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My mother-n-law has a Dell desktop with XP home. She is new to the computer
world and I told her that I would help her as much as possible. I warned her
not to let her kids and grandkids use the computer being that they already
have computers. Well one of her daughters and her grandkids has been using
the computer. I think they have been downloading things that they have no
business downloading.

My question is how and where can I search to see what they have been
browsing and downloading?

Thanks,
Blake

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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"Blake wrote:

| My mother-n-law has a Dell desktop with XP home. She is new to the computer
| world and I told her that I would help her as much as possible. I warned her
| not to let her kids and grandkids use the computer being that they already
| have computers. Well one of her daughters and her grandkids has been using
| the computer. I think they have been downloading things that they have no
| business downloading.
|
| My question is how and where can I search to see what they have been
| browsing and downloading?
|
| Thanks,
| Blake

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

My mother-n-law has a Dell desktop with XP home. She is new to the
computer world and I told her that I would help her as much as
possible. I warned her not to let her kids and grandkids use the
computer being that they already have computers. Well one of her
daughters and her grandkids has been using the computer. I think they
have been downloading things that they have no business downloading.

My question is how and where can I search to see what they have been
browsing and downloading?

Thanks,
Blake

First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack and you may
not be able to connect to the Internet. Before you try to remove spyware,
download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2
stacks (all Windows versions)
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
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Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

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