unfamiliar icon loads at startup

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AZGLI

I have a couple of computers at work that I have noticed something odd
with, I was hoping someone else could let me know if there is something
that I have to worry about or if it is normal.

When windows loads, Win XP Pro, I sometimes see an icon of a world -
yellow background and red continents - and the banner "News Service"
load into the taskbar for about long enough for me to read it and
register that it is there, then dissapears. I have only seen it a
couple of times and never when I try to re-create it.

My question is if someone else has seen this and if so what is it?

Thanks!
 
Scan your computer using:

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Then install:

Windows Defender:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

Enjoy all the benefits of genuine Microsoft software:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx

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| I have a couple of computers at work that I have noticed something odd
| with, I was hoping someone else could let me know if there is something
| that I have to worry about or if it is normal.
|
| When windows loads, Win XP Pro, I sometimes see an icon of a world -
| yellow background and red continents - and the banner "News Service"
| load into the taskbar for about long enough for me to read it and
| register that it is there, then dissapears. I have only seen it a
| couple of times and never when I try to re-create it.
|
| My question is if someone else has seen this and if so what is it?
|
| Thanks!
 
Carey said:
Scan your computer using:

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Click to expand...

Good idea. Spybot, Search and Destroy would be a good idea too:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Be sure to update both of them before using them and run them in Safe Mode.
Then install:

Windows Defender:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Click to expand...

Bad idea. Recommending a BETA product is not very nice of you, Carey. In
fact, it's unconscionable.

Alias
 
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