We have heard of spyware cookies related to trojans earlier this week. New cookies that are similar to these appeared on web recently. If you notice Porndrive, Popular-Ticket, WMVmedialease, Play-Mega, Totalcodec, Plus-Codec, Vacwebsoft or VideoAccessCodec on your computer, run antispyware scan immediately. These cookies are related either to Zlob trojan or other trojans that are masked like media players or similar software.
These are not simple cookies that are used by websites to remember your login or other information. Cookies like Porndrive, Play-Mega, Popular-Ticket, WMVmedialease, Totalcodec, Plus-Codec, Vacwebsoft and VideoAccessCodec are able to track every browsing activity and send it to remote server. They are able to collect personal data as well. That is why you have to run anti spyware before you experience any damage. If your anti spyware is not capable of removing these spyware cookies, you can remove them manually.
Removal instructions are the same for all the cookies mentioned above. Before you start, take a look at Removing Malicious Files Tutorial. Use the tutorial to remove the following files:
[Cookie Name].com
[Cookie Name].txt
[Cookie Name]
[CookieName] stand for any cookie mentioned above. If you want to get rid of VideoAccessCodec, you need to delete VideoAccessCodec.com, VideoAccessCodec.txt and VideoAccessCodec files.
August 29th, 2008 at 7:42 am
I DO NOT WANT YOUR SERVICES!!!!! YOUR PASTED PHOTO WARNING, WARNING IS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO DO MY JOB. IF THIS IS YOUR ATTEMPT TO SELL MY SOMETHING I AM NOT INTERESTED EXPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU GO ABOUT IT. I AM A DISABLED PERSON AND MUST WORK FROM HOME. I NEED TO WORK TO EAT, AND THAT MEANS THAT I NEED MY COMPUTER WORKING AT ALL TIMES. YOUR WARNING, WARNING PICTURE THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED DOES NOT ENDEAR YOU TO NEW CUSTOMERS. IF THIS IS YOUR IDEA OF A JOKE; IT’S NOT FUNNY!!!!!! IF YOU DO NOT GET THIS MESS OFF MY COMPUTER YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM MY ATTORNEY. I AM RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE. I DON NOT WANT TO AGREE AND INSTALL. DON’T MAKE ME TAKE THIS ANY FURTHER. REMOVE ME FROM YOUR LIST IMMEDIATLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 29th, 2008 at 7:44 am
PS IT IS CALLED ANTIVIRUS XP 2008 LICENSE AGREEMENT. THERE IS NO WHERE ON THE AGREEMENT TO SAY NO I DON’T WANT THIS SERVICE.
September 1st, 2008 at 12:36 am
this website is for removing spyware. it’s not about ANTIVIRUS XP 2008, you’re posting your complain on a wrong website.