Robert: =20 Yes, thanks, I thought it was serious. I tend not to post anything of = that nature that isn't. I posted it because its quite clear it was a = threat in 2003/4 and thought people in this list ought to be aware that = it is still in the wild. I didn't know that if I could delete what AdAware revealed when there is = a Registry alteration; this is also why I posted. I did delete them = however, ran another scan, just in case. Got a clear result, but, I am = aware it might not have gone completely; system restore. If I find = tomorrow that it is still there, then I will shut down the system = restore. =20 I'm what we Brits call a belt and braces type of person, suspenders and = belt to you, I guess. You need the suspenders in case your trousers fall = down! Having lost 2 hard drives in a year I don't want to lose = another. As a matter of interest I also run Spywareblaster and Spyware Guard, in = the background and Windows Defender, which is regularly updated. I do scan online. However, I didn't know about Microsoft's = malwareremover. I have no reason to suppose that my technician hasnt installed my router = correctly as he is setting up business networks and installing routers = nearly every day of his working life, however, I will make a note of it. = =20 I don't know my way around my Netgear [wi-fi] router, can you tell me = how to check that because my technician is in Portugal sunning himself = right now. d;^) Janet ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr." <rdulaneyjr@xxxxxxxxx> > Janet this trojan is a serious threat to your security I suggest you = allow adware to delete it > Then, if I were you I would run full test at = http://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan/ ,=20 > http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and = http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx and = probably even a-squared. =20 > tiny URLs:=20 > http://tinyurl.com/f2eyc > http://tinyurl.com/u8mn > http://tinyurl.com/8codw > =20 > it is a good practice to run more than one manufactures antivirus = scan a week. same/same with antispy/trojan > =20 > I don't mean to insult your intelligence but I have discovered that = about 90% of all the systems I have worked on with routers the default = router password has not been changed allowing "the whole world" to know = the password. I hope this is not the case in your case - though I = thought it worth mentioning >=20 -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/