I would guess that one from AOL isn't very good, and it's certainly not going to tag and remove AOL spyware. I mentioned before you need to use AdAware for example. http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download/ Be sure you set it up properly, and BE SURE you UPDATE its definitions before each time you run it, or it won't work as well. You have to go into all the settings/options area, and "tweaks" area, to be sure it scans EVERYTHING, and deeply. Try that one first since SpyBot can be problematic and it doesn't always remove what it says it's removing. After your run AdAware and remove any malware, run it again to be sure it removed it. Then, if it shows up again it's going to continue to show up due to either sites your visiting, or software you're running. Then it will take "SpywareBlaster" to hopefully prevent you from getting the malware in the first place, or SpyBot's "resident shield" which is also a prophylaxis against malware. I recommend those regardless. -Clint
God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In a message dated 8/13/2004 3:18:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, support orpheuscomputing.com writes: > You can't "get rid" of Visual C++, it's a M$ programming language. It was > used to build IE and many other apps. You're probably going to have to ask > AOL about the specific error, and they are just going to tell you to > reinstall it for starters, so I'd try that first. I thinking of doing that anyway, but I think I'm going to wait until I get a few things on the hard drives straightened out and just reinstall everything onto the 250 gig drive instead of the 40 that it's all on now. In fact, just might buy another new drive and reinstall everything onto that and send this one back to Gateway. > > You've asked once before I believe about Apropose and I replied. I believe > you mean Apropos. Yes, sorry, I was spelling the word instead of the program name. But I don't recall ever getting any kind of a reply about this from anyone. I've been looking and never saw one. Enter Apropos spyware @Google and you see all the info you > need. Thanks, Clint, I'll give it bash later tonight. You also never replied as to which malware-removal program(s) you are > > using to either identify it or remove it. About a month ago AOL said that they had a free one, so I dl'd it and it's found three spys so far, besides Apropos. I think it's just called, AOL Spyware Protection. Dale ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
