Thanks everyone for the help.  Even though this seems to be a legitimate
program, anything that installs itself and won't let you add/remove it, is
nasty!

I didn't uninstall it, but turned it off as per

http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/5402.html

Apparently it can be used by hackers to access stuff on your hard drive.
Dang.

Jeff

>From: "Owen" <olists@thebrands.org>
>To: "Jeff Palmer" <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM>,<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Subject: Re:      Dameware?  NVC
>Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 19:47:15 -0500
>
>Dameware is a very nice remote control tool. If someone has access to your
>machine then it can be installed remotely.
>
>If you or someone responsible for support of your pc didn't install it then
>you should uninstall it. You should be able to remove it using add/remove
>programs. Then you might also want to install zonealarm, a personal
>firewall, to prevent access to your machine.
>
>NVC? VNC is another remote control tool. Oh wait I get it No Vanagon
>Content. What a coincidence.
>
>
>Owen Brand
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jeff Palmer" <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 7:00 PM
>Subject: Dameware? NVC
>
>
> > 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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