That was his first mistake. Kazaa is spyware, and will not run when its' spyware components have been removed.
...after I had deleted Kazaa and installed Norton AntiVirus 2004...
Norton AV is as worthless as tits on a boar. It misses things. There are a number of FREE anti-virus products that are far superior (see table below).
A combination of AVG or AntiVir, Tiny Personal Firewall 2 (even if you're on dial-up), along with a bit of common sense, can go a long way to keeping your computer safe.
And here's the table: (Recommendations for additions are welcome.)
| PC security-related links & software. All software listed is freeware/open source. |
| Alternatives to Microsoft Internet Explorer, Outlook & Outlook Express: Mozilla.org Mozilla & Firefox browsers, E-mail/Usenet client(s) Off By One The world's smallest and fastest web browser Popcorn E-Mail E-Mail client Pegasus Mail E-Mail client Xnews Usenet client |
| Anti-Virus: AntiVir® Personal Edition AVG Anti-Virus Antidote SuperLite Screenshot On-demand virus checker MicroWorld AntiVirus Utilities Tookit |
| Anti-Adware/Spyware: Ad-Aware SE Spybot Search and Destroy |
| Firewall: Tiny Personal Firewall 2 (Last freeware version) |
| Miscellaneous: Ping Plotter Internet diagnostic tool |
| Links: Spyware/Adware/Malware FAQ and Removal Guide Firewall Test, Security Test and Security Scan Shields Up Firewall Test Test Your Firewall at Hackerwatch.org OldVersion.com Because newer is not always better |
GOOD LIST .... thanx
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You might want to look these over:
Spyware Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
ZoneAlarm firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/trial_zaFamily/trial_zaFamily.jsp?lid=2home_freedownloads
Some computer help forums:
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/index.php?s=
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?b=1
Hijack This (and some other aids to fight spyware) can be found here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html