It could be possible that it is hiding in system restore!
start > R click My Computer >properties > system restore tab > check the turn off system restore box and ok out!

Once done retry your anti-spyware/malware programs....if still no good then you must look at the possibility that it is hiding itself under a different name within the services.

start >run and type

services.msc

click ok

very carefully run through each item listed to see if you can find something related to the zedo crap......compare with what your programs are showing it to be. then stop the service and then it can be deleted! Be sure of what you are deleting though or you might have to reinstall some programs.

Trendmicro has a very good and safe online scanner that might be able to remove it from your system....your system restore needs to be off..... go there and run the free scanner!

Trend Micro HouseCall - Free Online Virus and Spyware Scan - Trend Micro USA

help
 

can anyone help me with this trojan thing that has been found on my laptop, im not good with computers so patience is appreciated..lol. my son played on a game site and since then my mcafee scan thing has shown i have a trogan horse.. as im not computer literate it woud be very helpful if someone would be able to help.. the file name is iwingameshookIE.dll .. i tried to remove it but it wouldnt .. i tried to quarantine it but it wouldnt.. i tried a system restore and that didnt work.. im assuming its attached itself to my internet explorer but im stuck now.. any help would be appreciated

First off.

Please refrain from using someone elses thread to post your problems...Start your own thread and that way all can see and learn from it. This is hidden inside another post.

I will ask the moderators/admin to move it to its own spot.

Try to locate the iwingames or any variant of this in your add/remove programs in the control panel. If there uninstall it.

If you can not find it there then you must navigate to the folder and try to delete the folder..

( actual navigation is C:\Program Files\iWin Games\iWinGamesHookIE.dll )


start > R click "my computer" and choose explore

R click "C" drive or local drive (how ever it is listed in your computer).

click on programs and look for the Iwingames folder and try to delete it. if you can delete it then run all your antispyware programs to clean up the garbage that is left.

If you can't delete it then you must re start your computer and enter safe mode and delete it from there.

reboot the computer and instantly toggle the F8 key till it comes up with the start-up page and choose to boot to safe mode, once windows starts in safe mode re navigate back to

C:\Program Files\iWin Games\iWinGamesHookIE.dll and then delete the folder and all its contents. then use the anti-spyware/malware tools to get rid of the rest of the stuff!

report back on the outcome!

Ridding yourself of Zedo
 

I know this may sound like making a deal with the Devil but the easiest way to rid yourself of Zedo - in addition to turning off Javascript or regulating it, is to go to Zedo's website and choose their 'Opt Out" function. You have to do this regularly and it doesn't cover some pop under ads...but it puts a cookie on your computer to stop some Zedo crap

The link is : ZEDO Ad Serving : Optout


If you're using Firefox as your browser you can find an excellent -albeit slightly tedious - plug in to give you complete control over java scripts on every site you visit. I think it's called Scriptblocker, but if you search for add ons you'll find it.

Hopefully that's of some help.

Or another way of doing it is to use a advert blocking application like Ad Muncher, with this string in the new filters section *.zedo.com/* and block the url in the filter category it will stop any popup.

Ad Muncher put a stop to any advert, no more of those drive by infections from clicking on adverts. These are the stats from my computer from the last 2 years...

Ad Muncher Usage Statistics for v4.72 Beta Build 30295/1901
Adverts removed by Ad Muncher: 1,432,039
Approximate bandwidth saved: 11,187 MB
Counter started: March 8, 2006

Ad Muncher - The Ultimate Ad Blocker

fighting add popunders like zedo
 

What I do, is send them an invoice - I bill them for posting advertisements on my desktop. Then, when it happens again, bill them again. Also, bill them for removing the add. The idea is that someday, some of us get together, with a lawyer, and sue them for using our desktops without paying us - when they know full well (because of the invoices) that's it's no free.

Consider your deskto a miniature billboard - and billboards charge money.

So can we.

So, I typically bill $300 per add. I make a copy of the add. And I state that I expect payment in 30 days. And I state that I charge $100 per day late fees. Just for fun, I charge $5 for removal of the add.

That is all and good. The problem is that by overly pricing the billing it will be construed as a joke and not nor ever will be taken seriously! had you billed and acted accordingly then you could file suit in small claims and force the issue to a higher court that has jurisdiction.

I disagree. They know the terms. If they don't like them, they can stop posting there adds on my desktop. That's the way any business works. It's no joke either. I'm keeping all the evidence. Every invoice. Every email. Every add they post. How much I charge for them using my desktop is my choice. Them continuing to use my desktop is tacit approval of my rates. Or they're trespassing. Either way, I've got them.:icon_mrgreen:

What a load of bullshit...

Right..... you against an army of legal experts....like someone representing himself in court has a fool for a client.

I bet that they can prove faster that you agreed to downloading them through some obscured EULA on some obscured website faster than you can read this post. as such your billing practices will be laughed out the door.

The term "de facto standard " should come about as the judge tosses your case out the door.