Weird Problem - Any Windows XP Experts Here?

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Originally Posted by docholly

Not to hijack this thread either but perhaps the issues stem from what's happening over here http://greenguysboard.com/board/showthread.php?t=27192

Never know where those BHO are going to POP up when you are surfing.

That's a possibility. There's a rumor going around that one of the advertisers put malicious code on their page specifically to target people participating in that program. The very limited number of infections would explain why the anti-spyware programs don't have it in their definitions files (they've never seen it) and it would also explain why the only forum where I've found other complaints about this problem is a forum used by people doing the "get paid to surf" thing. And it would explain why all the infections that did happen all happened on the same day, because the program bans advertisers immediately who do things like that.

The other most likely culprit comes from reviewing sites at Blue Wave that surfers have reported as bad sites. When I scan my system after doing those reviews, I usually find 12-18 new infections.