CiD adware/popup removal(RESOLVED)

Hi Neal,

P.C seems faster! Definitely loading to desktop quicker!

I removed the wireless card whilst running the last set of fixes, so I don't know yet if the CiD popups have gone - I think they will have, more testing when I get back to it tonight.

I will also run the uninstall manager tonight and post the results.

Thanks for the help, this has been the trickiest P.C to fix in many a year, still working on the TV tuner card problem, and then it's done! (hopefully)......

Hi Neal,

Here's the uninstall list:

ABBYY FineReader 6.0 Sprint
Adobe Acrobat - Reader 6.0.2 Update
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
Adobe Reader 6.0.1
Adobe Shockwave Player
AOL Uninstaller (Choose which Products to Remove)
Apple Software Update
ArcSoft PhotoImpression
Audacity 1.3.0
AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5
Beauty Wizard
BT Voyager 105 ADSL Modem
BT Voyager Modem AOL Test
Dell CinePlayer
Dell Driver Reset Tool
Dell Support 3.2
DellSupport
DivX Codec
DivX Content Uploader
DivX Converter
DivX Player
DivX Web Player
Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter
Express Burn Uninstall
Express Rip Uninstall
Express Scribe Uninstall
Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
HijackThis 1.99.1
Hotfix for Windows Media Format 11 SDK (KB929399)
Hotfix for Windows Media Player 10 (KB903157)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB888795)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB891593)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB895961)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB899337)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB899510)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB902841)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB909394)
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver
Intel(R) PRO Network Connections Drivers
Intel(R) PROSet for Wired Connections
iPod for Windows 2005-09-23
iTunes
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 1
Learn2 Player (Uninstall Only)
Lexmark 4300 Series
Lexmark Fax Solutions
LiveUpdate 3.1 (Symantec Corporation)
Logitech Desktop Messenger
Logitech QuickCam Software
Logitech® Camera Driver
McAfee Uninstaller
MCU
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 Hotfix (KB887998)
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB886903)
Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage
Microsoft Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility
Microsoft Works 7.0
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB927978)
Picasa 2
QuickTime
RealPlayer Basic
RecordPad Sound Recorder Uninstall
Roxio DLA
Roxio RecordNow Audio
Roxio RecordNow Copy
Roxio RecordNow Data
Samsung PC Studio
Samsung Samples Installer
Security Update for CAPICOM (KB931906)
Security Update for CAPICOM (KB931906)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB911565)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB917734)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB890046)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB893756)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899587)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899589)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901017)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB902400)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911280)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911562)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911567)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911927)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB913446)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB913580)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914388)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914389)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB916281)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917159)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917344)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917422)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917953)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB918439)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB918899)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB919007)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920213)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920214)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920670)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920683)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920685)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB921398)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB921883)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB922616)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB922760)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB922819)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923191)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923414)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923689)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923694)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923980)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924191)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924270)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924496)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB925454)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB925486)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB925902)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB926255)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB928090)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB929123)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB929969)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB930178)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931261)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931768)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931784)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB932168)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB933566)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB935839)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB935840)
Serif DrawPlus 3.0
Serif PhotoPlus 5.0
SigmaTel Audio
Sonic Activation Module
Sonic Encoders
Sonic Update Manager
Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4
Symantec AntiVirus
The Sims 2
The Sims 2 University
Tiscali Internet
Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB913800)
Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB926251)
Update for Windows XP (KB894391)
Update for Windows XP (KB898461)
Update for Windows XP (KB900485)
Update for Windows XP (KB908531)
Update for Windows XP (KB910437)
Update for Windows XP (KB916595)
Update for Windows XP (KB920872)
Update for Windows XP (KB922582)
Update for Windows XP (KB927891)
Update for Windows XP (KB929338)
Update for Windows XP (KB930916)
Update for Windows XP (KB931836)
Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Wanadoo Europe Installer
Windows Media Format Runtime
Windows Media Player 10 Hotfix - KB894476
Windows Media Player 10 Hotfix [See EmeraldQFE2 for more information]
Windows XP Hotfix - KB885295
Windows XP Hotfix - KB885836
Windows XP Hotfix - KB885884
Windows XP Hotfix - KB886185
Windows XP Hotfix - KB887742
Windows XP Hotfix - KB888302
Windows XP Hotfix - KB890859
Windows XP Hotfix - KB890927
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 KB908246
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 KB925766
ZoneAlarm

Clean list! Are we done? Goodies to come if so.

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Hi Neal,

Good news indeed, back on the net for 2 hours and no popups, no freezes and no slowdowns - a clean PC at last!

Thanks for your invaluable help. Would have resorted to a reinstall without your knowledge.

I've also fixed the other driver issues it had, so this P.C has a clean bill of health and can go back to its owners.

Many Thanks

Dave

Great news and Thank you,




If you are no longer having any more trouble here is some preventative measures for you.

Be sure to re-hide hidden files/folders if you were asked to unhide them

Here are some preventive measures you can take to keep your computer from getting infected again. also keep all these and Ad-awareSE and SpybotS&D updated.

Read This First - IMPORTANT Instructions

Flush your restore points in ME and XP, by turning System Restore off and then back on.
This will create a fresh restore point.

Explained Here:
Windows XP: http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDoc...ysRestore.aspx

Explained Here
Microsoft ME:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...rc=sec_doc_nam


RegProtect

This small registry protection tool will save you hours of heartache by notifying you when some program good or bad is trying to access your registry.

You have the option of allowing(good) items or blocking(bad)items.

http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=regprot


To reduce the re-infection potential for malware and protect yourself against spyware, here are a few helpful suggestions:

1. Keep Windows and Internet Explorer current with the latest critical security updates from Microsoft. This will patch many of the security holes through which attackers can gain access to your computer. You CANNOT complete this update using an alternate browser.
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co....aspx?ln=en-us

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp


2. Run your antivirus software regularly, and to keep its definitions up-to-date. If you are thinking about switching, there are a some good free Antivirus programs that are decent, including AVG and Avast!.
AVG: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

Avast: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html


3. In addtion to using Ad-aware consider using another free malware scanning/removal program:
Windows Defender

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx


4. Consider using a free firewall if you are not already using one. Some good free ones are:
Kerio
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Kerio.cfm

Zone Labs Personal Firewall:
Zone Labs



5. Consider using an alternate free browser for general web surfing but you must use IE for windows update.
Mozilla Firefox: www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/


6. Consider increasing your browser security by using these programs:
SpywareGuard will protect your homepage from being hijacked: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
SpywareBlaster will increase browser protection by blocking Thousands of known malware sites by adding them to IE's restricted sites zone. Download it here:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html


If you use SpywareBlaster, you can also use a customblocklist to add even more entries into IE restricted sites zone. Go to this site for the current list and how to use instructions: http://customblockinglist.cjb.net/


IE-SPYAD is similar in that it adds thousands more known malware sites to IE's restricted zone. Download it here:
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm


Block access to Untrustworthy Sites

You can prevent your computer from visiting a myriad of untrustworthy sites and ad-servers by installing a customised hosts file. One of the best available is the: MVPS Hosts File. Simply follow the instructions to install the file in the correct location. This will not only make surfing safer but will improve website load times and block popups from many of the large ad-servers.



*Remember just like your primary anti-virus software, it is important to keep all of these programs up-to-date and use them on a regular basis. It's Free

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