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I just started my computer and found these icons on my desktop...they were there when i first downloaded whatever i downloaded, but i deleted them, and now they're back...

.bmp File Attachment: desktop.bmp (45.33 KB)
This file has been downloaded 132 time(s).
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03-30-2005 05:42 AM
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RE: Browser Problem
hmm its like the msg plus spyware thing lol..

What did u recently download other then your browser?
Try to uninstall it and give your computer a restart.
03-30-2005 05:47 AM
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all u can do is try uninstalling some programs.. but why would ya use IE?.. try out the New Netscape8 beta it has 2 Engines in it.. Gecko an IE Engine , it may suite those needs
03-30-2005 06:01 AM
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hmm its like the msg plus spyware thing lol..

Yeh i think it is, but it's i didn't instal it from msgplus! :P

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What did u recently download other then your browser

It wasn't an update to my browser, version is still the same...so it was obviousely some spyware crap :dodgy:

And i havn't downloaded other things than that thing i accepted the other day :undecided:
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RE: Computer Problem
might be a good idea to uninstall each bit of software that u installed an mayb e reinstall it at a later date?
03-30-2005 07:16 AM
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RE: Computer Problem
have u looked in the registry?

look at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run

and

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run

list all the keys here
03-30-2005 07:52 AM
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RE: Computer Problem
Virus scan, Ad aware scan, spybot scan

Try some of that
03-30-2005 08:45 AM
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Virus scan, Ad aware scan, spybot scan

done that:

0 virus's - My anti-virus has been elerting me that  i have had virus's and i have been deleting them though

1 folder of spyware - Deleted

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have u looked in the registry?

*TD doesn't know how O_o
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03-31-2005 06:23 AM
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RE: Computer Problem
Dont play with the registry if you dont know what your doing.
03-31-2005 06:55 AM
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RE: Computer Problem
you can download this: Startup Manager

it adds a startup manager to windows control panel so you can easily change what runs on startup. its also useful because it stores deleted keys in case you delete anything you want back ;)
03-31-2005 07:09 AM
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