Hi Carol You mis-read my post. I've not had this threat just ones like it and that was the way I finally dealt with it and it worked. Roger Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Pearson To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 11:27 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: unwelcome programmes Ah, I see. Trouble is, they get you over a barrel then, don't they, especially as you're discouraged from trying to remove manually! Hmmm! Roger - we do hope you sort this thing well and very soon. Let us know how you do it, please. -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: George Bell To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 11:09 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: unwelcome programmes Carol, True, but SpyNoMore is not a free program. George. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 10:31 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: unwelcome programmes George and all, The first link you gave gives information about the threat and at the bottom there's a link which takes you to download spynomore which, it appears, is the best way to remove it. Please correct me if I'm wrong . . .. I just took a cursory look, in case I should need to know. -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: George Bell To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 9:49 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: unwelcome programmes Looks like this is well known, but I can't find out how you remove it. The Guardian newspaper have two reports I found on it - links below. George. http://www.spynomore.com/micro-bill-systems.htm http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2091354,00.html http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2023190,00.html http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/forums/index.cfm?action=showthread&threadid=283229&forumid=1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Colin Fowler Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 8:52 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] unwelcome programmes Hello, I wonder if anyone else has experienced this. Somehow, without authorisation or acceptance from me, a application called My Bill has installed itself into my start up and placed a short cut on my desktop. It would appear that it is a bill collection scam by an outfit calling itself Micro Bill Systems Ltd, based in Leeds. They collect monies on behalf of web sites; mostly the unsavoury and non christian types. There claim is that I accepted the terms and conditions of a pop up and subscribed to a site for a sum of £39.95, and because I did not cancel the subscription within three days I am liable. I have reported it to my local police and the trading standards offic, as this practise is wholly unsolicitated, and what is more I was away from my computer for a week during the time in which they claim the acceptance was agreed. My question is, how do I remove this application from my PC as I don't seem to be able to locate an uninstall? Many thanks Colin Colin Fowler Disability Consultant Tel: 01582 483 283 Text/mobile: 07901 573 570 E mail: col.fowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.social-model.org.uk disability@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Colin Fowler Disability Consultant www.social-model.org.uk Telephone: 01582 483 283 Text/Mobile: 07793 111 253 E mail: col.fowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx