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Posted: **2004-10-23 03:33pm**

I figured I'd try HijackThis! , though I didn't expect much since I used FireFox. Thing is, I used IE for a few months before I switched to FireFox on this PC.

And I've let relatives (parents, siblings) and friends use this computer.

So I have one question:
WHICH ONE OF YOU IMBECILES INSTALLED BONZI BUDDY???

*gasp*...well, I don't see the evil monkey but there is the registry key.

44 *gasp* infected files...*gasp*...
Even Gator...who...did...this...to...me...???!!!

Anyway, I googled Hijack This and found Hijack-this.net, with a program called NoAdware. It found 44 adware but refuses to kill it unless I pay $30. Curse you!

Title edit to increase clarity - Phong

Posted: **2004-10-23 03:37pm**

I'm running Ad-Aware now, and I found the real HijackThis. Will post log soon...

Posted: **2004-10-23 03:38pm**

Use Ad-aware and Spybot, both can take down Bonzi.

Posted: **2004-10-23 04:14pm**

We have a dedicated thread for HJ entries.

Posted: **2004-10-23 04:54pm**

Gotcha on that.

I think Ad-aware got everything...100-something...yikes

Posted: **2004-10-24 01:07am**

Praxis wrote:Gotcha on that.

I think Ad-aware got everything...100-something...yikes

Run Spybot S&D to be sure

ad-aware is awesome, but dosn't get 100%.

Posted: **2004-10-24 09:58am**

That sounds bad. How bad did it screw up your computer's performance?

Posted: **2004-10-24 03:44pm**

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:That sounds bad. How bad did it screw up your computer's performance?

Really, really bad. lol

Posted: **2004-10-24 07:56pm**

Thing is, using FF is fine and good, but it won't protect you from spyware if you start downloading shareware programs left and right. They tend to stick things on your machine without your knowlege or permission.

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Praxis has discovered the evil of spyware (was: EEAAARRRGH!)

Praxis has discovered the evil of spyware (was: EEAAARRRGH!)