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Swastikas appear on my desktop background screen
I recently have found that I have a background screen
filled with small swastikas. I don't know how they got there, and I don't know how to get rid of them. Control Panel - Display - Background - (none) but what shows up is a black background with tiny swastikas. Any body got any ideas. For example, what is the name of the file that is used to create "None" on the desktop background. Thanks Lowell |
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Swastikas appear on my desktop background screen
Hi Lowell,
I would suggest you start by doing a virus scan with up to date virus software, then scan for and removing any installed spyware. If you are in need of virus software, here are a couple to choose from, for free. Download the software, and in Update Manager run Update then do a complete virus scan. Free Offer: eTrust EZ Armor Security Suite from Computer Associates http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/index.cfm Search and destroy any installed Parasites: Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility that scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware components and lets you remove them safely. After installing Ad-Aware make sure to run the update feature before scanning. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ For large amounts of installed spyware and such, it may be necessary to run Ad-Aware several times to clear them all. Here are a couple more removal tools. CWShredder: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html Download Link: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/ HijackThis - use with respect and caution!: http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php#hjt SpywareBlaster: http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed. SpywareBlaster is a non memory resident utility. It works by setting a "kill bit" for the CLSIDs of spyware ActiveX controls, it prevents the installation of any of them from a webpage. For more information: The Parasite Fight: http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm Darnit: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm -- Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164 "Lowell Copeland" wrote I recently have found that I have a background screen filled with small swastikas. I don't know how they got there, and I don't know how to get rid of them. Control Panel - Display - Background - (none) but what shows up is a black background with tiny swastikas. Any body got any ideas. For example, what is the name of the file that is used to create "None" on the desktop background. Thanks Lowell |
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Swastikas appear on my desktop background screen
My first thought is a virus or other malicious entity.
Scan with an anti-virus program or from a Website. Then, check to see if you have a pattern turned on: Control Panel - Display - Background - Pattern button - (none). Try setting both pattern and background to something other than none, reboot, set back to none, reboot. Also try Screen Saver tab, ditto. -----Original Message----- I recently have found that I have a background screen filled with small swastikas. I don't know how they got there, and I don't know how to get rid of them. Control Panel - Display - Background - (none) but what shows up is a black background with tiny swastikas. Any body got any ideas. For example, what is the name of the file that is used to create "None" on the desktop background. Thanks Lowell . |
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