Shenan
Fri Jun 25 04:12:51 CDT 2004
Laurence wrote:
> When on the internet, if closing a window, the IE crashes
> a window with the message "An unauthorised attempt to
> close Cat's Claw was ignored"
> The computer must then be re-booted.
> I cannot find any reference to this on the computer or on
> the internet - Microsoft, AVG, Norman, Symantec.
>
> Can anyone help as this is getting to be really annoying.
Sounds like a Trojan..
Maybe something like:
w32.yaha.af@mm
Try scanning with an up-to-date antivirus software and/or running (in order)
Spybot Search and Destroy, Lavasoft AdAware, CWShredder and SpywareBlaster.
Panda Antivirus Titanium (~$39.95 and up)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/
(Free Online Scanner:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/)
Trend Micro (~$49.95 and up)
http://www.trendmicro.com/
(Free Online Scanner:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp)
Spybot Search and Destroy (Free!)
http://www.safer-networking.net/
Lavasoft AdAware (Free and up)
http://www.lavasoft.de
CWSShredder (Free!)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
SpywareBlaster (Free!)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/
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