MikeW

I have noticed that when clearing the Tray Cache since updating to IE7 Ccleaner seems to create an empty folder which gets left in the Tray.

Can recomend Freebyte backup http://www.freebyte.com/fbbackup/

My bad, thought you did Incy, sorry

I see from your HJK log that you have Newnet a know cause of this problem New.net New.net is malware that installs itself on Windows machines as a Firefox extension when certain other applications are installed onto the system. New.net is meant to allow the user to access new.net-specific addresses, but it also interferes with the clipboard. It can't be uninstalled from within Firefox. New.net provides a removal tool. It can also be removed with anti-spyware programs such as Spybot or Microsoft Anti-Spyware. Applications that bundle New.net RealNetworks (RealOne Player) Babylon BikiniDesk Cydoor (LingoWare) gDivx Go!Zilla Grokster iMesh KaZaA Mindset Interactive (NetPalNow)" Mp3.com RadLight / Subtitle Studio UK Software Webshots

It already does. Advanced - tray notification cache. After you run cleaner with this checked you have to stop explorer.exe via task manager and then restart explorer.exe.

Maybe to post a HJT log for the experts to check to make sure you have not picked up a nasty

This may be of interest http://kb.mozillazine.org/Clipboard_not_working

Yes install it. Its a great browser and much faster

Have you run a windows repair, before going to a complete install http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

WinXP SP3 to be canceled Seems the most likely to me. They will want everyone to switch to vista

As Oliver and I have tried to point out Netscape or Yahoo use pestpatrol to run once. Thats the area to look at

I sugest you post a HJK log in the spyware forum for one of the experts to check your system

If you read the last post in the link I gave you you will see its just a registry key left behind from one of browsers.

This may help check out the last post http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/m...;message.id=326

Works well for me and much quicker than IE6

You dont say which operating system you are using on your PC. Windows XP does not require special drivers for USB externals older systems do. That may explain why it works on some PC's and not others. What external drive is it and have you contacted the maker or your supplier for a new driver.

Well, because I dont need it, and it cause a problem when shutting windows down. I notice a lot of people are picking up on this after the IE7 install most forums seem to be trying differnt methods to get rid of it.

I think I have solved the problem on my PC. On checking my regional lanquage settings under other input laguage welsh was present. Adding UK english and removing welsh and a reboot solved the problem. CTFmon has now gone. for good I hope

Same for me. I had succesfully removed it and all alternative user input from my PC. But after installing IE7 its back and I cant find a way of stopping it

I thought Ccleaner only worked on the drive it is installed on

Try starting with explorer Other MRU's

You must have something seriously wrong with your DSL if it took 2 hours. The last update took no more than a few mins. I recently did a windows repair which require all updates since SP2 and that took less than an hour.

Thanks for your response, this is copied from Spybots article and is what I was objecting to. Should we add detection for Norton Internet Security 2006 and 2007 as Malware or Possibly UnPopular Software (PUPS)? Yes, detect NIS completely! Yes, but detect only some harmless files to wake up people. No, please waste our donations to go through legal channels, instead of using them to fight malware. None of the above. Please note that under ASCs definition, technology that is implemented in ways that impairs user control over material changes that affecs their system security, in other words software that reduces system security like NIS does, falls under the term Spyware (and Other Potentially Unwanted Technologies), so adding NIS to the detection would not be revenge, but a strict following of the ASC definitions.

My feelings exactly. PS I have used NIS for several years and have stayed virus free. On the ocassions that I have removed old versions to install new I have not experienced any difficulty, providing any realtime protection is shut down first.