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Name: DOSdude
Date: October 19, 2007 at 06:11:29 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Celeron, 1024 MB
Product: HP 542x
Comment:

HELP!!! I have a windows xp computer I do not do any internet searches on it or browse the internet or download any thing with it. all I do is check e-mail and log in to ebay with. I have a windows 98 that I use for internet surfing. well any way I installed CA Pest Patrol and it found Spy-Key-loger and some cokies I deleted the cokies and deleted the spy-key-logger and restared the computer and did a other scan again. well the spy-key-logger poped up again. well ever time I do a scan it comes up. Do I have this spy-key-logger or is this just a false positive? P.S I NEVER DOWNLOAD ANY THING FROM THE INTERNET ON THIS COMPUTER OR DO I SURF ON IT. Thank you for any answers

DOS dude



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Name: worldlibrary
Date: October 22, 2007 at 09:57:19 Pacific
Reply:

Hi,
First I am no expert, except in being lost and confused.

In reading your post , you do check your email and do Ebay with this computer.

Email is a wonderful way to get a virus.

Option 1. Never check your email again.

Option 2. Setup your anti virus to scan incoming mail before you open it. I have given up on Netscape IE and Outlook and use Thunderbird.

Option 2 seems a lot better.

Ebay...me too. It seems that Ebay members are targeted. I would suggest you change your passwords on Ebay and Paypal....today!

Key logger: Try starting your computer in Safe mode first and then run your anti virus program.

There is a program (free)called winpatrol.
It will show you all running programs and give you the option of having a program never start up at boot up.

Hope this is of some help.


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