Re: Tracking program? How do I get rid of it?
From: JA (jarmour_at_kc.rr.com)
Date: 02/16/04
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Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:41:30 GMT
Am I maybe in the wrong place to ask this?
"JA" <jarmour@kc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I went to a website - dietbag.com - Don't go there! I knew something was
> wrong as soon as I got there. I checked immediately and found 2 files that
> had been added to my computer. I can't find one of them now, but the other
> is called index.dat, and it updates the modified date everytime I open a
new
> browser or my email program (IE6 or Outlook Express). It doesn't update
when
> I open Netscape.
>
> I ran a virus scan on them - no virus - and tried to delete them. They
won't
> delete, be renamed, or open in Notepad. It says access denied, they are in
> use by another application. I sent them to Mcafee, they said no virus.
>
> I went to Microsoft and installed all the security updates I needed. That
> didn't help. I use Zone Alarm and have it locked, but it is still tracking
> me.
>
> How can I get rid of it?
>
> Thanks to anyone who can help!
>
> Jill A.
>
>
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