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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?Q29sbGV0dGU=?= on July 15, 2008, 12:48 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options Thank you for the reply. I have repeatedly tried to scan without success
since I posted... am currently running a Windows OneCare safety scan, (second
attempt, first attempt shut my computer down as with spybot and defender)
hope it works. I will surely visit the sites you recomended.
"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
> >I use Windows Defender and spybot. Everytime I try to do a scan my
> >computer
> > shuts down before the scan is complete... often within a few minutes of
> > starting scan. I need to be able to do a complete scan.
> > I have noticed my curser jumping to some bizzare spot while I am typing,
> > but
> > nothing else unusual.
>
> Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
> Web pages.
> Help with malware:
> All MS-MVP Sites.
> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
>
> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
>
> So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
> For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
> whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince
> you that you owe it to the author. See also:
> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
> Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
> what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
> of.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> Do not reply with email
>
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