I'm wondering if AdAware will do the job - http://www.adaware-antispyware.com/


>>Sorry for not replying sooner. Thanks for the link. Kinda strange in that, when I checked the registry, I couldn't find any of the referenced keys. I had run Ad-Aware and AVG anti-virus but it seemed to return. Maybe this time the updates were more effective. I'll check the registry again if it pops up again.
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>>Thanks again.......Rich
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>>>>My home computer has become infected with the Deus Cleaner fake spyware program and I need some advice on how to get rid of it.
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>>>>A google search shows a couple of Deus Cleaner Removal programs but, having already been bitten, I'm worried that these are just different versions of the same thing.
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>>>>One site: www.precisesecurity.com/threats/deus-cleaner
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>>>>has manual instructions for removal.
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>>>>Does anybody have any experience with this nasty beast and how to get rid of it? Or at least which web sites I can trust????
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>>>http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-112216-3632-99&tabid=3
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>You may need to boot into Safe Mode and/or make sure System Restore is disabled.
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>You can run MSCONFIG and temporarily disable any startup items that look dodgy.
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>Also check browser add-ons in IE in Tools...Internet Options...Programs...Manage add-ons. Disable any that aren't signed by reputable companies you recognize.
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>If it's especially pernicious you might need to check all your running processes in Task Manager (even in Safe Mode) and make sure they're legit. I've seen several cases where a virus or spyware hooks EXEs like RegEdit, so you *think* you've deleted a value or key, but when you go back into RegEdit it's put back again. Or, keys/values are completely hidden in the first place.
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>I was at a Windows user group meeting this evening, and MS MVP Charlie Russel was saying how he got infested with CoolWebSearch and it took him 8 hours to get rid of it.