Purging the Parasites: Temporarily Disable Real Time Monitoring Programs

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Now disable any real time monitoring programs for all successive steps.

Some anti-spyware programs are known to interfere with HJT fixing problem entries in a log if they are running at the same time the fix is attempted.

Please turn off or disable any of the following programs if you have them running on your system PRIOR to using HJT to fix anything. To do this, please follow the instructions provided in the respective sections:


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Spybot S&D (Teatimer)

  1. Run Spybot-S&D in Advanced Mode.
  2. If it is not already set to do this Go to the Mode menu select "Advanced Mode"
  3. On the left hand side, Click on Tools
  4. Then click on the Resident Icon in the List
  5. Uncheck "Resident TeaTimer" and OK any prompts.
  6. Restart your computer.


Ad-Aware Ad-Watch

  1. Right click on the Ad-Watch icon in the system tray.
  2. At the bottom of the screen there will be two checkable items called "Active" and "Automatic".
    Active: This will turn Ad-Watch On\Off without closing it
    Automatic: Suspicious activity will be blocked automatically
  3. Uncheck both of those boxes.

Spywareguard

Right click the running icon of Spywareguard in the system tray to open the program. Then go to Menu, File, and choose Exit. It will automatically restart at next boot.

MS AntiSpyware (MSAS) Beta

  1. Right-click on the Microsoft Anti-Spyware icon in the system tray [it's the one with the red and yellow bulls-eye].
  2. Click on "Security Agents Status".
  3. Click on "Disable real-time protection".


Next right-click on the Microsoft Anti-Spyware icon in the system tray again to open Microsoft Anti-Spyware.

  1. Click on the Options menu and choose Settings.
  2. In the left pane column click on "Real Time Protection".
  3. Under Startup Options, uncheck "Enable (MSAS) Security Agents on startup (recommended)"
  4. Under Real-time spyware threat protection, uncheck and "Enable real-time spyware threat protection" (recommended).
  5. Click the Save button and close Microsoft AntiSpyware.
Finally, right-click on the MSAS icon in the system tray and select "Shutdown Microsoft Antispyware".


SpySweeper

  1. Open Spysweeper and click on Options > Program Options and uncheck "load at windows startup".
  2. On the left click "shields" and then uncheck everything there.
  3. Uncheck "home page shield".
  4. Uncheck "automatically restore default without notification".
  5. Exit the program.


WinPatrol

Right-click the running icon of Winpatrol in the system tray and choose exit. It will automatically restart at next boot.


CounterSpy

  1. Right-click the running icon of CounterSpy in the system tray.
  2. With your mouse, hover over Active Protection Status (This should be enabled).
  3. A menu will slide out and then you need to right click on "Disable Active Protection".


Now continue by cleaning the clutter.

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