"micorsoft", sic, box in tool bar but no main window

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Jim Murray

When I launch my browser I get the main window with it's
associated box in the bottom toolbar. I also get another
box in the tool bar spelled "micorsoft" which has no
screen window associated with it. I can close this extra
window from the right click menu. I have anti virus and
firewall software. Where is this thing coming from and
should I do something about it?
 
Jim said:
When I launch my browser I get the main window with it's
associated box in the bottom toolbar. I also get another
box in the tool bar spelled "micorsoft" which has no
screen window associated with it. I can close this extra
window from the right click menu. I have anti virus and
firewall software. Where is this thing coming from and
should I do something about it?
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I remember reading about this a short while back and used Google to find the
reference.
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&c2coff=1&start=10&sa=N

"Micorsoft" is an in-the-wild Spyware parasite.

HijackThis tutorial:
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

Proceed as follows, Go to:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates "hijackthis.log")

Next, HijackThis | Config [button] | Misc Tools [button]
Click: Generate StartupList log [button] (generates "startuplist.txt")

Next, go to the below location: Spyware and Hijackware Removal Support.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?s=8a236cdf61469fbad3bddbe810be0374&act=SF&f=11

Sign in, then copy and paste both files in your message.
 
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