Spyware, viruses, & security : SPYWARE
SPYWARE
by lktgdt - 4/4/05 2:50 PMI just used Panda Scan and I had 2 spyware! Help!! How do I get rid of:
C:\Program files\Intrigue Learning
C:\Windows\cpbrkpie.ocx
Thanks !
lktgdt
by roddy32
- 4/4/05 3:51 PM
In reply to: SPYWARE by lktgdt
I would start with checking in the control panel in add/remove programs and see if "Intrigue Learning" is there and if it something that you did not install, I would uninstall it. The other one from a Google search has to with P2P file sharing which is no surprise at all. After uninstalling that program, reboot and got back to Panda and do the scan again and let us know how you made out. MAYBE you will get lucky and both of them will be gone. ALSO, when you post back please follow the forum tip which was in the box right above where you typed you subject in.
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Spyware
by lktgdt - 4/4/05 8:20 PM In reply to: (NT) turn off System Restore when you scan. by dawillieThank you. Then turn it back on after I complete the Panda Scan? I had one Spyware. C:\Windows\cpbrkpie.ocx
this is what i found
by dawillie - 4/4/05 9:26 PM In reply to: Spyware by lktgdt'Adware:Adware/Coupons No disinfected C:\WINDOWS\cpbrkpie.ocx
I think it is some online coupon thing my wife ok'ed so she could print out a coupon. I am not sure how bad this, but I like to get it all out of my system'.
from what i read this is not spyware. in fact *.ocx files are part of Microsofts second generation architecture and have been replaced by Active X. see here
http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?s=b11f432c6e477dd1aa59fbe69ed2e6d2&p=583257#post583257
and for definition of what is an *.ocx file see here ...
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/OCX.html
so one can conclude that they are harmless.
however if you are adamant about deleting it you can alway browse in your Windows using the path you described to delete it from the folder.
Spyware
by lktgdt - 4/5/05 2:47 AM In reply to: this is what i found by dawillieThank you, dawillie!
OCX files are ActiveX
by TimInVA - 4/13/05 8:29 AM In reply to: this is what i found by dawillieWhen Internet Explorer asks you if you want to download and run an ActiveX control, and you say yes, what will be stored on your machine is a file that ends in OCX. This is how the coupons get printed, in this case, someone tried to print a coupon and in order to do that, they had to approve the installation of this OCX. Since it is showing up on spyware alert lists I would say "not harmless" and remove it. I removed it from my machine today.
As a programmer I can tell you OCX files are not harmless. They are powerful little programs. Many a virus, many a trojan, get distributed as OCX files. Because of this, most corporate security policies block the download of OCX (ActiveX) files. It is a wise policy. We got this file here because of the desire to print the coupon and ignore the warnings from the spybot and virus sofware we have installed.
Turn Off System Restore
by taboma. - 4/4/05 8:22 PM In reply to: (NT) turn off System Restore when you scan. by dawillieIs this a PC problem only, or both a PC and Mac problem?
Kevin
SpyWare
by lktgdt - 4/4/05 8:29 PM In reply to: Turn Off System Restore by taboma.PC only.
Couple of things that might help
by thriftmeister - 4/4/05 9:02 PM In reply to: SPYWARE by lktgdtIf you are having trouble with them still being there after you run your anti-spyware scans try running scans from safemode. If you run them from regular operating system check task manager and stop processes running under your name which end in rundll32.exe before running the scan. Also check add/remove programs for the name of the spyware programs as well as c:\windows and c:\windows\system32 folders since spyware likes to hide in both of these folders.
More spyware fighting tips at http://www.thriftmeister.com/spyprotect.htm
SpyWare
by lktgdt - 4/5/05 3:08 AM In reply to: Couple of things that might help by thriftmeisterThank you, thriftmeister, I will do that.
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