Re: "Internet Gateway: Disconnected" icon showing next to the system clock. What is this? Spyware, Virus or other?

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 06/26/05 

Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 02:57:25 -0600

In article <42bc4014.863380@news.conversent.net>,
askifyouwantaaddress@yahoo.com (Nate Goulet) wrote:
>"Internet Gateway: Disconnected" icon showing next to the system
>clock. What is this? Spyware, Virus or other?
>
>This thing just showed up recently. It loads with Windows when the
>Desktop boots on a Windows 98SE system.
>
>PC is running eTrust antirus, which is right up to date.
>
>Spybot 1.3 didn't pick it up.
>Running Trend Micro's full online Security & Virus check didn't help.
>
>Any thoughts? Spyware, Virus or something else?

It's probably coming from a broadband router or ICS host. I've
written a web page with details:

XP ICS - Internet Gateway
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/internetgateway.htm 

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