Re: unwanted desktop icons
From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 05/05/03
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Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 21:43:46 -0600
Alan;
You possibly have a virus or more than likely have spyware:
Run an updated virus scan.
Run Disk Cleanup checking all boxes except "Compress old files"
Check this link:
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware:
http://www.lavasoft.de/ (Update if you already have it)
Or
http://spybot.eon.net.au/ (Update if you already have it)
-- Jupiter Jones An easier way to read newsgroup messages: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit. "Alan" <agoldstein@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message news:027401c312b7$3437e7a0$a101280a@phx.gbl... > Lately IE icons of various ads have been appearing on my > desktiop. How can I stop this , it is quite annoying.
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