spyware

[ahmed tabit]

hi guys i need to delet some file in star up window i have one prog
in my pc it will star with the system star up i know is not my proggramers
so can some one tell me how to delet i have norton and spyware remova
but no one get off this spyware and name is(PROJECT 1) please help me
tabit.

[Jayhawk]

Project 1 is a problem (I helped my brother get rid of it last night). I would recommend you start by getting RegSeeker from Hover Systems (free) and HijackThis (also free). Here are some download links. They both make backups so you can't get in too much trouble.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2579.html

Run them both in Safe Mode.

[ahmed tabit]

hi jayhawk i treid every think but steal is there not moving is there another way to rip of any help appreciated.
tabit

[Jayhawk]

Sorry Tabit, I was able to get rid of it using HijackThis, Spybot, and Ad-Aware run in Safe Mode. Perhaps you have a different and more difficult version of Project 1.

Start by using Add/Remove programs to uninstall any new programs you've installed, or that you don't recognize. Especially get rid of any Toolbars or Search programs. After that:

Make absolutely sure you are running in Safe Mode and that all of the above programs are updated with current definitions files. You should also turn off System Restore if it's on. You should also make sure that ALL unknown programs that are starting up (use RegSeeker to find out what programs are starting) are deleted from the Startup Menu in RegSeeker. You can restore them later using RegSeeker if you have to. Sometimes it's actually another file that's creating Project 1.

The only other solution is fairly dangerous and involves editing the registry by doing a scan (Find) on Project 1. If you're not comfortable with that you should not try it. IF you do then make sure you Export the Registry first so you can restore it later if you have to. If you're not comfortable working with the registry then I would do it as a last resort before you format and reload Windows.