My computer has recently been infected with the "Aurora" spyware/trojan file. I also cannot fully execute a viruscan or spyware scan because when it hits (what I believe is) an Intel file (DHTMLED.ocx) my PC freezes.

Can anyone recommend a good "PC repair" prgram that I can download to clean up my computer, remove spyware, and fix any problems with my processor files?

i had this problem with aurora pop-ups a while back...try this:

http://www.aurora.com/sup...lware.html

Anxiety said:

THANKS! That is quite a read! Which method did you use BTW? mypctuneup.com? spysweeper?

MsLegs said:

i used those to... but i finally let mcafee do a deep scan on the pc and it get rid of like 7 or 8 files from my pc.im so glad to cause that fucking "Aurora" popups were driving me crazy!

Christopher said:

Aurora.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

shes a trouble maker!

Christopher said:

I have McAfee via AOL...and it hasn't been able to get rid of Aurora. There's a file in my I386 folder (related to the Intel processor I assume) that causes the PC to freeze everytime the McAfee virusscan hits it.

PurpleJedi said:

So that's the cultprit.

I'm definitely no expert on these things but I have yet to find a virus/spyware/adware that Norton couldn't handle.

retina said:

Well sometimes there is stuff out there that kicks Norton's ass. So that's why its good to Ad aware and Spybot on standby.

Ad Aware and Spybot did nothing to help me when I got infected last year. What I did was go to Microsoft's website to make sure I had all my updates, as I had been offline for a year and then I did a search online for the name of the virus I had and found many free downloads that destroyed it.

Stymie said:

Ok. Then you must have gotten a hold of some nasty stuff.

MsLegs said:

It keep switching my homepage without my permission. I have something on my system now called 'looksmart' that I can't get rid of.

retina said:

I think that I'm going to get Norton.

PurpleJedi said:

Norton has stepped up its game. However, its a bitch to uninstall the previous versions of Norton software. You have to get into mode to pull the shit off I found out but I got the damn thing working right so I am happy.

MsLegs said:

And what's wrong with mode?
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Tribal Disorder

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theAudience said:

TA Baby, It's all good. One of my hobbies is being a part-time computer on the weekends so I can crack on it beleive me . Usually at my job, I can troubleshoot a computer problem and diagnose it before the actual tech person gets there and all the tech person has to do is fix the damn problem.
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MsLegs said:

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Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

Try Hitman Pro.
It a sort of container program that with one click installs, seeks updates and runs Ad-Aware, Spybot, Spy Sweeper (trialversion), CWShredder, SpywareBlaster, Spyware Block List en Trend Micro's Sysclean Package.
It's in dutch though, but most of it speaks for itself.

theAudience said:

AlfofMelmak said:

That sounds too good to be true!
...'xcept for the Dutch part...

PurpleJedi said:

Damn now, I will have to look into this Hitman Pro shit.

PurpleJedi said:

can you manually delete the file? then run a scan with McAfee?

Christopher said:

Nope.
Comes up as "Write Protected or In Use".

C:\FORMAT C:

Sorry, I've been able to stay virus free for 10 years or so, so I haven't invested too much into virus programs. I run the occasional scan over at pandasoftware.com and use ZoneAlarm as my firewall, but that's about it.