spy ware??

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bad boy

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821 posts

269 months

Wednesday 12th May 2004
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strange thing just happened, was on the internet, (pwigs tartan rug so nothing dodgy ) when this thing took up the whole screen saying windows had some spy ware replacing windows files, i wasnt sure what it was about so i just ctrl and deleted it, then it said for me too put in the windows xp disc, did that and then the errors went away, but the only options where install xp etc, so didnt want mess anything up so left it. so what is spy ware? and how do i get rid of it? ps i am using zone alarm and ad aware so assumed they would protect me...

BrianTheYank

7,585 posts

255 months

bad boy

Original Poster:

821 posts

269 months

Wednesday 12th May 2004
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i have downloaded spy bot, and it does the search and just finishes, which i assume means its not finding anything? any ideas what it could be what happened before?

bad boy

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821 posts

269 months

Thursday 13th May 2004
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now i have installed spybot, for some odd reason windows media player starts everytime i switch on the computer, any ideas how to stop it?