spywarehater
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- Jan 7, 2003
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While browsing my system, I noticed that my occache folder had an ActiveX control for "Register" and the URL listed in the properties was from http://content.hiwirenetworks.net - I did some searching and one site had it listed in an excluded hosts file as spyware.
I have been unable to find out anything else about this file or what it does. I have run BHODemon, Spybot Search and Destroy, and AdAware (all with the latest updates), but none of these programs shows anything abnormal.
I uninstalled the control, but RegCleaner still shows registry information for hiwire (I have not deleted the registry information as of yet). A search of windows files through Start/Find shows nothing related to hiwire, although it may be hidden within a program somewhere.
How did I get it, and where should I go from here? Do I have something else lurking on my system somewhere that the above-mentioned programs have missed? Maybe I am just one of those paranoid people who really does not like my privacy intruded upon, but I feel that if it was really a legitimate program then I would be able to find more than just a few hits through the major search engines.
I have been unable to find out anything else about this file or what it does. I have run BHODemon, Spybot Search and Destroy, and AdAware (all with the latest updates), but none of these programs shows anything abnormal.
I uninstalled the control, but RegCleaner still shows registry information for hiwire (I have not deleted the registry information as of yet). A search of windows files through Start/Find shows nothing related to hiwire, although it may be hidden within a program somewhere.
How did I get it, and where should I go from here? Do I have something else lurking on my system somewhere that the above-mentioned programs have missed? Maybe I am just one of those paranoid people who really does not like my privacy intruded upon, but I feel that if it was really a legitimate program then I would be able to find more than just a few hits through the major search engines.