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| simon | 11/14/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | I am on network 3, I do ..... |
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| Zebbie | 11/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | My Windows firewall was already disabled. I ..... |
| Zebbie | 11/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes it did. Thank you! |
| Zebbie | 11/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | I used Malwarebytes and Online Armor. The ..... |
Simon, Update: I don't think you should use remote assistance - gotoassist, unless you put it on your system to use, or you're sure it's completely disabled. If it came with your system, its fine it
What system are you using? XP Home, Professional, 2000...? If XP, is it the most current version SP3? Are you using Windows Firewall? Can you go directly to the Firewall via Start > Control Panel > Windows
No anti-virus program running while you're on the Internet is a big mistake coming from very bad advice. Please list the programs you don't recognize in Add?Remove Programs. Are you logged in as Administrator?
simon, Do you currently have an anti-virus program running on your system? If so, what is it and is it up to date and working correctly? If not, how long have you been using your computer online without
Zebbie: A popular search engine will provide 100s of results about Registry Mechanic. I see no evidence that it comes bundled in or as spyware. Either you put it on, someone else, or it came with your
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