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| How does z1.adserver.com get past the spyware blockers? | | Pop-up ads virtually disappeared on my WinXP SP2 box by running | - Ad-Aware SE Personal build 1.05 | - Microsoft AntiSpyware beta 1.0.501 | - SpyBot Search & Destroy 1.3 | - Spyware Blaster 3.2 | - Sygate Personal Firewall 5.5 | - Firefox 1.0.4 (set to block all popups with no exceptions) | | Every program above set to block all popups possible with no | exceptions. | But z1.adserver.com still gets through somehow. | | Does this pop-up use something tricky the antispyware folks can't catch?
Dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF) Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Internet Options --> Delete Files
Dump the contents of the Mozilla FireFox Cache { if you use FireFox } Tools --> Options --> Privacy --> Cache --> Clear
Download CLEAN.EXE from the URL --
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It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter {
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Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, two Kixtart scripts, two Link (.lnk) files and a PDF instruction file.
GETFILES.BAT -- For downloading (FTP) the files needed to run the McAfee Command Line Scanner. If you are using Windows XP, you may have to disable the Windows XP FireWall to allow the FTP utility to download the needed files
CLEAN.BAT -- For running within Windows after running c:\\mcafee\\GetFiles.BAT. If you choose to scan again at a future date, run this batch file. It will automatically check the date of the McAfee DAT files and if it is a couple of days old, it will download (FTP) the latest signature files and install them before performing the scan.
DOSCLEAN.BAT -- For use on a Win9x/ME PC or on a Win2K/WinXP PC that is using FAT32 after you have booted from an Emergency Boot Disk or DOS disk and have already executed; c:\\mcafee\\GetFiles.BAT from within Windows. DOS disk boot images can be obtained from;
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I need you to perform the following...
Execute; CLEAN.EXE Choose; Unzip Choose; Close
Execute; c:\\mcafee\\GetFiles.BAT { or Double-click on 'GetFiles Link' in c:\\mcafee }
Reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key during boot]
Shutdown as many applications as possible ! It would also help for you to read - "How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP"
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Execute; c:\\mcafee\\CLEAN.BAT { or Double-click on 'Clean Link' in c:\\mcafee }
A final report in HTML format called C:\\mcafee\\ScanReport.HTML will be generated. At the end of the scan, it will be displayed in your browser (Opera, FireFox or Internet Explorer). It is suggested that you move the report out of c:\\mcafee before performing another scan. It would be a good idea to scan in Safe Mode and in Normal Mode and save a copy of the HTML report for each session.