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schumi_thelegend   06-19-2007 at 10:30:20 PM

Hello everyone,
there is a common problem that has reared its ugly head in my friends pc.
i just formatted and instaleed xp pro on his pc. now a process called br8901on is eating up more than half the cpu power, even when idle. his cpu is a C2D e6300 with an intel mobo and 512 mb ram. what is this process and how do i end it. Pls help!

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edklite   06-19-2007 at 11:02:16 PM
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your friend has spyware


download and installNod32 Free 30 Day Trial

then make its settings like this:

nod settings http://www.kltforums.com/hosted/images/nodsettings.png

then download and install spysweeper http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/256/spysweeperdf2.gif

make its settings like this:

SS settings http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/74/71885484oq6.png

now do a scan first with nod then after nod is done with SS.

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