Re: Continuous install run

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From: Ronnie Vernon MVP (ronv_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/27/04


Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 19:12:40 -0700

David wrote:
> I have Windows Home XP and Macafee Virus software. I think one of
> the two started an automatic update and attempted to install the
> update. My CPU starts and stops continuously. I get the message
> when shutting down that WTOOLSA.exe could not install due to a
> missing .dll. Upon restart the same problem occurs. I have tried
> accessing the task manager to end process but am informed that I
> cannot. Any help would be appreciated.

This problerm is not from an update. Wtoolsa is a particularly nasty piece
of spyware. See the following links for more information.

Read the first post by Yellowhammer here:
http://computercops.info/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=172295

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Ronnie Vernon
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