Yes nothing there. However I am unable to set Program access and defaults to
Microsoft windows it repeatedly reverts to custom!!??? I just tried to d/l
Microsoft's Malicious software removal tool from their website and got the
403 forbidden etc. Still searching.

"Digital Sheep" <1@2> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:40:25 -0600, <cwest@bresnan.net> wrote:
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>>OK I give up. something snuck into my system. the first indication was..??
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>>1. Attempted to d/l mcafee suite, only they indicated i was'nt using IE
>>and
>>I was an am.
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>>2. Attempted to d/l winpatrol update 9.1 no can do told me error 404 and
>>403.
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>>3. attempted to d/l from majorgeeks, again unauthorized error 403
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>>4. any attempt to d/l from any web site handling spyware related software
>>etc is not accepted.
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>>5. massive hairloss while attempting to deal with above.
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>>I'm running XP Pro SP2 with all current updates, Zone Alarm Pro, Sygate,
>>winpatrol 9.0.03, NOD32, Spyware Sweeper, CWShredder 2.14, SpywareBlaster,
>>Spybot Search & Destroy, Etrust Pest Patrol, Giant Antispyware,
>>Ad-Aware SE Pro, Spysubtract, HijackThis 1.99.1, Rootkitrevealer,
>>occasionally run AVERT Stinger and have a HOST file.
>>When I ran Spybot it came up with SpywareStormer. ( think I got rid of
>>that
>>OK). Nothing else declared by any of the later system checks. All come up
>>clean.
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>>I recently (last 60 days) installed a Motorola SB3100 Broadband cable
>>modem
>>and within 20 days added a Linksys wgt54gs for my HP compac NX9030 laptop
>>(w/XP Pro SP2) using Intel 2200BG wireless also has nic card. All software
>>is current with all the latest known updates. Presently using Zone Alarm
>>Wireless, Panda, SpywareBlaster, and Microbloats version of Giant
>>Antispyware.
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>>I have been experimenting with various antivirus products AVG, NOD32,
>>PANDA,
>>because earlier in the year my system was invaded while using Norton
>>system
>>works. Zone Alarm Pro, etc and I ultimately decided to reformate in
>>reinstall software after 4 years worry free operation. Never could find
>>culprit main drive kept repeating dirty bit set and I could not get into
>>system safe mode.
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>>However I digress, now this grrrr. It's enough to break out the worry
>>beads
>>and go back to the abacus. Whatever snuck in is being very sneaky. Nothing
>>untoward is showing up I had a little difficulty removing SpywareStormer
>>via
>>safe mode w/o restore so I can't go back to an earlier date.
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>>I'm stumped, anybody have any ideas? Sorry for the long ramble.
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