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larry corliss
December 11th 03, 09:27 PM
I know this sounds crazy, but I was trying to get rid of
trash on my computer, including trying to remove a
program from gator corporation. It seems it wont let me
delete it, it wont let me uninstall it, and while it was
being put into a zip file,( copied to), the zip stopped
and told me to read the text. When I did, I found this
was the last file, and reading it, I saw it was disquised
as an ordinary file, but, in side was a zip file that had
copied all of my files and programs!! This program was
keeping me looking in the wrong places for my problem,
while it was bleeding copies of everything. I had stuff
buried deep in my hard drive, multiple password
protected,and their in the zip file text was information
and files from deep in my hard drive. Go figure. Am I
nuts or is this possible? I need an answer soon as I am
afraid this damn thing communicates with its home base
somehow.

Ron Martell
December 11th 03, 09:28 PM
"larry corliss" > wrote:

>
>I know this sounds crazy, but I was trying to get rid of
>trash on my computer, including trying to remove a
>program from gator corporation. It seems it wont let me
>delete it, it wont let me uninstall it, and while it was
>being put into a zip file,( copied to), the zip stopped
>and told me to read the text. When I did, I found this
>was the last file, and reading it, I saw it was disquised
>as an ordinary file, but, in side was a zip file that had
>copied all of my files and programs!! This program was
>keeping me looking in the wrong places for my problem,
>while it was bleeding copies of everything. I had stuff
>buried deep in my hard drive, multiple password
>protected,and their in the zip file text was information
>and files from deep in my hard drive. Go figure. Am I
>nuts or is this possible? I need an answer soon as I am
>afraid this damn thing communicates with its home base
>somehow.

AdAware (free from www.lavasoft.de) or SpyBot as per the other response
will clean up Gator quite thoroughly.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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