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p.s.kyle
PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:10 pm Reply with quote

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Recently Shortcuts to websites have been appearing on my desktop. I thought I had contracted a virus but Norton gives it the all clear. I have deleted recently installed programmes and any programme in the add/remove list I did not recognise but the problem still persits.

Any sugestions?

Paul
 
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SCgone
PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 7:08 pm Reply with quote

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What operating system and what browser are you using?
Thanks
 
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p.s.kyle
PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 2:23 am Reply with quote

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Win Xp with service pack & IE6
 
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Algis Koscus
PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 2:50 am Reply with quote

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If you have loaded a "free" proggy recently it may be installing itself. Ermm, what are the websites?

Just a description would suffice, unless they are trying to sell you something. http://security.kolla.de/ This will find spyware.
 
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p.s.kyle
PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 5:16 am Reply with quote

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They offer "Free" products and casino sites. I have run ad Aware with no effect. I cannot see any gator product under processes?task manager.

Paul
 
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SCgone
PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 3:57 pm Reply with quote

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Look in the Programs>Startup Folder and see if anything hinky is running there. Sometimes it will show up there and not in msconfig>Start.
 
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Xstream
PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 4:55 pm Reply with quote

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yeah, whatever it is, it's loading at startup.
 
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p.s.kyle
PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 6:03 pm Reply with quote

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I ran Adaware 4 times this afternoon. Each times it found new items of interest. Eventually it gave me the all clear. At present no sign of the shortcuts but time will tell.

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