Lavasoft’s Rapid Response Update to VX2

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-{ Quote: "Lavasoft’s Rapid Response Update to VX2
August 12th, 2005

The first tool launched today is a new, more powerful version of the previous VX2 Cleaner. For many Ad-Aware users, the VX2 Malware is an old acquaintance; a vicious form of spyware that can not be removed without an additional removal tool due to its ability to constantly monitor the registry and to prevent any attempts to remove its associated values.

Luckily, the VX2 Cleaner does a great job in polishing the infected system. The tool is a standalone application and can be downloaded from our site, where you’ll also find additional information on the tool. After the tool has successfully been installed and manually started, the application efficiently removes those variants that could not be removed normally with Ad-Aware. The VX2 Removal Tool will be available as a desktop icon as well an item in the start menu to make the scanning quick and easy for the user to apply, whenever needed.

Lavasoft’s rapid response to this menace shows our genuine commitment to our corporate mission–to protect users’ privacy against intrusive privacy threats.

For more information, see the VX2 Cleaner Product Page for instructions on how to download, install and run the cleaner tool. See also Press Releases and the News & Events sections for more news and information relating to the product.

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Press release here: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/news/product/vx2press.shtml

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Our Latest Offering

Project ECO gives you the VX2 Cleaner V2 Beta

Project ECO, which aims to evolve our environment towards safer computing, gives you an updated version of the Lavasoft VX2 Cleaner, a plug-in to Ad-Aware SE and downloadable at our site free of charge.

Background Information

Rapid Response to the Menace

After a comprehensive research completed by our dedicated Lavasoft R&D team, we are pleased to announce a breakthrough solution. Lavasoft is the first antispyware vendor to successfully react on the problem by releasing an effective tool to clean Nail.exe and DrPmon.dll from your computer

Lavasoft's rapid response to this menace shows our genuine commitment to our corporate mission--to protect users' privacy against intrusive privacy threats.

What is VX2?
VX2 is one of the most difficult applications to remove from your computer. It is also one of the most problematic since many strains are capable of not only causing aggressive advertisements on user screens but also tracking user surfing habits for profiling purposes. This Malware is constantly evolving, and while Lavasoft's Ad-Aware SE is able to detect and remove many of the existing VX2 strains, some users have lately experienced difficult variants such as Nail.exe and DrPmon.dll, which the current version of Ad-Aware SE is unable to remove completely.

Does your computer have VX2? Find out.
1) Start Ad-Aware SE and run a scan.
2) After the scan is complete, view the scan log. If "VX2" is listed in the scan results, one of the VX2 variants is installed on your computer.

Installing VX2 Cleaner 2.0 Beta (http://www.lavasoft.de/software/eco/vx2instructions.shtml)