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December 14, 2006 - 4:27pm
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sorryociffer
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Uh-OH...What did I do? Need to find a file....

While downloading a file via keepvid.com from break.com I had a pop-up ask me if I wished to install an update and it was supposedly from microsoft. Stupidly I did not research the file name or even write it down before saying it was ok to do it. No after I did it I can't download vids via sites like keepvid.com from sites like break.com

Does XP keep a log of what, when and where updates or downloads go to see if I can pinpoint it? If it went into the firefox files where might it have gone?

Anyone else experience the same thing?

Thanks,
Bryan

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December 14, 2006 - 4:39pm
rich.bradshaw
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Run a spyware scan. Then a

Run a spyware scan. Then a virus scan. Repeat until everything works.

If you don't have a spyware scanner, I would recommend Windows Defender, by Microsoft - it integrates well into Windows and provides real time protection.

I like it anyway!

If it is a bit of malware/spyware this should remove it. I doubt you will be able to just delete a file, it will have installed itself most likely.

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December 15, 2006 - 2:49am
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I ran Ad-aware, Ewido

I ran Ad-aware, Ewido antispyware, Virus Keeper Pro, Avast, WinPatrol, and AVG free edition and came up with nothing but typical tracking cookies.

Bryan

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December 15, 2006 - 4:04am
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Well, feel lucky then that

Well, feel lucky then that the only thing it did was break those sites, and not completly screw you over!

In firefox run about:plugins to see if it installed something into firefox.

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