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Sat May 15 09:14:10 CDT 2004
flashlightsearch.com is associated with this parasite.
MemoryMeter
http://www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/m/memorymeter.asp
More:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.memorymeter.html
More:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100534.htm
More:
http://sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.memorymeter.html
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Run the latest version.
Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Read also on the security aspect, make sure you have all the latest updates.
Henri Leboeuf
Web page:
http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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"Jennifer" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:cc4301c43931$83763780$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I've suddenly lost the ability to search directly from
> the address bar - I either get a "The page cannot be
> displayed" error, or I get forwarded to freesearch.com or
> flashlightsearch.com or some such.
>
> I've run Spybot and Adaware and removed any nasties they
> found (I had Clientman at one point, but that's gone
> now). I've uninstalled and reinstalled IE and run
> Windows Update to install the latest service pack. I've
> used "Reset Web Settings" in Internet Options and the "Do
> Not Search From the Address Bar" option is not selected.
> I'm on XP.
>
> Any clues?