I am being Hijacked by Internet Optimizer

I am being hijacked by this annoying program even with Windows XP Pro SP2 and
the built in firewall being on.

Any suggestions?

1) Download the following three items...

Trend Sysclean Package
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp

Latest Trend Pattern File.
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp

Adaware SE (free personal version v1.05)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Create a directory.
On drive "C:\"
(e.g., "c:\New Folder")
or the desktop
(e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder")

Download Sysclean.com and place it in that directory.
Dowload the Trend Pattern File by obtaining the ZIP file.
For example; lpt244.zip

Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as
sysclean.com.

2) Update Adaware with the latest definitions.
3) Disable System Restore
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDoc...SysRestore.htm
4) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode
5) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of your
platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found.
(a few cycles may be needed)
6) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both the
Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware
7) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any System Restore preferences,
(e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
8) Reboot your PC.
9) Create a new Restore point


* * * Please report your results ! * * *

Dave




"Lawrence" <> wrote in message
news:96656F08-3D21-4629-B3C5-...
| I am being hijacked by this annoying program even with Windows XP Pro SP2 and
| the built in firewall being on.
|
| Any suggestions?

Thanks David. I hope that this will have cleared up the problem as Internet
Optimizer was becoming a real annoyance.

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

> 1) Download the following three items...
>
> Trend Sysclean Package
> http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp
>
> Latest Trend Pattern File.
> http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp
>
> Adaware SE (free personal version v1.05)
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>
> Create a directory.
> On drive "C:\"
> (e.g., "c:\New Folder")
> or the desktop
> (e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder")
>
> Download Sysclean.com and place it in that directory.
> Dowload the Trend Pattern File by obtaining the ZIP file.
> For example; lpt244.zip
>
> Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as
> sysclean.com.
>
> 2) Update Adaware with the latest definitions.
> 3) Disable System Restore
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDoc...SysRestore.htm
> 4) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode
> 5) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of your
> platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found.
> (a few cycles may be needed)
> 6) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both the
> Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware
> 7) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any System Restore preferences,
> (e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
> 8) Reboot your PC.
> 9) Create a new Restore point
>
>
> * * * Please report your results ! * * *
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
> "Lawrence" <> wrote in message
> news:96656F08-3D21-4629-B3C5-...
> | I am being hijacked by this annoying program even with Windows XP Pro SP2 and
> | the built in firewall being on.
> |
> | Any suggestions?
>
>
>