Re: Is realplayer a virus or what?

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Hi Tom,

You can remove the Weather Bug:

Run Ad-Aware SE, Spybot and HijackThis:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Note: Update the first two programs, once installed, before running.

As for tkbell.exe:
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/tkbell/

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


"Tom Huot" <tjhuot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I installed the latest version of realplayer and my system sounds quit
>working. It also put this weather thing on my taskbar. Every time I would
>start my computer it would come up, even though I told it to disable
>itself. Fortunately system restore fixed the problem. I have now removed
>that piece of crap program and I will never install it again. If something
>requires realplayer to play it. Tough! I've had it with real anything. It
>also starts that damned TKbell program which I have removed from my
>registry a hundred times. What a bunch of a**holes to put out a product
>like that!
>
> --
> Tom Huot
> blutoone@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>


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