RE: Computer Crashing Due to One Program

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From: MAP (MAP_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:53:03 -0700

"Keith Chamberlain" wrote:

> I have 1 Program on my computer Called City htm It puts a
> Toolbar at the bottom of the screen and you cannot get rid
> of it.
> So I Installed Spybot and on START UP It asks you If you
> want the program to be allowed to access the Internet, If
> you say NO the Toolbar does not come up but when you try
> to ACCESS the Internet you CANNOT all you get Is web page
> not available, but If you allow the program to ACCESS the
> Internet through Spybot you CAN ACCESS the Internet???.
> Does anyone know how to GET RID OF IT as I have tried
> everything that I can think of to get rid of it but to no
> avail and am now losing my patience with the Bl**dy thing!
> Any help from anyone will be much appreciated.
>
> Thanking you in advance.
> Keith.
>

I don't know what "spybot" you installed but it isn't the one listed below
LSP-fix- http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
About Buster- http://www.spychecker.com/program/aboutbuster.html
Ad-aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
CWShedder - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Hijack this - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareGuard - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
WinPatrol - www.winpatrol.com
BHODemon - http://pcworld.com/downloads/file_download.asp?fid=23611&fileidx=1
Bazooka -http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
asquared2 "Trojan Remover" - http://www.emsisoft.com/en/

A link for free online virus and trojan scanners.
http://virusall.com/downscan.html

A listing of BHO's
http://www.spywaredata.com/bho.php?current_page=0

To see if that freeware program you are about to inststall
is infested with spyware check it out first at this link.
http://www.spychecker.com

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