From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: May 27, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: RE: Ask Leo Question
>
> Leo,
> I am using Windows 2000 and Opera 8 as browser.I am also
> using antispyware.
>
> 1. I get message Dcom Exploit attack. on regular bassis.
>
> 2. I am getting constnat messages from message service about
> System critcal fault and down load software from spybot.com
> Im sure there is virus that is raising these messages.
>
> 3. I use internet mostly for reading news. However I see that
> sent data from my machine is more than recive data. Is some
> program sending data constantly from my machine ?
>
> How to prevent these ..
It certainly sounds like spyware. I would get another
spyware scanner or two and run them both. MS's anti-spyware
program is good, if you're not already using that.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
Article 299
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Viruses and Malware
