Re: Contained Virus - Desktop Wallpaper Changed

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:04:16 -0400

Right click the Desktop, select Properties, Desktop, Customize Desktop, Web tab. Uncheck any Active Desktop Content that you don't want. 

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"Mark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1f96d01c45834$68e81380$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>I received a virus but have managed to contain it.  
> However the virus had changed my desktop wallpaper to a 
> security message with a link to a website wanting money 
> to remove it.
> Does anybody know how to remove this wallpaper.
> Also when you open up Internet Explorer my home page is 
> changed to about:blank

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