Assume you're using Windows .. use the "Search" function to look for every .exe,
..zip, .tar, or .gzip file in your Windows "folder". If any of them look new or
strange then you may well have something Spybot doesn't catch. I don't monkey
with the others -- if Spybot doesn't get it I'll root it out manually.

Also look in your registry, at the item called
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run
to see if there is anything weird or wonky in there.

If it isn't buried in your registry so it self-starts, and there aren't any new
..zip or .exe files then the chance you have spyware or malware is minimal.

These are really good tips I'm telling you. I maintain 7 PCs at my house and 4
of them are run by teenagers and man let me tell you these kids can pick up some
poopoo out there. I have fixed the hairiest kind of stuff.

GWE

Too_Many_Tools wrote:

Just today I started getting the message shown below as I use Google
Groups....any ideas why?

I use Spybot, Ad-Aware and AVG which show no viruses or spyware present
on the only computer being used to access the Internet. As far as I
know, nothing has changed from what has been used for years.

Thanks for any comments or suggestions.

TMT



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