About NewDotNet and Webhancer spyware

• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Aug 06, 00:14

  Those relying on HijackThis to help you clear spywares, please don't use HijackThis to clear NewDotNet and Webhancer.
  
  Here are some lines which show you have NewDotNet or Webhancer:
  
  O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
  O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
  O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
  O2 - BHO: URLLink Class - {4A2AACF3-ADF6-11D5-98A9-00E018981B9E} - C:\Program Files\NewDotNet\newdotnet6_38.dll
  O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [New.net Startup] rundll32 C:\PROGRA~1\NEWDOT~1\NEWDOT~2.DLL,NewDotNetStartup -s
  
  Don't check this and click Fix Checked in HijackThis. You will damage your internet connections.
  
  Instead, uninstall via Control Panel. If it is not found there, please go to http://www.newdotnet.com/removal.html and follow Procedure 4 to remove it.
  
  Note: This page can only be viewed correctly in Internet Explorer. Please use IE for this website. If you no longer use 3.5 floppy disks, please use a thumbdrive. After successfully uninstalling NewDotNet, format the thumbdrive before using it again.
  
  Similar entries for Webhancer as well.
• ShutterBug

  6 Aug 06, 09:01

  Well, like I've said many times; FREEWARE don't really work.
  
  
• lifeisgood9989

  6 Aug 06, 10:02

  is HijackThis that reliable to clear spyware?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Aug 06, 22:22

  Originally posted by lifeisgood9989:

  is HijackThis that reliable to clear spyware?

  Nope, it's only reliable when you are using it to find other hidden stuffs or when repeating scanning and clearing with anti-spywares doesn't help.
  
  HijackThis shouldn't be your first tool to use, use it only if you are still facing problems, or you are sure that you got something nasty.
• finoq

  6 Aug 06, 22:32

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Those relying on HijackThis to help you clear spywares, please don't use HijackThis to clear NewDotNet and Webhancer.
  
  Here are some lines which show you have NewDotNet or Webhancer:
  
  O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
  O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net
  O10 - Hijacked Internet access by New.Net