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Und3ertak3r- that helps, and you can bet I'll keep an eye on it. The guest account has been turned off for weeks by the way...that's another mystery I suppose.

Hey Tiger Shark, I think you've...

Thanks dalek!

You're right about the Easy Internet Signup. I was never concerned about that task - it became an issue because it is the only task scheduled in the Task Scheduler.

I _am_...

dalek - That's the thing. There is no scheduled task called Layout.ini. All that's listed in Scheduled Tasks is Easy Internet Signup and it says it has never run....so where and how did this task...

I believe that this could be a legitimate task but two questions nag me:

Where should I search for this task if it is scheduled?

Why did the guest account show activity at that time and none of...

I lied, I'm back.

Tiger Shark, I just realized I didn't answer your question: There are four files noted
ntuser.dat.log in c\documents and settings\guest (an account that hasn't been used in...

Okay, I checked as Administrator (in safe mode) under scheduled tasks. All it shows is "Add Scheduled Task" and "Easy Internet Signup", the latter shows it has never been run... There must be...

Tiger Shark - "layout.ini"

I'm checking on the scheduled tasks...

Thank you all for being patient with my limited skills -- I'm learning, or leaning....

Hey guys, sorry for the delay, baby had a dr. appt.

Properties shows that the file was created the day after the destructive recovery (remember that fiasco) and that it was modified at 4:06 this...

Scheduled Tasks shows only Easy Internet Signup - I'll check all users and come back this pm - by the way - thank you!

morganlefay - does it run automatically?

Okay, that helps. But why did it occur under Administrator? I've never seen that before and I check daily. Is it an automatic process - not user-initiated?

Me again, another mystery:

I have a file called Layout.ini that appeared at 4:06 this am under user Administrator - Administrator is only accessible in my XP through safe mode. The first line is...

Gotcha!

Thanks SO much everyone - all done.

Now, if it resurrects again, I'll be back - fair warning.

You all are wonderful!

Thanks so much everyone!

Okay, I found the turn-off, but if I choose it, all restore points will be deleted. What if I screw something up? (very likely)

Yep - windows XP.
One more question - how does the system restore status cause Coulomb to come back? And install it in another location?

dumb question - how do I turn system restore off?

Hi everyone. Got another mystery: Coulomb Dialer (porn dialer) keeps resurrecting in my system. I got rid of it two days ago with Adaware, it was installed in PeoplePC (which we haven't used since...

Don't worry - I meant I would try the question mark trick in Google. (It works by the way.)

I ran Content Purity a few weeks ago, it may be good for catching a novice but not more experienced...

zodiac- that's a good trick, I'm gonna try it now!

Gotcha.

I guess we're just waiting to hear from Trend now. I contacted a Trend Micro rep before I started this post. It's been tricky getting back in touch with him because of the "getting...

My point is: you say that the files contained material blocked and Tiger Shark says accessed, who's right?

nihil, I only uninstalled Norton a few days ago, around 4/28 I think. And only because we were completely unable to connect and according to Bellsouth DSL, Norton was the problem. These files...

Thanks so much to all of you--
nihil, your feedback is very different from Tiger Shark's, I'm a little confused...