Awola

[Joker]

Does anyone know how to get rid of this spyware,by far the worst I have ever had.I really dont want to buy another anti-spyware program(The ones I have now wont pick up on it),but I guess if i have to,I will.

[opterasis]

What one are you using now? I'd go to download.com and try Ad-Aware and CounterSpy.

[Driden]

What did you try to use to get rid of it? I googled and it seems simple enough to remove.

[Joker]

I've Googled and couldnt find anything really to get rid of it other than buying yet another anti-spyware program.

Right now I use Spybot,Spyhunter 2.9 and SUPERantispyware.

[LgOr]

you need a virus protector. I use Windows Live Onecare. It constantly scans your computer and automatically removes something if found. I also use Adaware

[Driden]

I've Googled and couldnt find anything really to get rid of it other than buying yet another anti-spyware program.

Site #1 yahoo forum link
http://community.vietfun.com/showthread.php?t=479726

Did you know that Awola Anti-spyware is not an anti-spyware program but actually a spyware program?
Here's how to remove that Awola (lengthy, I know, sorry):

a) Make sure all hidden files are showing:
1. Click Start > click My Computer
2. Select Tools menu and click Folder Options
3. Select View tab and scroll down the list to find "Hidden files and folders" folder. Under there, select "Show hidden files and folders"
4. Uncheck "Hide file extensions for known types" and "Hide protected operating system files" options
5. Click Yes, then OK

b) Create a Windows registry file
1. Click Start > Run and type: NOTEPAD then press Enter
2. In Notepad, copy the whole text in the window below into Notepad. Replace all @ with \
3. Click File > Save As and save the file as "fix.reg", making sure that you type the quotes surrounding "fix.reg". Save it on your desktop.
4. When you are done saving, exit Notepad.
5. Find the fix.reg on your desktop and double click to run it. It will prompt if you want to edit the registry, click Yes.
6. After it is completed, reboot your computer.

PHP Code:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER@SOFTWARE@Microsoft@Windows@Curre ntVersion@Run]
"Microsoft Windows Adapter 5.1.3013"=-


c) Download and install 'SuperAntiSpyware Home Edition Free Version' from here: http://www.superantispyware.com/

d) Launch SuperAntiSpyware and click on 'Check for updates'.
Once the updates have been installed,exit SuperAntiSpyware.

e) Find and delete 2 files:
C:\Documents and Settings\<your_name>\Application Data\fwbrk.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\<your_name>\Application Data\Awola

where <your_name> is the name you use to log on your computer.

f) Start SuperAntiSpyware.
On the main screen click on Scan your computer
Check Perform Complete Scan
Click Next to start the scan.

SuperAntiSpyware will now scan your computer,when it's finished it will list all/any infections found. Make sure everything found has a checkmark next to it,then press 'Next'. Click on 'Finish' when you've done.

It's possible that the program will ask you to reboot in order to delete some files

g) When you are done, revert step (a) above to hide all hidden and operating system files. You can also delete the "fix.reg" file on your desktop now.


site #2 symantec
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-092415-3613-99&tabid=3

[Joker]

Thanks for the 2nd link,that should work.

I tried the first one a couple days ago.