Wait a minute guys, I have been using netscape for over ten years, been through every version and I have never been invaded by repeated or even a single icon appearing on my display, tool bar, or bookmarks that I did not put there myself. I use Norton's Anti Virus and have never had a virus get past it. What I get usually is a popup window like the ones you get when you go the Golf Channel site with its advertising. I seriously doubt that it is the fault of someone's browser.
Another Happy Linux User wrote: > Hi, > > Maybe you might not really want to hear it, - but that kind of problem is > *exactly* why I preach to n*not* let your browser use javascript. That is > what these basxxxds use to "get into" your machine. Viruses/worms can be > installed remotely the same way. > > But then, - I don't want to be an "alarmist".... :o) > > Just intended as a little insight.... > > Cheers Jents, > > Jorgen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ps, - > Sorry to hear of your troubles. There is a possability you may need to go > into the registry to "finish" removing "it". - Or not... > Like you said, - if you got most of it, - it can't run. > ============================================= > On Monday 03 February 2003 11:33 am, tflan wrote: > > Yeah, maybe so, but it pisses me off that I can't get rid of it. Every part > > of the thing, whatever the hell it is, is gone from the computer. I was on > > drugstore.com site a couple days ago and the screen flickered, and a > > warning came up. "Danger" or something like that. I didn't pay much > > attention to it until I got off line. Then I see a shortcut to some > > friggin' porno site on my screen, and another thing on the tool bar. I > > clicked on the toolbar thing and the modem went into action. I shut the > > computer down instantly and rebooted. I dragged the shortcut to the > > wastebasket and went to msconfig/startup. There, on the startup menu was > > this .exe file. I unchecked it and started a folder search. Found one > > called "dial up" or something like that. Deleted it. Rebooted. Did another > > search for any combination of words in the startup menu. Couldn't find > > another instance of it, but its still on the startup page. I realize it > > can't run since everything assoctiated with it has been deleted, but it > > still pisses me off. > > > > This "thing" got on my machine in less than a couple of seconds. It isn't a > > virus. Norton's latest updates scanned the computer and found nothing. I > > don't know what a "trojan" is - a virus, I suppose, but this .exe file sure > > got on my machine in a big hurry. > > > > TFlan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Corey Bailey > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 8:36 PM > > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Computer, not golf > > > > > > Once you have un-checked the box in front of the line of copy, that > > command is no longer loaded. If just having the unused command line there > > still bothers you, you should see the clutter left in your registry. > > > > You can always have Norton System Works (or like software) clean up your > > registry but, as far as I know, you aint gonna get rid of that line in your > > start up menu anytime soon. > > > > Besides, you got better things to do with your time that is left than > > worry about dust bunnies in your start up menu. > > > > CB > > > > At 05:40 PM 2/2/2003 -0800, you wrote: > > > > HI; > > > > Got a problem. Maybe a windows guru can help. I have a line of typing > > on my startup menu I want to get rid of. This isn't the "Start" button at > > the bottom of the tool bar. Its the one I get when I type > > "run/msconfig/startup" I've removed the program from the computer, I've run > > every "find" function I can think of, and I've unchecked the box at the > > head of the line of print. I want to get rid of the printed line as well. > > I've tried highlighting and deleting but it doesn't do anything. > > > > How can I get rid of this line of type? > > > > TIA > > > > TFlan -- ------------ Tom and Donna Mason Athens, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ #1294190
