>It's ironic that as we discuss viruses, one invaded my computer last
>night. As good as anti-virus software can be, some viruses can slip
>by. Somehow I stumbled in a site that managed to sneak in a trojan
>that would constantly throw a popup telling me I have a virus and to
>download their software (at $39) to get rid of it. No matter what I
>did to get rid of the popup, including making a dangerous trip to the
>reg edit application and using apps like Avast, AdAware and Spybot,
>nothing would touch it. Finally, I went to the MS site where they have
>an application found in Windows Live Safety Center that did a thorough
>scan and got rid of it once and for all. It took a good hour for the
>scan to do it's thing, but it did it's thing much to my joy. If you
>see anything that refers to a program called IEVirus, stay the hell
>away from it. According to what I learned on other newsgroups that
>deal with 'annoyances' like the aforementioned, it's a real bitch to
>get rid of. While it's a no no to go to crack sites to get serial
>numbers for shareware apps, it's playing with fire if one does. I
>should be the first to know better; but even the best of us take risks
>when we stick our noses where they shouldn't be stuck. For sure, the
>nose is apt to be cut off as a result.