Topic: Weird thing appeared on pc

[katynewbie]

Help!!

Windows 98
A wallpaper thing has attached itself telling me i have viruses etc and to click to get rid. It costs money...no way!!

Went into settings to change wallpaper, but have no option to do that!!

 ??? ??? ???

[dotCompost]

Hello katynewbie, have a look at this site.

http://members.accessbee.com/mitch/PhantomPhixer.html

He's very good. I expect your PC needs a tidy up and this site will help you. Let us know how you get on  :)

[katynewbie]

Thanks dot, will have a go later!

[dotCompost]

Adaware is very good.
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5

So is Spybot
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022-10122137.html?part=dl-spybot&subj=dl&tag=but

I use both every week. They work very well together. One seems to find nasties that the other misses.

[Roy Bham UK]

I think I may have said this before, my Spybot and Adaware of late are not finding any problems on my PC, this I find very strange and makes me think they are not working, as they both used to find problems.

Unless as I have said before that Microsoft security is working very well and keeping my PC clean. ::)

[Derek]

Roy

Have you updated Spybot recently?

I have used it for a year or so and like you I wasn't getting any bits and pieces showing up...I updated and 'boy' a couple of pages full of the darned things

Derek

[Roy Bham UK]

Well Adaware doesn't find anything either ::) they both congratulate me on not finding any bugs ??? but I will try the update thingy and report back ;)

[windygale]

Hi Katynewbie, just read about your virus problem, heres a free virus scan link,
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
copy and paste it in your task bar and press go
  just select UK, then click yes to install,
it will take some time to find your problem but if you follow the promps you'll be ok, hope this helps,

windy :D

[dotCompost]

yeah housecall is good, but remember to use IE6 (not Firefox)

Another good one is eTrust - again that will only work with IE.
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx

[Roy Bham UK]

Well Adaware doesn't find anything either ::) they both congratulate me on not finding any bugs ??? but I will try the update thingy and report back ;)

I updated both Adaware and Spybot, Adaware found nothing, Spybot found DSO something or other (Microsoft H/key?) and Microsoft virus checker and Firewall ::) ??? I'm no wiser other than still think Microsoft is doing the biz ??? well I hope so. ;D

[katynewbie]

Thanks everyone!!
Have been working my way through all options!!
Now it seems I have no nasties but still cannot remove the black screen thingie!! Windows 98 does not have a bit in settings to change wallpaper ??? So will have to live with it til I can find someone clever enough to come and tweak it for me!!
But thanks to you all my pc is now sqeaky clean  :)

[MikeB]

Hi Katy

Windows '98 does.

Click on start, Hi-light settings, select control panel, double click on display, select background tab, select new wallpaper.

Hope this helps

Regards

MikeB