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On 29 May 2003 at 20:48, David Colin wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> Please excuse this off topic post. I have been experienceing the following
> problem: task manager appears when pressing ctrl+alt+del but then disappears
> after half a second. I did a web search for "task manger disappears" and
> found the following exchange on some forum or other:
>
> Q: my task manager displays for one to two seconds, and then disappears. i
> dont know how to keep it on screen. it is bugging me. any suggestions?
>
> A: Odds are that you have the W32.Klez virus. Go visit Symantec's website
> for removal instructions and a free removal tool. Have fun.
> (Some of the other symptoms of this virus are that regedit.exe won't open
> and you can't do a live update with Norton Anti-Virus.)
>
> I tried running regedit and sure enough it would not run. I downloaded and
> ran Symantec's KLEZ removal tool but it said my computer was NOT infected
> with the KLEZ virus. Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be?
>
> Thanks for your help and once again sorry for the off topic post but you
> guys are a pretty savvy bunch when it comes to technical problems...
>
> David
>
> PS If someone can recommend another more secure e-mail program, I am tired
> of lookout express.
>
>
Assuming that you havent been using a dedicated virus scanner I would suggest that you:
1. install and run an antivirus software - avg has a free download at http://www.grisoft.com. It could be a virus infection other than klez. AVG can be set to automatically look for updates and integrates with outlook express. You could also try one of the free online virus scans eg http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
2. If you don't already download and install both Spybot S&D and AdAware
Spybot http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download
AdAware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Spyware can certainly do quirky things to your OS
3. If you want to further beef up your security run a trojan detector eg ANTS (free)
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/ants.html
4. If you are looking for an alternative to Outlook Express consider Pegasus (free) or The Bat (pay). Both are highly recommended by
their users (I use Pegasus). Both have a learning curve which is steeper than OE but it is well worth the effort. Just take it a little at a
time. Pegasus has very powerful filters and is more secure than OE (but then what isn't).
Bob
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