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Don Sofranko · 04-07-2014, 01:36 PM

I had something nasty, that was turning all kinds of text into hyperlinks, and pop up looking adds. It was just dragging everything to a halt. It had nothing to do with class racer.

I had a curious little icon, show up in my task tray a few weeks back, and started looking at what it was.
If you see "Conduit Search" or "Seach Protect" you have malware
Its the lower right tray (on an XP software desktop machine), that shows programs running.

Turns out this thing is malware, and can be purged.
Conduit Search
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/down...leaner/dl/125/

I also got my machine back on track, by reading these two items
read
http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-...-search-virus/

more reading

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...xp-unbootable/

So do any of you guys see this thing in your task tray?
Its right next to the clock, in the lower right corner, and you may have to click on the left facing arrow.
Turns out Dale recommends the same link above my post. This thing worked.

Don

04-07-2014, 01:36 PM	#19
Don Sofranko Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 121 Likes: 0 Liked 128 Times in 32 Posts	Re: pop up ads I had something nasty, that was turning all kinds of text into hyperlinks, and pop up looking adds. It was just dragging everything to a halt. It had nothing to do with class racer. I had a curious little icon, show up in my task tray a few weeks back, and started looking at what it was. If you see "Conduit Search" or "Seach Protect" you have malware Its the lower right tray (on an XP software desktop machine), that shows programs running. Turns out this thing is malware, and can be purged. Conduit Search http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/down...leaner/dl/125/ I also got my machine back on track, by reading these two items read http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-...-search-virus/ more reading http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...xp-unbootable/ So do any of you guys see this thing in your task tray? Its right next to the clock, in the lower right corner, and you may have to click on the left facing arrow. Turns out Dale recommends the same link above my post. This thing worked. Don Last edited by Don Sofranko; 04-07-2014 at 01:41 PM.