Re: [PCWorks] How do I get this out of my system tray?
- From: LarryB <larryb227@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:37:24 -0400
Thanks David, I have lots of spyware Icon's on my desktop and I will try
them till it's gone.
LarryB
David Grossman wrote:
> Spysweeper does ring a bell.
> Larry, you can get a free scan (but apparently not a free trial) at
> http://www.webroot.com/En_US/consumer-downloads.html?WRSID=f4d8a52cf04ace68f
> ae248a95ef28e26
> Try it. It might be the program that I had in mind. You have nothing to
> lose.
> David Grossman
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Clint
>> Hamilton-PCWorks Admin
>> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:31 PM
>> To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [PCWorks] How do I get this out of my system tray?
>>
>>
>> There's dozens of those out there, maybe more. One popular one
>> I can think of is Spy Sweeper. I don't know if you still can,
>> but you used to be able to download a trial of it. It, like
>> the others, can find things others will miss but it too will
>> also miss what others can find.
>> -Clint
>>
>> God Bless
>> Clint Hamilton, Owner
>> http://www.OrpheusComputing.com
>> http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Grossman"
>>
>> The following message will only be helpful if somebody can add
>> the right
>> information.
>>
>> I recall having a problem a year or two ago that was similar to
>> Larry's.
>> None of the usual programs removed the malware.
>>
>> I finally found a program that did work. I recall the following
>> things about
>> that program:
>>
>> It was Shareware. I was able to use it for a specified amount
>> of time (but I
>> only needed it once).
>> I had to turn off System Restore, or else (according to the
>> instructions)
>> the malware would come back. (I don't understand why that would
>> happen).
>> I had to run that program in Safe mode, and then I had to
>> restart the
>> computer.
>>
>> Strange - I remember HOW I used the program, but I don't recall
>> the name of
>> the program.
>>
>> Does anything that I wrote give a hint as to which program I
>> used? Does
>> anybody know of a Shareware antimalware program that works only
>> when System
>> Restore is turned off, and only in Safe mode?
>>
>> I would definitely recommend that program to Larry.
>>
>> David Grossman
>
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG.
> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.6/1621 - Release Date: 8/19/2008
> 6:53 PM
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