Funny Unclickable Icons On Desktop

[manifesto]

hey i got these icons on my desktop that i cant delete, get properties of or anything....

theres a few of them: travel, bingo, poker, website hosting, printer cartridges, card games, and online casino

ive deleted them once before but i cant this time... a few mates of mine hav the same things too

any ideas? they are really startin to sheet me!

[BR3TT]

Sounds like spyware.

Scan pc with adaware/spybot

& Get a uninstaller (seperate to windows one) :)

[coogle]

Also try booting in safe mode (F8 key before windows boots) and deleting them there.

[manifesto]

ok i hav ad-aware but it didnt find anything, downloaded spybot found heaps lol. but didnt removie icons...

started in safemode and the icons wernt there at all!

any good uninstallers people no of?

[muttster]

dood some random spyware has added itself to ur startup config.

The reason they wernt there is cos safe mode = drivers only.

go > windows > run > msconfig

navagate to the startup tab and look thru there for anything u dont remember installing and uncheck it.

GL HF

[_conrad]

Yeah I got the same thing, so did my girlfriend.

I've run Adaware, Spybot and Spy Sweeper. and it doesn't find anything.

There's nothing in startup either.

[_conrad]

The problem's with IE

Press CTR+ALT+DEL and you'll see IE open twice. when you close of them, the icons disappear for a second then come back.

I can't seem to close IE, once you end the process, it just opens back up. =\

[coogle]

Originally posted by _conrad@Jan 2 2005, 02:34 PM
The problem's with IE

Press CTR+ALT+DEL and you'll see IE open twice. when you close of them, the icons disappear for a second then come back.

I can't seem to close IE, once you end the process, it just opens back up. =\
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Could be a virus using IE, or IE isn't patched to it's latest.

You could try using firewall to block it explicitly from being able to access the net.

[_conrad]

I found the problem!

It's messenger plus.

You gotta remove MsgPlus from startup in msconfig and then reboot. They'll go away and so will the opened iexplorer.exe processes.

But I don't get it, some people have msgplus and they have no problem.

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And coogle, Are you still selling that 9600xt? I need it! I sent you a PM but you didn't reply. :P

[manifesto]

but hang on wouldnt that make msgplus not start up at startup?

[_conrad]

Yes..

..So you'd rather have stupid icons on your desktop than havc messenger plus?


...But I installed version 3.25 afterwards and I haven't had anything pop up.

[James]

Originally posted by _conrad@Jan 2 2005, 03:47 PM

But I don't get it, some people have msgplus and they have no problem.

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when i used msgplus it gave the option to install optional adware or not to install optional adware...

[_conrad]

Originally posted by James@Jan 2 2005, 07:10 PM
when i used msgplus it gave* the option to install optional adware or not to install optional adware...
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Yeah, and you click no. That's just making you think that it installs nothing. It always shoves - into your registry behind your back.

[James]

Originally posted by _conrad@Jan 2 2005, 08:53 PM
Yeah, and you click no. That's just making you think that it installs nothing. It always shoves - into your registry behind your back.
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oh ok, lol.... good thing i havent used it in a while then... it made my msn do ODD things.....

[manifesto]

well i gess it looks like im gunna have to uninstall plus...i did the regestry thingoes and all but the icons are still there... /j #cry


meh

[_conrad]

Go through the list and make sure that messenger and messenger plus are removed.

Uninstall plus as well. Then do a spyware scan.

[Shadoxity]

ok me thinks you should start reading the screens on what u install !!!!!

when installing Messenger plus it has a screen that has an option to accept or decline the sponsors programs, u just make sure u click decline so it doesnt install all that sh!t

[manifesto]

stfu shadoxity...enjoy ur holiday?

anywhoo they sumhow all just magically dissapeared!!! :o sall good now :S

[_conrad]

Originally posted by Shadoxity@Jan 3 2005, 02:36 PM
ok me thinks you should start reading the screens on what u install !!!!!

when installing Messenger plus it has a screen that has an option to accept or decline the sponsors programs, u just make sure u click decline so it doesnt install all that sh!t
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It still installs spyware. :P

It just gives you the option to install more if you're stupid.

[W00gie]

Its funny coz i use MSG plus and i have no spy ware or and Funny unclickable icons
come to think of it i havent had any of that stuff

[BR3TT]

Same woogie

[BR3TT]

Talking about messenger plus...

This program will be released on the 6th of Jan

http://www.neowin.net/staff/creamhackered/atlanta/messengerplus.PNG

[_conrad]

Ooo.. For SP2 i'm guessing..

[BR3TT]

SP2 should not be a necessity.. :)