THANKS> USING AD_AWARE 6 NOW>>>>
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>"Tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:0e0601c3676e$b0fd4e40$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> win98; latest internet explorer with patch. 80% of the
>> time when trying to access hotmail or other msn sites
>> receive message: MS VISUAL C++ Runtime Library /
Runtime Error!
>> Program C:\windows\explorer.exe / abnormal program
termination
>>
>> and nothing but a cold boot works after that!
>>
>> Has been happening since the first version 6. I now use
>> opera or netscape mostly.
>>
>> Have reloaded IE 6 several times with no change.
>>
>> waz'up?
>> Tom
>
>May be Spyware:
>
>Some threats that cause this phenomenon,
>http://spybot.eon.net.au/index.php?
lang=en&page=knowledgebase/threats/spybots-commonname
>http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/CommonName.html
>
>Spyware Removal Tools, Lavasoft's "Ad-aware",
>Direct download -
>http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/new/priva...curity/aaw6181.
exe
>
>Lavasoft/Ad-aware home: http://www.lavasoftusa.com
>Mirror site: http://www.lavasoft.de/
>
>*Also* install and run SpyBot Search & Destroy,
>Direct download -
>http://spybot.eon.net.au/files/spybotsd_mainapp.exe
>
>SpyBot home: http://security.kolla.de/
>SpyBot How-To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
>More detailed help: http://tomcoyote.org/~mosaic1/spybot/
>Support Forum, http://net-integration.net/cgi-
bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi
>Navigate to the SpyBot S&D section.
>
>Install, reboot, read FAQ and overview, use online update
feature to obtain
>the
>latest reference files, scan for Spyware much like you
would with your
>pre-installed anti-virus scanner.
>Rid your machine of unwanted Spyware pests.
>
>HTH
>
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>siljaline
>
>"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a
sucker's game
>because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be
indistinguishable from
>-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite
amounts of free
>time."
>- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
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