Antivirus and Spyware Removal Tools as up to date as possible. Update at least once a week. Whenever you update Spybot S&D, be sure to click "Immunize" afterward. It should say something like "All known bad products are already blocked." If it doesn't, click on "immunize" above the little medicine bottle, and then "check again".

Also, in Spybot S&D, some malware files are listed as exclusions (no one really knows why)...which means that Spybot will skip them whenever you run a scan. Here's what you should do: Make sure that Spybot is set to "Advanced Mode". Then go to "settings" and then go to "ignore products". Scroll through the list and uncheck anything you find with a checkmark next to it.

Download Zone Alarm from www.download.com (the freeware is fine for now; no need to upgrade to "Pro"). This will help you to keep things from getting in and out of your computer. If, for example, some unknown program called "buttbusters.exe" tries to access the internet, you can block it by clicking "Deny" and "Remember this setting". However, watch what you block. (You can also block/unblock things in the "program control" list.) If you're unsure of what a process is, you can just check the name in Google.

I hope this helps you. If you have any more questions and/or problems, please let me know.

Thanks for all of your advice, appreciated.

Stan,
I D/Loaded Adaware Se, but it didn't remove them.

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Caktus,
I D/Loaded XoftSpy, it found a number of things, but unless I am mistaken, it required me to make a purchase before it would remove anything.

SaveNow/WhenUShop is not listed as that in Add/Remove.

I haven't tried Spyhunters yet......should I?


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culture_of_one,
I have ZoneAlarm in operation. Should I have it set at a higher security, if so how do I do that without causing other problems?

What's a file path-CPU's clock-speed? OK,don't laugh!!

I went into Spybot Adavanced and did as you suggested, two checkmarks removed.
Also your advice on Immunize, now get that box regarding blocking.

The freezing up occurred when I was closing down the pages that were open to swith the computer off.

For years it would just close down when I clicked the 'shutdown' button, but usually these days it switches off, but a note on the screen now tells me, it is safe to shut off my computer, or words similar. Why the change?

I haven't been to visit 'Hijack This', to be honest, I am wary of what advice I receive and act on and the other being that I don't want to mess anything else up in trying. I trust the advice on here, as I believe the moderators would be quick to pick up on anything otherwise, but I (and many like me) are in the laps of the gods so to speak.

Having run another Symantec check since this was done, I now find I have more infiltrations and neither Spybot or Adaware SE picked up on them.

c:\Program Files\Media Access\MediaAccess.exe is infected with Adware.WinTaskAd

c:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\WUInst.dll is infected with Adware.Savenow

c:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\MediaAccX.dll is infected with Adware.WinAd

c:\WINDOWS\TEMP\ccu\cscore.dll is infected with Spyware.CometCursor

c:\WINDOWS\TEMP\ccu\csip.dll is infected with Spyware.CometCursor

c:\WINDOWS\TEMP\ccu\skinui.dll is infected with Spyware.CometCursor


My AVG has these in it's vaults and I'd like to remove them if possible.

Trojan Horse Dialer.15.AN
c:\WINDOWS\TemporaryInternetFiles\content.IE5\OHQNWHER\sysWebTelecomInt[1].cab

Trojan Horse Dialer.17.Y
c:\WINDOWS\DownloadedProgramFiles\Conflict.5\ActiveSecurity.ocx

They mean nothing to me, but any information regarding them and how to remove them would be appreciated.

Regards,

Wolvspa.