After cleaning up after a case of worm.win32.netbooster aka smithxxx, I now
find that I get and error "instruction @ 0x000....... referenced memory @
0x0000...." could not be read. Attached are two screen shots. I've been
running AVG 8.X +FW, which seems to have missed a lot. Spent whole weekend
using every AVG trick available. I switched to Spybot's S&D. Oh my God! Is
AVG really that bad? I got pages of errors. Cleaned up most, but still get
mem @addr errors for start-up programs.(Logi_Mwx (Marble mouse), BJMyPrt.exe
(Canon multi-function), AvgDiag(v-scan). However Office '08, PM7, 1Click,
Acroread, seem to run fine.

XP/Sp3 (Installed SP3 hoping it might help)
Athlon XP 1.6
1G RAM
250 Seagate Barracuda
Asus A7N8X-VM/400(n-Force stuff)


What am I missing??????

"Robert" <rabrooks@cavtel.net> wrote in
news:qY2dnfk7LNJiyArVnZ2dnUVZ_oHinZ2d@cavtel.net:

> What am I missing??????
>
>

the best, quickest and safest option.

wipe and reinstall. If you've had 'pages and pages' of malware found
you'll *never* be certain nothing is compromised.





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Thanks any way for the help. However, I took the old fashioned approach,
and eliminated each suspect, one at a time. Took all day, but finally back
to normal.(better actually). I'm still surprised how much ad/malware can
effect a system.

And I thought only a virus could do that much damage..........

"Grooove" <grooove@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9AF1791A69DFAd4v1d@216.196.109.144...
> "Robert" <rabrooks@cavtel.net> wrote in
> news:qY2dnfk7LNJiyArVnZ2dnUVZ_oHinZ2d@cavtel.net:
>
>> What am I missing??????
>>
>>
>
> the best, quickest and safest option.
>
> wipe and reinstall. If you've had 'pages and pages' of malware found
> you'll *never* be certain nothing is compromised.
>
>
>
>
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> David ~ Lincoln UK
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"Robert" <rabrooks@cavtel.net> wrote in
news:i92dnQSE783tEgfVnZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@cavtel.net:

> Thanks any way for the help. However, I took the old fashioned
> approach, and eliminated each suspect, one at a time. Took all day,
> but finally back to normal.(better actually). I'm still surprised how
> much ad/malware can effect a system.

I suppose when it's your own machine it's worth a try. The difference
when working on client machines is a *lot* of dollars and always an
element of doubt.

You're certainly right about the effects. I guess a lot of the malware
stuff is designed NOT to work by the rules and probably hacked together
on the cheap..

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David ~ Lincoln UK
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Robert wrote:
> Thanks any way for the help. However, I took the old fashioned
> approach, and eliminated each suspect, one at a time. Took all day,
> but finally back to normal.(better actually). I'm still surprised how
> much ad/malware can effect a system.
>
> And I thought only a virus could do that much damage..........

Perhaps you should dl, install, update and run the free program called
SpyWareBlaster.
It uses almost no resources or cpu time and can stop a lot of malware from
ever getting downloaded.
Look it up on Google and make up your own mind.
I have been using it for over 5yrs. It is rare when my spyware program ever
finds a maleware or spyware program.
Buffalo