desktop.html

[Guest]

Hi! I hope someone here can help me. Someone ... or some electronic thing
.... has busted into ... or something has done something ... to my desktop.

After loading windows and logging into my setup, windows covers up my
desktop with a full-screen version of the following file:

//C:\windows\desktop.html

And this file is a rather annoying "Warning, Your in Danger" screen warning
me that "Big Brother" is watching. At the bottom the warning there is a
link, "Removal Instructions" which when clicked goes out to a page;

http://213.159.117.130/?affid=NAT-10

This site seems like a legitimate site (not commenting on it's content) but
has somehow grabbed onto my windows screen and won't let go.

I can't figure out what program or whatever is calling for this file. I've
tried deleting desktop.html but that just gives me a desktop that flips
between grey and white depending on mouse movement. After 1 or 2 boots, the
screen goes back to the Warning Sign (desktop.html was recreated).

Webshots is running just fine behind desktop.html.

Does Windows XP need desktop.html and this website (above) has corrupted it?
Or perhaps, this site (http://213.159.117.130/?affid=NAT-10) malicious?

I don't know if it's related or not, but I just installed Macfee Security
and a pop-up killer from download.com. My system is slower and is acting a
little goofy.

Can anyone out there in the friendly tech world help me?

Thanks!!!

Linda.

 

[Jim Macklin]

You should download and scan your computer with one or more
spyware/adware programs...
SpyBot Search & Destroy www.safer-networking.org
Ad-Aware SE Personal www.lavasoftusa.com
see http://www.aumha.org/index.htm where you will find
http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
also http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


message
| Hi! I hope someone here can help me. Someone ... or some
electronic thing
| ... has busted into ... or something has done something
.... to my desktop.
|
| After loading windows and logging into my setup, windows
covers up my
| desktop with a full-screen version of the following file:
|
| //C:\windows\desktop.html
|
| And this file is a rather annoying "Warning, Your in
Danger" screen warning
| me that "Big Brother" is watching. At the bottom the
warning there is a
| link, "Removal Instructions" which when clicked goes out
to a page;
|
| http://213.159.117.130/?affid=NAT-10
|
| This site seems like a legitimate site (not commenting on
it's content) but
| has somehow grabbed onto my windows screen and won't let
go.
|
| I can't figure out what program or whatever is calling for
this file. I've
| tried deleting desktop.html but that just gives me a
desktop that flips
| between grey and white depending on mouse movement. After
1 or 2 boots, the
| screen goes back to the Warning Sign (desktop.html was
recreated).
|
| Webshots is running just fine behind desktop.html.
|
| Does Windows XP need desktop.html and this website (above)
has corrupted it?
| Or perhaps, this site
(http://213.159.117.130/?affid=NAT-10) malicious?
|
| I don't know if it's related or not, but I just installed
Macfee Security
| and a pop-up killer from download.com. My system is
slower and is acting a
| little goofy.
|
| Can anyone out there in the friendly tech world help me?
|
| Thanks!!!
|
| Linda.
|
|