Can I ask where do you get this task patrol program..  I am having the same 
problem and sound like it might be the cure.....  or a good part of it.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phillip Williams" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Stolen screen


> Thanks Kenneth,
> From now on, I'll always run my scans in safe mode! Found 5
> trojans.In the past, I have had problems with timing my F-key press to
> get into safe mode but I just learned I can go to msconfig, Boot.ini
> to restart in safe mode.
> Problem solved. Thanks again,
>
> -Phil-
>
> On 1/30/09, Kenneth Whyman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Find and nuke that program. It is concealing itself from your spyware
>> scanners while it is loaded, most likely, so use Safe Mode to kill it, 
>> just
>> to be sure it isn't running. I have had to kill similar infections 
>> before.
>> This is a bug that uses randomly generated file names as an extra way to
>> dodge the scanners, not just in how it can interfere with the scanners 
>> while
>> it is running.
>>
>> Kenneth Whyman
>> [log in to unmask]
>> "Chance favors the prepared mind."
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Phillip Williams 
>> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>>  My pc (xp home) lately has been stealing my active screen. I can be
>>> typing away and look up to see the text had stopped several words
>>> earlier (it just happened again). It seems to happen about every four
>>> minutes or so. Iv'e run AVG, Spybot S&D and Hijack this. I deleted a
>>> couple of questionable BHOs using Hijack but everything else shows
>>> clean. I have even watched the processes screen.in msconfig but
>>> nothing seems to change when what ever is happening happens.
>>>
>>>  I downloaded What's Running (as mentioned by another list member) and
>>> found another program called Task patrol (cool) and the only activity
>>> that coincides with my problem is Internet explorer related. Also a
>>> possible problem was a process named "5dI1yxy4.exe". A google search
>>> gets no results nor does Task Patrols info base.
>>>
>>>  I hate to delete it not knowing what it is and I can't delete
>>> Internet Explorer (as much as I'd like to) so any suggestions how to
>>> procede from here?
>>>
>>>  -Phil-
>>>
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