msconfig won't keep an entry unchecked

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I'm not sure if this is NetZero's spyware that my sister installed when she
signed up for NetZero, or if some other malware program got on her system,
but I cannot get uncheck GStartup in the Startup group of msconfig.

I can start the machine in SafeMode, open msconfig, and open the Startup
tab, uncheck GStartup, apply and close msconfig, go to the Close Program
window and see that nothing except Explorer is running, make sure nothing is
in the run keys in the CurrentVersion registry keys, and restart the machine
in Safe Mode, and when I run msconfig, and open the Startup tab, GStartup,
running GMT.exe is has been check again!

Any suggestions?

Many thanks in advance,
Mary

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Go to: http://www.doxdesk.com/ after examining the page...go to the
parasites page. It is all you need. GL.

HTH,
DTV
"Megan Bartley" <mmewsNOSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:#2n97A1MFHA.4028@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
I'm not sure if this is NetZero's spyware that my sister installed when she
signed up for NetZero, or if some other malware program got on her system,
but I cannot get uncheck GStartup in the Startup group of msconfig.

I can start the machine in SafeMode, open msconfig, and open the Startup
tab, uncheck GStartup, apply and close msconfig, go to the Close Program
window and see that nothing except Explorer is running, make sure nothing is
in the run keys in the CurrentVersion registry keys, and restart the machine
in Safe Mode, and when I run msconfig, and open the Startup tab, GStartup,
running GMT.exe is has been check again!

Any suggestions?

Many thanks in advance,
Mary

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?)

Yes I agree with all of the above, but also check these two items:
1. Hit "start" "programs" and find the "startup" tab and hit it to see if
this "net zero" item along with many other items are what you really want
starting up when you load windows. I do not have anything in my "startup" and
I "check" only what I want to startup in "msconfig". Delete what you do not
want at this startup area, or it will keep "rechecking" itself in "msconfig"
2. Also Go to the "netzero" program and view the "options" or whatever they
use for set up and make sure you uncheck the "load at startup" button and
anything else you may not want. These software companies love have all of
these memory "hogs" checked when you load the software and make you "uncheck"
what you do not want during the installation process rather than the other
way around. Hope this helps.

"Jack E Martinelli" wrote:

> Anti-spyware tools
>
> Adware/spyware/hijackers and other types of malicious programs are a
> different animal. These can only be fought with certain anti-spyware
> programs and (most importantly) by educating users. Here are some links that
> will get you up to speed on the scope of the problem as well as some
> recommended solutions.
>
> The Parasite Fight:
> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>
> AumHa Forums :: View Forum - Parasites - Adware, Spyware & Other Scumware:
> http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=28
>
> Security at Home: Spyware:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/se [...] fault.mspx
>
> Merijn.org:
> http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/
>
> Lavasoft: Adaware SE
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/english/
>
> The home of Spybot-S&D!:
> http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
>
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>
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> "Megan Bartley" <mmewsNOSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%232n97A1MFHA.4028@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I'm not sure if this is NetZero's spyware that my sister installed when
> she
> > signed up for NetZero, or if some other malware program got on her system,
> > but I cannot get uncheck GStartup in the Startup group of msconfig.
> >
> > I can start the machine in SafeMode, open msconfig, and open the Startup
> > tab, uncheck GStartup, apply and close msconfig, go to the Close Program
> > window and see that nothing except Explorer is running, make sure nothing
> is
> > in the run keys in the CurrentVersion registry keys, and restart the
> machine
> > in Safe Mode, and when I run msconfig, and open the Startup tab, GStartup,
> > running GMT.exe is has been check again!
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Many thanks in advance,
> > Mary
> >
> >
>
>
>