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| message from =?Utf-8?B?SA==?= on 7 Jun 2004 |
whenever im on the computer doing something aol randomly starts signing itself on i dont know how to stop it from doing that, o yea and sometimes when i go to do something else while on aol the computer shuts down pleasee help
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| Bruce Chambers replied to =?Utf-8?B?SA==?= on 7 Jun 2004 |
Greetings --
You've most likely either installed some sort of adware/spyware or
a Trojan (a type of virus) that's trying to "phone home."
To deal with any possible Trojans, install antivirus software.
List of Antivirus Software Vendors
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;49500
To deal with issues caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Smiley Central, Xupiter,
Bonzai Buddy, or KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately
(but without understanding the consequences) installed, two products
that are quite effective (at finding and removing this type of
scumware) are Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search &
Destroy from www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions.
It's even possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your
system against most future intrusions. I use both and generally
perform manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.
Additionally, manual removal instructions for the most common
varieties of scumware are available here:
PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml
Bruce Chambers
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| Jym replied to =?Utf-8?B?SA==?= on 7 Jun 2004 |
Have you done a updated check for viruses, worms and trojans? Jym
"H" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1361D043-BAED-42B7-B45D-042D27864C32@microsoft.com...
itself on i dont know how to stop it from doing that, o yea and sometimes
when i go to do something else while on aol the computer shuts down pleasee
help
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