Task Manager disappears

[dts]

After I hit CTRL-ALT-DELETE, the task manager comes up,
but very quickly closes automatically. I do not even
have enough time to go to different tabs and end any
processes. Any help?

 

[Taurarian]

This behavior can be caused by a virus. One of two:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

Have a look at this site
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm
Scroll down to task manager for more information

 

[Larry Samuels MS-MVP XP \(Shell/User\)]

You may also be infected with the W32 Spybot worm.
Info on removing Spybot at:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html

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