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   Message 668 of 2,222   
   Tony Hwang to Berend Veldkamp   
   Re: ?virus or other problem   
   26 Jul 06 03:26:28   
   
   From: dragon40@shaw.ca   
      
   Berend Veldkamp wrote:   
      
   > I have developed a problem over the last month or so and can't seem to find   
   > a cure.   
   >   
   > The problem is that each time I open a progam, or go to different web pages   
   > "Windows installer" runs and appears to be trying to install something.   
   > Additionally, I can no longer open more than one website at a time.  If   
   > there is a pop-up, it closes the site I am at and does not allow for   
   > returning to it (back arrow) without starting over, in other words I seem to   
   > be getting hijacked.   
   >   
   > I have run 2 anti-virus programs (Avast and AVG) and 3 anti-spyware programs   
   > ( ad-aware, spybot and ewido), all are up to date and not one of them is   
   > detecting and cleaning up the problem.   
   >   
   > I have thought of re-installing everything, but this is a tedious option.   
   > If anyone has a faster solution I am very interested in the answer   
   >   
   > Thanks   
   >   
   >   
   Hi,   
   No backup?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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