XPost: alt.windows-xp   
      
   On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:28:50 -0500, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote:   
      
   >  I need some serious help here with malware (?).   
   >(an XP Pro machine with all updates)   
   >   I downloaded a piece of software billed as   
   >a system cleaner (registry, files, and privacy   
   >info) -- Comodo System Cleaner. It has been a nightmare   
   >It seemed to work fine but having other problems, I decided   
   >to remove it. I looked in Control Panel/Add,Remove Programs   
   >and clicked to uninstall it --- the screen went to the green screen   
   >that appears just before desktop icons are set up. And nothing   
   >was uninstalled. I tried to drag it to the recycle bin but it   
   >wouldn't drag. Having a partitioned hard drive, I emptied one   
   >partition and dragged it to that partition. It simply copied   
   >itself and left a copy then in two partitions! I tried to format   
   >the partition which contained only it, but format couldn't   
   >run for that partition!   
   >  I did a registry search ans eliminated all references to it.   
   >Then I could delete the software ( the findable parts).   
   >  But now, it shows up by name in MSConfig services and I can't   
   >get rid of it. I "disable" it there but to apply I have to reboot   
   >and it's back again! And I can't make MSConfig do a "normal"   
   >startup. I check it as normal, have to reboot to apply, and I back   
   >again to where I was!!   
   >   Any helpful ideas would be greatly appreciated.   
      
      
    I finally got rid of it all!! Another long story but involved   
   2 or 3   *.exe files found in "Downloads" folder with "csc"   
   in their name along with a few other files..   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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