 "Simple" removal of DyFuCa Internet Optimizer, Malware removal |
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 Jan 13 2005, 08:19 PM
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 New Member  Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 25-October 04 From: Colorado Member No.: 4,055  |
I'm running Win98SE with updated IE6 SP1 and Mozilla 1.75 (Default browser) . I've got updated Spybot S&D 1.3.1 TX (?), AdAwareSE 1.05, Spyware Blaster 3.2 and ZoneAlarm 5.5 something or other. After running Spybot in safe mode, got an alert of "DyFuCa Internet Optimizer" being buried somewhere in Spybot files. A Google search came up with a lot of info on this slice of whale manure, none of it good. I'm not tremendously competent in matters technical, I am, after all, a landscaper by trade. From what I've read there isn't an easy fix; or is there ? I've read that "Pest Patrol" can remove the offensive stink wad but I'm a little cash strapped and my hard drive is a little small in capacity ( 8 gig, 312 RAM and about 63% free). Any ideas ? Thanks a ton. fatdove52 -------------------- [FONT=Geneva][SIZE=7][COLOR=green]Any day ya got a pulse is a great day.
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Jan 13 2005, 08:50 PM
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 Voted most likely Group: Members Posts: 3,675 Joined: 19-September 04 From: Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 2,883 |
QUOTE DyFuCa Internet Optimizer" being buried somewhere in Spybot files. Not quite sure what you mean here. Are you saying that Spybot is reporting that it sees this in one of your backups? More likely it is seeing this in an AdaWare quarantine. Can you give us the path to DyFuCa? -------------------- **** We use our powers for good, not evil **** When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail. Abraham Maslo |
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Jan 13 2005, 09:30 PM
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 Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
I can add:
You need not keep any files in quarantine. Simply delete Adaware quarantined files, IMO. Spybot will make backups after scans for you, too. Essentially quarantining 'em till you make sure you don't want 'em. It's possible losing spyware/adaware will effect a downloaded program that it came with. Once you know it's gone, good. Purge the backup. I think it puts 'em in zip folders to prevent them from doing anything. They might be showing, or something. Use the Recovery-->purge feature. Again, why keep bad files? Unless you want to send them to a spyware Hunter for analysis. In Advanced Mode-->Settings-->Ignore Products you need to make sure a checkmark is not beside the DyFuCa listing. All Products tab, scroll alphabetically. Sometimes you'll find checkmarks in this list of 25,600+ items. Uncheck 'em and they'll show in scans if you have 'em. ignore products list One exception is shown in that pix link above. DSO exploit. It's kind of a glithch, and one way to have it not show up each scan is to checkmark it here. It really isn't a threat, so excluding it merely reduces annoyanc at seeing it each time the scan is done, and never seeing it "gotten rid of". This post has been edited by phawgg: Jan 13 2005, 09:36 PM -------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Jan 13 2005, 10:12 PM
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Voted most likely Group: Members Posts: 3,675 Joined: 19-September 04 From: Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 2,883 |
Good tip phawgg. I just looked and have nothing checked. Spybot has a patch for the DSO Exploit but I'll be darned if I can find it.
-------------------- **** We use our powers for good, not evil **** When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail. Abraham Maslo |
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Jan 13 2005, 10:24 PM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 332 Joined: 27-June 04 From: Directly above the center of the Earth Member No.: 1,032 |
The DSO fix is right here: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4392.html
Just download and install, Spybot 1.3 final must be installed for the fix to work. -------------------- |
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Jan 13 2005, 10:28 PM
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Voted most likely Group: Members Posts: 3,675 Joined: 19-September 04 From: Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 2,883 |
Thanks Ronbo, I already got it but I'll bookmark it where I can find it this time.
-------------------- **** We use our powers for good, not evil **** When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail. Abraham Maslo |
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Jan 14 2005, 12:31 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 25-October 04 From: Colorado Member No.: 4,055 |
Hey there, all.
I want to thank all you folks for the quick response with my problem. One at -a-time here : I do not quarentine my AdAware rejects, had one come back to bite a few years ago. In between supper and now I ran both AdAware and Spybot S&D in safe mode and came up with a cookie and nothing else. Anybody for some crumbs ? In my first go-round with Spybot today , when I got the alerts, I got into advance mode and cleared the log with a recovery dance. Might just follow your suggestion to make sure DyFuCa Internet Optimizer is not ignored. The DSO Exploit alert in Spybot can be fixed with an update found in Spyware Tools @ Major Geeks site. If I missed mentioning your suggestion, I apologise. Just know that I am most grateful to you all. After much searching through Windows files I did not find even a hair of this thing; DyFuCa Internet Optimizer but what I've read about it prompts me to be interested in spending about 3 minutes, alone , with the author. Perhaps he/she/ or it and I could engage in a quick discussion of the weather or something. Thanks, again to all. -------------------- [FONT=Geneva][SIZE=7][COLOR=green]Any day ya got a pulse is a great day.
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