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kookooheed
3rd January 2006, 17:46
just logged on and found 6 icons on my desktop.its got to some kind of adware,the names of the icons are, find a date, tune my pc, watch live tv, cellphone ringtones, casino online,and my antivirus update.i've tried a system restore to yesterday,but when i restarted only my old icons were on the screen,but after 2 or 3 minutes the alien icons were back.ive tried an adware scan but that done nothing.
obviously i can put them in the recycle bin or shred them,but there has got to be a root problem.
the only clue i can give anyone is that my daughter used phontastic to send me a free text message to my mobile phone.
MarcusMel
3rd January 2006, 18:34
Check your add/remove programs some adaware programs take it as permission to install themselves if you DON'T tell them not too :yikes: you may find that you can uninstall it through the control pannel.

It gets a bit complicated after that.
GlosRFC
3rd January 2006, 19:16
It's a trojan or Browser Help Object. Use your virus checker (or an online version) to remove it
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.betterinternet.html

And once you've removed it, make sure you turn of the option to allow Third Party Extensions in Explorer...Tools, Internet Options, Advanced, scroll to the browsing section, and make sure enable third-party extensions is unchecked.

It's nothing to do with phontastic or mobile phones - it's something you've installed from the web, probably by clicking on one of those big pop-up boxes that says "Click here to repair Windows" or "Click in yellow area at the top of Internet Explorer to install this super toolbar" or "Click here for massive amounts of free porn"
kookooheed
3rd January 2006, 20:40
i ran the online checker and it found nothing.but in the control panel i found an i-mesh toolbar and a yahoo toolbar set up.so ive removed it.thanks for the help guys
GlosRFC
3rd January 2006, 20:54
Read my second sentence, kookoo...that will prevent them being installed again in future.
bigcumba
3rd January 2006, 20:56
Yahoo and Google toolbars are pretty safe, but I do think the I-mesh one is a nastier one, best to be well rid of that!
vegyjones
3rd January 2006, 21:01
Once again, I have no idea what anyone is talking about!! :doh
kookooheed
3rd January 2006, 21:03
Read my second sentence, kookoo...that will prevent them being installed again in future.
sorry glos i did do that before i removed the toolbars
bigcumba
3rd January 2006, 21:04
Once again, I have no idea what anyone is talking about!! :doh

I've translated it into something more simple for you Vegy..

"agooogogoggooo dabbadabba throoopp zazazaza heh heh hic gagaaa"
vegyjones
3rd January 2006, 21:05
"agooogogoggooo dabbadabba throoopp zazazaza heh heh hic gagaaa"
Oh I see... Why didn't anyone just say that in the first place! :rolleyes: