Re: [OT] I think I have a virus

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It seems more a Spyware than a virus, try running Spybot - Search & Destroy,
i've been using some months so far and it has detected all ugly stuff at work.

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 23:39:48 -0400
Greg Haberek <ghaberek at wowway.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> - Notepad closes randomly (actually I think its after a specific interval)
> - Internet Explorer takes forever to start
> - my start page has been set to some "Home Search" crap
> - my memory almost maxes out right after windows starts (i use MaxMem by
> AnalogX)
> 
> I ran Ad-aware, Anti-Vir, and Bazooka Spyware scanner, and stripped down my
> boot with msconfig. I'm pretty sure its a virus or a worm or something.
> Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
> 
> ~Greg

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