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Old June 2nd, 2003, 05:24 AM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Hi, I have a web page shortcut that has appeared on my desktop. In fact there are two that keep appearing on boot. One is Get rid of spyware, the other I can't remember. I am surprised that these have got onto the system as I am running Norton Internet Security.

Obviously deleting them does no good, as they must be embedded somewhere in the registry. Anyone know of the key(s) that I can delete or edit to get rid of these, or indeed any other way to get rid of them.

Many thanks, Steve.
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Old June 2nd, 2003, 05:59 AM     #2 (permalink)
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ya might try running AdAware
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Old June 2nd, 2003, 07:38 AM     #3 (permalink)
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Yes, I had considered that, but still wanted to know where to delete it from the registry really.

Thanks, Steve.
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Old June 2nd, 2003, 08:26 AM     #4 (permalink)
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Finding out where they were put would probably be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Using AdAware is much less hassle.
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ya might try running AdAware

Whir is right. They could be embedded anywhere. You could spend a couple hours and still not find or recognize them.

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Old June 2nd, 2003, 10:05 AM     #6 (permalink)
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Ok, thanks gents - adaware it is then!

Cheers, Steve.
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