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<blockquote data-quote="Gizzard" data-source="post: 824148" data-attributes="member: 527"><p>I assume you didnt download anything like "Helpful Happy Desktop Clock Helper"? Something that claims to provide some minor, useful functionality? Like "Improve your Toolbar!" There are plenty of harmless looking things you can DL that really are rather sinister in terms of what they actually do once they get onto your machine. (Remember, there is no free lunch. Ask why someone wants you to DL their software before you do.) </p><p></p><p>Ad-aware is a good thing for ferreting out this stuff, though it probably wont be on top of the latest scams. </p><p></p><p>Another useful thing is they Symantec website. They have a collection of all the worms, trojans and other bad things that you might get infected with. If theres anything distinct about what you are seeing your machine do you might take a search for it there. If nothing else, it might be good for you to scan through some of the lastest trojan reports and see how those things are spread.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gizzard, post: 824148, member: 527"] I assume you didnt download anything like "Helpful Happy Desktop Clock Helper"? Something that claims to provide some minor, useful functionality? Like "Improve your Toolbar!" There are plenty of harmless looking things you can DL that really are rather sinister in terms of what they actually do once they get onto your machine. (Remember, there is no free lunch. Ask why someone wants you to DL their software before you do.) Ad-aware is a good thing for ferreting out this stuff, though it probably wont be on top of the latest scams. Another useful thing is they Symantec website. They have a collection of all the worms, trojans and other bad things that you might get infected with. If theres anything distinct about what you are seeing your machine do you might take a search for it there. If nothing else, it might be good for you to scan through some of the lastest trojan reports and see how those things are spread. [/QUOTE]
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