Re: [APML] OT: A friend's infected computer and Bargain.exe

[Stuart Heggie <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>]

Joe, this is very helpful. Got a note from Thom Iwancio too that we're 
pursuing right now. More to come!

Stuart

joe wrote:

>Stuart;
>
>     Go to Norton (Symantec.com) and perform a Search on 'Bargin.exe'.
>http://www.symantec.com/search/  Here's what I found.
>http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.bargainbuddy.html
>
>     Norton finds "Bargin.exe" as 'Adaware.BarginBuddy' and provides removal
>instructions.  Also perform a Search on "Blaster', 799 hits are displayed
>including Removal Tools.  Hope this will help you with what is plauging your
>system...joe  :)
>
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Stuart Heggie" <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>
>To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
>Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 7:23 AM
>Subject: [APML] OT: A friend's infected computer and Bargain.exe
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>>I have a friend whose computer is plagued with problems and she cannot
>>shut it down. The computer is running XP and has Zone Alarm Pro and
>>Norton AntiVirus both of which are up to date. Connecting to the
>>internet is difficult but she has managed to get it to talk to the
>>internet intermittently. She has a huge number of windows pop-ups and
>>they seem associated with this program bargain.exe and when she tries to
>>uninstall it or delete it she gets a message "access denied". Both
>>browsers (Netscape and IE) are affected so it isn't the browser as far
>>as I can tell. She is running a cable modem connection.
>>
>>Questions:
>>1. Is there anyone with an immediately good theory of what to do to get
>>this program out?
>>2. Is there something people know about removing the blaster worm or
>>other virus that isn't accomplished by Norton and the XP patches from MS?
>>
>>Sorry for the OT post but this group is the only group of computer savvy
>>people I know.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>Stuart
>>
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