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| Thread ID: 91731 | 2008-07-16 23:35:00 | Why does Spybot report Active desktop as a problem? | Colpol (444) | Press F1 |
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| 689595 | 2008-07-16 23:35:00 | Hi all. Running Vista Home. Why does spybot report the Windows active desktop as a problem?. I searched and read about it and nowhere is there any hint that it is bad. I noted that it apparently can be a resource hog. Is it really a problem, do I need it, and can/how do I get rid of it if it is bad. Hope this makes sense. Cheers Colin |
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| 689596 | 2008-07-16 23:48:00 | Have you stopped TeaTimer? | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 689597 | 2008-07-17 00:36:00 | Started spybod as admin and turned Tea timer off in tools. Restarted computer, Checked HJT and tea time not running. Ran Spybot again. Still coming up with windows Desktop as a problem?? | Colpol (444) | ||
| 689598 | 2008-07-17 00:45:00 | Go to the Spybot forum and post a ? Or see if someone has already posted the same ? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 689599 | 2008-07-17 09:54:00 | Active Desktop can be hijacked by malware and before you know it your desktop wallpaper is serving you up spam. | Jen (38) | ||
| 689600 | 2008-07-17 21:15:00 | Thanks Speedy Have checked out the forum and may have found the solution. Thanks Jen. I now understand the significance. |
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| 689601 | 2008-07-18 05:44:00 | Just to expand slightly on what Jen said, Spybot wasn't detecting the Windows Active Desktop as such, but malware that was or had the potential to hijack the active desktop, and display messages, images etc etc as a desktop background, a prefect example being this. www.imagef1.net.nz www.imagef1.net.nz That's also a good example of how useless Nortons is. :D :thumbs: |
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