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29-Apr-2008, 08:24 PM #1
Exclamation Red dot caused by malware?
I have a red dot in my task bar, and I have no idea what's causing it, but I'm guessing it's from malware. I've looked into this extensively and the only thing I've really found is it being due to PCPandora or FamilyKeyLogger. Now before anyone tells me to make sure, I have NEVER installed either of these or any other keylogger program on my computer. I am the only one who uses this computer and knows the password to access it. Also, I bout this computer new, not used back in June. Now back to that dot. When I hover over it, it says "your activity is recorded" and, when clicked, opens a window asking for a password to "access viewer". I've run just about every spyware and malware detector that I've heard of or has been recommended to me, it feels like I've tried everything. This problem is obviously not something average, or one of the people I've consulted would have had an idea as to what it may be. Seeing as I'm useless with computers, I need serious help in order to deal with whatever this may be.

Using:

Gateway MT6705 (laptop)
Processor: Genuine Intel CPU T2060 @ 1.60GHz
RAM: 1014 MB
System Type: 32-bit Operating System
OS: Vista Home Premium

(sorry if this information is odd or incorrectly stated, I'm just taking this straight off the basic information since I truely no nothing).

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Red Dot
When Clicked
Processes Running
Processes Running 2
Processes Running 3

Ask me any other questions you need to know, I just want to fix this.
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29-Apr-2008, 10:51 PM #2
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29-Apr-2008, 11:40 PM #3
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Well I looked through those guides, and none of those files existed on my computer.
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