Lately, I've been noticing bookmarks being placed in my "favorites" folder, that I didn't put there. I'm pretty sure it was a little program called: Winoscfg.exe I have no clue where I picked this up from, it was before I had my PC-Cillin installed...so I think IE downloaded it, and ran it. Its now through-out my registry. Another name its under is DSS, I'm not sure what it stands for. I also noticed, when I'm not doing any internet activity, and I'm connected, I begin to recieve and send data, and at times the program crashes, and an error message pops up. So, if any of you have experienced this, let me know how exactly to get rid of it. Its quite annoying. Thanks, Justin

No hits on winoscfg - However, the symptoms are suspicious. I'd do a full virus scan. Several will add items to your favorites folder: vbs/lucky js/logo ja/fav w32/creepy.a@mm w32/mix2048 irc/prophecy@mm js/offensive unsafe js

Hey Justin, What error message are you receiving? Are you sure on the spelling for Winoscfg.exe? Post Back Good Day! Mesich

By the way - DSS (Or, DSS Agent) is installed by Mattel (the toy guys). It's spyware, and they've since changed their position on installing it. (It wasn't really a big hitter, but it sure didn't look good for the company.) It can be deinstalled manually, or by downloading Ad-Aware and running a scan. HTH

Mesich - It is spelt right. The error I get when it crashes is the Kernel32 error. Or "fault" error. Thanks, Justin

KERNEL32.DLL Errors can be caused from many different problems. Damaged swap file File allocation damage Damaged password list Damaged or incorrect version of the KERNEL32.DLL file Damaged registry Hardware, hot CPU, over clocking, broken power supply, RF noise, ground bounce, or bad hard disk controller BIOS settings for Wait states, RAM timing, or other BIOS settings Third-party software that is damaged or incorrectly installed .DLL files that are saved to the desktop Non-existent or broken Temp folder A control panel (.CPL) file is damaged Incorrect or damaged hardware driver Damaged .LOG files Damaged entries in the History folder Incompatible or damaged dynamic link library files Viruses Damaged or incorrect MSINFO32.exe file Low disk space I would suggest the follow first. Scan Disk System File Checker Virus Scan Monitor your memory by inserting this line in your config.sys. DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:ON And watch for a message like: “HIMEM has detected unreliable memory at address xxxxxxxxx” . Bad video drivers are also know to cause KERNEL32.DLL Errors. Download the latest driver for your video card or just reload your driver. Repeated KERNEL32.DLL Error can be resolved by deleting your Windows swap file, win386.swp and letting it rebuild itself. Unfortunatly a KERNEL32.DLL Error is so broad in the range of troubleshooting that it can be a bear to figure out sometimes. Try the above suggestions and post back. Good Day! Mesich

Justin, Do as Ellis said in Post #3 First and Rid yourself of the program! Sorry Ellis! Good Day! Mesich