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SPY WARE
Name: Kris Date: September 19, 2001 at 06:43:27 Pacific
Comment:
I have some kind of spy ware in my computer and I have no idea how to get it out. It keeps copying all of My Documents folder to other folders and is trying to send them out with out look express. It also keeps loading different html files at start up. I remove them from start up and it puts another one there.
Every couple of minutes it replaces everything I delete.
I have used a program called Ad-ware 5 to try and find somthing. It found 2 suspecious registary keys which I have removed.
If any one can think of any thing it would be most appreciated.
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