I have just realised I have a very suspicious program running in my
start-up. It is kind of a hybrid of MIRC but with ablack screen and a
program icon with a cross in it. It automatically starts and I can hear it
pinging in the background, only I can't stop it!

Any ideas please?????

James

"James Langley" <.> wrote in
news:3fb3f478$0$12675$fa0fcedb@lovejoy.zen.co.uk:

Install, at least, the first three.
Check for updates weekly and use often.

Ad-aware (Aims at Adware/Spyware.)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

SpybotSD Aims for the dialers, trojans,
hijackers and security/privacy issues.
http://www.safer-networking.org/

Spyware Blaster
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html

A-spy For trojans hiding in startup entries.
http://vipmeister.com/dl/aspy/aspy.html

Info on above and more.
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/spyware.htm

Parasites: Cookies, Dialers, Keyloggers, Trackers
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/bhoindex.htm

~ Spyware Information ~
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
http://www.cexx.org/adware.htm
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

~Unsolicited commercial software list and info~
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/

~Other software~
http://www.wilders.org/

Newsgroup: alt.privacy.spyware

Online Antivirus scanners:
--------------------------
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virusscan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/activescan.asp
http://commandondemand.com/eval/index.cfm
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/ [See **]
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
http://www.pcpitstop.com/antivirus/default.asp
http://scan.sygatetech.com/prestealthscan.html

** Caveat:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archiv...3-07/0240.html

Anti-virus programs:
--------------------
eZ Antivirus (Computer Associates)
http://www.my-etrust.com/products/Antivirus.cfm

Vet (Computer Associates)
http://www.vet.com.au/html/products/index.html

KAV (Kaspersky)
http://www.kaspersky.com/

Sophos
http://www.sophos.com/products/software/antivirus/

NOD32
http://www.nod32.com/home/home.htm

Norman Virus Control
http://www.norman.com/products_nvc.shtml

F-Prot
http://www.f-prot.com/download/

AVG
http://www.grisoft.com/



Online Antitrojan scanner:
----------------------
http://www.trojanscan.com/


Anti-trojan programs:
----------------------
Trojan Remover
http://www.simplysup.com/

Trojan Hunter
http://www.misec.net/trojanhunter.jsp

Trojan Defence Suite (TDS-3)
http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/

Tauscan
http://www.agnitum.com/products/tauscan/



Anti-spyware:
---------------------
Spybot Search & Destroy
http://spybot.eon.net.au/
http://www.safer-networking.org/

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spyware Blaster
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

HijackThis
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/


On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:15:34 -0000, in
<3fb3f478$0$12675$fa0fcedb@lovejoy.zen.co.uk>
James Langley scrawled:

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Basic computer maintenance
http://uk.geocities.com/personel44/maintenance.html