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Just been handed a laptop running winxp home. All of a sudden the IE
browser started opening multiple instances. I've ran AVG and disabled
everything I can find that might be opening it but nothing works. Any
ideas? I'm unfamiliar with winxp since all our system PCs still use
win 98.

Adaware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Spybot Search and Destroy - http://security.kolla.de/
Hijackthis! http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:52:27 +0000, Alan G <> wrote:

>Just been handed a laptop running winxp home. All of a sudden the IE
>browser started opening multiple instances. I've ran AVG and disabled
>everything I can find that might be opening it but nothing works. Any
>ideas? I'm unfamiliar with winxp since all our system PCs still use
>win 98.

Hey Alan,

Are you running a firewall? Installed a spyware removal tool such as Spybot
Search & Destroy at http://www.safer-networking.org/.

Additionally, as of January 16, 2004 Microsoft no longer supports Windows 98
so it would behoove you to remove those workstations from your network. At
the very least Alan, deny them Internet access until you have upgraded else
you leave your network vulnerable to intrusion.


"Alan G" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Just been handed a laptop running winxp home. All of a sudden the IE
> browser started opening multiple instances. I've ran AVG and disabled
> everything I can find that might be opening it but nothing works. Any
> ideas? I'm unfamiliar with winxp since all our system PCs still use
> win 98.

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:13:58 +0000, Alan G <> wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:03:41 -0500, Harrison <Harrison> wrote:
>
>>Adaware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>
>HAven't tried adaware
>
>>Spybot Search and Destroy - http://security.kolla.de/
>
>Tried it and regcleaner too.
>
>
>>Hijackthis! http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
>>
>
>Haven't tried that
>
>Still driving me barmy

Hijackthis should find the cause.
Post your log file here if you can't figure it out yourself.

>
>
>>On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:52:27 +0000, Alan G <> wrote:
>>
>>>Just been handed a laptop running winxp home. All of a sudden the IE
>>>browser started opening multiple instances. I've ran AVG and disabled
>>>everything I can find that might be opening it but nothing works. Any
>>>ideas? I'm unfamiliar with winxp since all our system PCs still use
>>>win 98.

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:03:41 -0500, Harrison <Harrison> wrote:

>Adaware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

HAven't tried adaware

>Spybot Search and Destroy - http://security.kolla.de/

Tried it and regcleaner too.


>Hijackthis! http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
>

Haven't tried that

Still driving me barmy


>On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:52:27 +0000, Alan G <> wrote:
>
>>Just been handed a laptop running winxp home. All of a sudden the IE
>>browser started opening multiple instances. I've ran AVG and disabled
>>everything I can find that might be opening it but nothing works. Any
>>ideas? I'm unfamiliar with winxp since all our system PCs still use
>>win 98.

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:13:58 +0000, Alan G <> wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:03:41 -0500, Harrison <Harrison> wrote:
>
>>Adaware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>
>HAven't tried adaware
>
>>Spybot Search and Destroy - http://security.kolla.de/
>
>Tried it and regcleaner too.
>
>
>>Hijackthis! http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
>>
>
>Haven't tried that
>
>Still driving me barmy
Also, make sure the Messenger Service is disabled.

>
>
>>On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:52:27 +0000, Alan G <> wrote:
>>
>>>Just been handed a laptop running winxp home. All of a sudden the IE
>>>browser started opening multiple instances. I've ran AVG and disabled
>>>everything I can find that might be opening it but nothing works. Any
>>>ideas? I'm unfamiliar with winxp since all our system PCs still use
>>>win 98.

Yes they do. They have extended the support for 98 for a few more years.

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"K. Grass" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hey Alan,
>
> Are you running a firewall? Installed a spyware removal tool such as
Spybot
> Search & Destroy at http://www.safer-networking.org/.
>
> Additionally, as of January 16, 2004 Microsoft no longer supports Windows
98
> so it would behoove you to remove those workstations from your network. At
> the very least Alan, deny them Internet access until you have upgraded
else
> you leave your network vulnerable to intrusion.
>
>
> "Alan G" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Just been handed a laptop running winxp home. All of a sudden the IE
> > browser started opening multiple instances. I've ran AVG and disabled
> > everything I can find that might be opening it but nothing works. Any
> > ideas? I'm unfamiliar with winxp since all our system PCs still use
> > win 98.
>
>

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:11:10 -0500, "K. Grass" <>
wrote:

>Hey Alan,
>
>Are you running a firewall? Installed a spyware removal tool such as Spybot
>Search & Destroy at http://www.safer-networking.org/.

Got one on the router
>
>Additionally, as of January 16, 2004 Microsoft no longer supports Windows 98

Microsoft are continuing to support win 98

>so it would behoove you to remove those workstations from your network. At
>the very least Alan, deny them Internet access until you have upgraded else
>you leave your network vulnerable to intrusion.
>
We run 30 win 98 machines. If I disconnected them from the net 30
people would be out of work. Not really a viable course of action.

>
>"Alan G" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> Just been handed a laptop running winxp home. All of a sudden the IE
>> browser started opening multiple instances. I've ran AVG and disabled
>> everything I can find that might be opening it but nothing works. Any
>> ideas? I'm unfamiliar with winxp since all our system PCs still use
>> win 98.
>

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:12:45 -0500, Harrison <Harrison> wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:13:58 +0000, Alan G <> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:03:41 -0500, Harrison <Harrison> wrote:
>>
>>>Adaware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>>
>>HAven't tried adaware
>>
>>>Spybot Search and Destroy - http://security.kolla.de/
>>
>>Tried it and regcleaner too.
>>
>>
>>>Hijackthis! http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
>>>
>>
>>Haven't tried that
>>
>>Still driving me barmy
>
>Hijackthis should find the cause.
>Post your log file here if you can't figure it out yourself.
>

It's going to have to wait till Tuesday now. The Weekend has started
yippee.

Thanks anyway

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:14:10 -0500, Harrison <Harrison> wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:13:58 +0000, Alan G <> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:03:41 -0500, Harrison <Harrison> wrote:
>>
>>>Adaware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>>
>>HAven't tried adaware
>>
>>>Spybot Search and Destroy - http://security.kolla.de/
>>
>>Tried it and regcleaner too.
>>
>>
>>>Hijackthis! http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
>>>
>>
>>Haven't tried that
>>
>>Still driving me barmy
>Also, make sure the Messenger Service is disabled.
>

Did that.
I don't like messenger and keep it off anything I have responsibility
for. Unfortunately this is a mobile pc and is primarily the
responsibility of the user so it has all sorts of crap on it.