Hi there,

Hate it when that happens. Here's what to do:

Download SpyBot Search & Destroy
http://spybot.safer-networking.de/

I know it sounds like a bad thing in and of itself,
but this thing is amazing. Once you install it, make
sure to run the update (under the "Online" menu I
believe.) This will update the database of bad stuff
so you get the most recent nasties.

Now, this is not an anti-virus, and it doesn't sound
like you have a virus, though you may. This app gets
rid of Spyware. Spyware is nasty stuff that you can
end up w/ unwittingly that is almost impossible to get
rid of by hand (trust me, I spent > 4 hrs geekin out
trying to get rid of a piece of Spyware before I knew
about SpyBot S&D!)

Anyway, one of the best things about SpyBot S&D is
that it allows you to "Recover" anything that gets
removed that you actually wanted.

ZDNet and PCMagazine both did reviews of apps like
this and this one was tops... Yes I have turned into a
bit of an evangelist for it.

Good luck!
Clay

--- Jeff Palmer <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Good evening computer literate audience out there:
>
> All of a sudden I have something called "Dameware"
> running on my toolbar.
> What is this?  I was warned by my school that some
> nasty hacking-type
> viruses were being passed around.  Is this it?  I
> tried the Windows Update
> route to patch up the holes (as instructed) but a
> couple of updates would
> not install.
>
> What to do?  I run Windows 2000 Pro.
>
> Thanks
> Jeff
>
>
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