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So happy it worked Dave! Nice to have you back with us!

I had quite a time about 4 years ago tracking down a keystroke logger that was installed on my Win98 box.

I had to download a packet sniffer to see what was going on, my PC decided it wanted to upload some of my data to the Internet.

My Virus Scanner and Firewall both stopped working at the some time, and the connection got real slow.

It took me 3 or 4 nights before I found it, I installed a different Firewall, and something wanted to access the Internet.I just renamed it and from xxxx.exe to xxxx.txt, that way it couldn't execute. And that stopped it.

Downloaded a different virus scanner and bingo, it was a new version of subseven.

That was when I dumped Windows based Firewalls.

This happened to me a while back. My husband went where he didn't belong and we got some kind of virus. I had AVG anti-virus at the time. It wouldn't let me even get on the internet. I am so dumb about computers that I couldn't figure it out. Had to take it in and have everything taken off and reloaded.

By the time I got through cussin' and screaming my husband was glad to pay the bill.

Nancy

When I still running Win98 I could wipe and restall Windows, and be back on-line in less than 2 hours.

Win2000 takes a bit longer.

Okay, I've run Ad-Aware SE and it helped, but there are a few things it can't delete. I've got spybot, but I haven't run it.
Yeah, I had CoolWebSearch infect my system once, I don't remember all the steps I had to take to get rid of it, but Ad-Aware helped a lot.
One of the things Ad-Aware lists that it's not deleting is called win32trojaninstaller or some such.
I'm having intermittent boot failures, failures to get online, etc. I'll report back if I can when I get this all fixed.

I hope you get it fixed, Norman.
This topic has scared the (insert one of several words here) out of me.

me too

This darn thing keeps slowly taking control of my computer again, and I have to knock it back. I have a friend who's going to help me kill it once and for all. Man, I hate it that this kind of stuff is out there.

That's the big reason I use Linux, I had 10 copies of 'Netsky' in my email last year and not a one of them did a thing to me.

I'm not saying Linux can't get Virii, but Windows has around 100,000 and counting, and Linux has maybe 100, all of those have been stopped.

I do run antivirus software, but it's not to protect me, it's to protect you.

Did we get our Peppereater back yet???
ANYONE HEAR FROM HIM!!!??!?!?!?!?

Weezie, the last time I saw him was on the 8th when he posted here.

Maybe you could go to Pitstop and have it run a free scan,I have used it and really like it,
and it will tell you how to fix it and they willfix it too if you choose
bettyboop1948
Good Luck

JohnCT talked to him a few days ago..he's having computer problems. I'm sure he'll be back before too long.

Oh man, I've been having major problems. First time I could post lately. I may have to format and reload...thanx for the comcern.

Woooooooooooo~hoooooooooooooo!!!
Yay, I was begining to wonder if Mother
would ever let you back here again.. *wink~wink*

'bout time..
*I hate computers and glitches.. hope you're
up and running smoooooooothly now*

I don't think I'm in the clear, Weezie. Just glad to be able to check in.

Well it is good to see you, even if only for a lil bit! Hope you get that computer cleaned up soon. You are missed here!

I am too, glad to see you..
We were wonderin'!!!

How's it coming along, Norman???
Where are you?

I was wonderin' if

I have called peppereater "Norman" ever since he joined here...and the other day someone said something about "Dave" and I said "Who's Dave???"

I have a question about the failed to get on the internet and getting disconnected time and time again in succession. I have that going on, on my computer and just figured it was netzero being lazy. Is that a virus too?

I am running the slow http rather than the .1 because of a glitch in the second to last update to IE from windows. Does anyone know if the last one fixed what ever when wrong with the one before that?

I'll bet that didn't make any sense at all.