What is Roing and/or ObjSafe.tlb ??

Jcbrandy · Cadet Joined: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Canada

Hello all, I ran SpyBot and it return me this line:
Roings: Library
C:\WINNT\System32\ObjSafe.TLB

Question:

I am using Windows 2000 Pro.

What is Roings? (I usually speaks french so maybe it is a slang word?)
Is it bad for my system?
How come I can't find the file in the directory, even if display all is enable, etc ?
Is it ok to remove it?
How can I prevent this next time?

Thanks in advance.

ddcc · Corporal Joined: Feb 20, 2004 Posts: 59 Location: USA

1)Roings is the name of a particulary nasty spyware. PestPatrol has remove information: http://www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/r/roings_com.asp

2)Yes, it's bad

3)The file may have been hidden. (Go to Tools, Folder Options, View, and check the show hidden files and folders box)

4) It's ok to remove it

5) To prevent against it, (ready? this will be long)

a)using immunization that is included with spybot
b)by inserting the spybot s&d hosts file(1.3)
c)using spyware blaster
d)using spyware guard
e)keep you ie cookie settings high (if you have sites that don't work, double click on a little eye with a deny symbol, click on the site that you want to allow cookies for, hit summary and select "allways allow cookies for this site")
f)keep you internet zone sets to medium
g)using ad-aware
h)updating and scanning frequesnty
i)using spy sweeper
j)using bazooka anti-spyware
k)using your common sense when letting in activeX applets. (i mostly say no, unless you doing an online scan that says to hit yes to it, or some games that someone is playing, like runescape)


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