what is this? why, after three years is the box for help
express popping up at start? why does my fire wall and
virus protection call this spy ware? what or where can i
find it installed on the computer?should i be concerned?

RE: help express by pauly

pauly
Mon Aug 23 18:43:15 CDT 2004


Hi Paula,

"Help Express" is Spyware/Adware. If your Virus Protection software has
detected this as spyware and offers the option or quarantine or delete, you
should do this to remove this malware. If your local Antivirus program is
not able to remove this, please consider using one of the common
anti-Spyware programs available for download on the Internet:

Spybot-S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org/

Ad-Aware
http://www.netsecurity.about.com/library/blfreespyware.htm

HijackThis
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

Web Shredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html#cwshredder

Here are some links to more information on Help Express:

http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/h/helpexpress.asp

http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/IT_S/support/SpywareEtc.html

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Paul Hayes, MCSE
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation
pauly@online.microsoft.com

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| From: "paula" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
| Subject: help express
| Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 07:08:24 -0700
|
| what is this? why, after three years is the box for help
| express popping up at start? why does my fire wall and
| virus protection call this spy ware? what or where can i
| find it installed on the computer?should i be concerned?
|