Re: Popups disabling login screen
From: MowGreen [MVP] (mowgreen_at_nowandzen.com)
Date: 11/04/04
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Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 12:43:05 -0800
> Suddenly, the login screen is gone and the desktop is fully available
> without the need of entering the password.
Sounds more like a trojan than an adware issue, Craig.
Have you scanned for malware ? Try these sites :
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/
http://ravantivirus.com/scan/indexie.php
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Craig Mills wrote:
> Situation:
> XP2 machine with standard security settings.
> Single Account setup with password.
> DSL Internet connection.
> MSN internet interface with IE locked out (you have to login through MSN).
>
> I'm not logged into MSN.
> The machine is sitting at the XP login screen, either after logout or reboot.
>
> A popup executes (assumedly because some unwanted adware has gotten onto my
> machine that my scaning programs can't block or delete--in any case, no user
> involvement is necessary for this event to happen).
>
> Suddenly, the login screen is gone and the desktop is fully available
> without the need of entering the password.
>
> Is there some XP setup option I can take to prevent this behavior?
>
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