need some help

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i've got an acer travelmate 4050lci 1.4 ghz.
i,ve recently came to notice of a icon in my taskbar. it is a head of a man.
but it looks like a microsoft icon or a chat icon. if i try to find out what
it is and drag my mouse over it it dissapears immedetly. then i log off an
log on again it is there. try to put mouse on it but as soon as mouse pointer
get over icon it dissapear.

i'm just wondering if it could be a virus or is it a normal accorance.

thanx
 
Hi

Have you installed Microsoft Chat - or are using any program that might use
it? If not:

Try running the following programs to check for any spyware that may be on
your system:

Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.or­g/
CWShredder - http://forum.aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip
Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spy Sweeper - www.webroot.com

Try SpyWareBlaster to stop intrusions:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.co­m/spywareblaster.html

Also see the following links:

http://aumha.org/a/parasite.ht­m
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/un­wanted.htm

Also virus check your system with the latest definitions for your AV
program.

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Will Denny
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
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Most of the programs in the System Tray (notification Area) are startup
programs, so enter msconfig in the Start => Run box => Startup tab and see if
there is anything you don't recognise there, and disable it.

I can tell just by looking at them if a start-up program is connected to a
valid program because the names are recognisable.

If you need help in identifying a startup program this site can provide it -

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/
 
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