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by mjlc94

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I have had a pornographic icon appear on my desktop that i can't delete.I have used ad-aware and run my virus software to no avail. Is there something i can do short of reinstalling xt?

Thanks for any help you may give.
Matt Elenbaas

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by kathyjp

AdAware should have taken out the dialer/etc. that put the icon there, as well as anything in the registry. could be just the icon left. If this is the case go to C:\WINDOWS\Desktop and delete it. But first right click on it, select properties, then find target. this will tell you where the program associated with it is, if anything is left. Have you updated your AdAware?

by csmith

This is a virus.
There are several variations circulating.
I had the list of the files they create, but I can not find it.
(I wrote it down on paper instead of filing it on the PC hard disk. What a mistake!)
Your antivirus software provider should be of help.
If not, the files have some very strange extensions, and are hidden.
One of them is usually in the root directory, start there.
Then right click the Icon.
Select, properties.
Copy info, and then search the Registry.
Delete the entry(ies)for the virus.
There usually will be a total of three or four virus files, including the one in the root.
Regards, Chris

by bigkenny

go to start/run/then type msconfig then click on the startup tab and look too see if there is anything there related to the icon if so uncheck it then go to location and delete it hope this helps

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