Re: Odd number showing up while using the internet

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Thanks Scott, I gave it a try.
But I am curious as to why clearing in Internet Explorer (even though I am
not using that browser) would have an effect in Opera.

I do clear out 'all' every time I use each of these browsers
anyways..(Firefox, Opera, IE)

Let's see if it keeps showing up.

Have a good day/night.

"Scott M." wrote:

Although this is a newsgroup for questions about programming in Microsoft's
..NET environment, I would suggest you go into Internet Exploror's Tools menu
and then choose Options. From there, choose the Content tab and then
AutoComplete. I would de-select everything except the "Web Addresses"
choice. My guess is that you entered that number into a form at some point
and the AutoComplete feature is remembering it.


"Lou 62" <Lou 62@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This number pops up in search boxes at intermittent times..I have no idea
why it does or how to delete it. Could it be some kind of malware or
virus/spyware running in the background?

I am using Windows XP on an old Dell Dimension, with Opera as my browser.

Any ideas on how to find out what is causing this to show up? How to
delete
it ? and how to prevent it from happening again?

Thanks



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