Spyware/adware/malware Question

MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
edited June 2005 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">sload.exe</div> I've been getting a few IE popups (when not using that browser) lately, and ad-aware couldn't pick anything up. In the processes list I see something that's not normally there, sload.exe, which is in the WINNT folder. Googling for it in association with spyware, malware, or exploits gets me no useful results.

I have one profile where for some reason IE stopped working a few months ago, and on that profile I get an error box telling me sload can't do something, suggesting to me that if IE worked I'd be getting popups there too.

Any idea what's happening?
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  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    Try hitmanpro from <a href='http://www.hitmanpro.nl' target='_blank'>www.hitmanpro.nl</a> (yes its dutch)

    and you can try <a href='http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html' target='_blank'>Spybot S&D</a> and <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx' target='_blank'>Windows Antispyware Beta</a>

    Especially the windows antispyware program is very good, shielding function and autoupdate makes it very good at it's jobm


    as for the process sload.exe, its seems to be a part of Lotus Notes.

    <a href='http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=sload.exe+process&btnG=Google+Search' target='_blank'>Google search</a>
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  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    Hmm, but I do not have Lotus Notes... odd.
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  • DaJMastaDaJMasta Join Date: 2005-01-10 Member: 34750Members, Constellation
    probably bad then <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I reccomend lavasoft's AdAware.

    google it, it should be quite easy to find.
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  • RobertoRoberto Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14591Members, Constellation
    hijackthis can also be quite helpful if you use it properly.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-DaJMasta+Jun 3 2005, 04:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DaJMasta @ Jun 3 2005, 04:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I reccomend lavasoft's AdAware. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hmm, read his first post maybe?
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  • ShoeboxShoebox Join Date: 2004-11-15 Member: 32817Members
    ya i would try Spybot Search and Destroy. i use that and Ad-Aware.
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