Copy of every file on desktop

[AP]

Hello, I recently had some spyware installed which consisted of a yellow
triangle on the taskbar telling me that there is spyware on my computer,
click here to fix it (or something like that). My desktop wallpaper also
changed to a black background with a message about spyware installed on my
computer.
I have managed to remove most of this spyware, however when I create a new
item on the desktop (and only on the desktop), a duplicate file of the same
name is created. If I delete one of the duplicates, the other one is
automatically deleted.

Does anyone know I can fix this problem

Thanks
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AP

[Doc]

"AP" <thereis@noemail.com> wrote in
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> Hello, I recently had some spyware installed which consisted of a
> yellow triangle on the taskbar telling me that there is spyware on my
> computer, click here to fix it >
>

Did you click on it ?

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[Mich]

"AP" <thereis@noemail.com> wrote in message
news:424bc1a7$0$304$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...
> Hello, I recently had some spyware installed which consisted of a yellow
> triangle on the taskbar telling me that there is spyware on my computer,
> click here to fix it (or something like that). My desktop wallpaper also
> changed to a black background with a message about spyware installed on my
> computer.
> I have managed to remove most of this spyware, however when I create a new
> item on the desktop (and only on the desktop), a duplicate file of the
same
> name is created. If I delete one of the duplicates, the other one is
> automatically deleted.
>
> Does anyone know I can fix this problem
>
> Thanks
> --
> AP
> ***********************************************
I encountered this problem about a month ago on a customers PC.
Sounds like an Active desktop Malware
Have you tried shutting it off.
Display properties.web tab and unchecked view as a web page.
and delete the active desktop link giving ya the problem
then scan with the regular stuff.

let me know
Mich...

[Ian JP Kenefick]

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:56:19 GMT, "Mich" <Mich8hb@netscape.net> wrote:

>
>"AP" <thereis@noemail.com> wrote in message
>news:424bc1a7$0$304$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...
>> Hello, I recently had some spyware installed which consisted of a yellow
>> triangle on the taskbar telling me that there is spyware on my computer,
>> click here to fix it (or something like that). My desktop wallpaper also
>> changed to a black background with a message about spyware installed on my
>> computer.
>> I have managed to remove most of this spyware, however when I create a new
>> item on the desktop (and only on the desktop), a duplicate file of the
>same
>> name is created. If I delete one of the duplicates, the other one is
>> automatically deleted.
>>
>> Does anyone know I can fix this problem
>>
>> Thanks
>> --
>> AP
>> ***********************************************
>I encountered this problem about a month ago on a customers PC.
>Sounds like an Active desktop Malware
>Have you tried shutting it off.
>Display properties.web tab and unchecked view as a web page.
>and delete the active desktop link giving ya the problem
>then scan with the regular stuff.
>
>let me know
>Mich...
>

Perform Procedure 1 on my website. Also do a full scan with the 3
antispyware suites mentioned on that page.
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Regards,
Ian Kenefick
www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm