what is it? ...."something" doesn't help much ff...being a bit more specific would help. Are we talking about a system process or what? Whats it called? Where did you find it? The reason I ask is because I've found quite a few xp "anomalies", that weren't in other versions of the OS, so it could just be one of those.

if its spyware adaware will find it
try closing it in task manager and see what happens

you will have to restart the computer, press F8 while it's loading up and then it will be in safe mode.
While it's in safe mode you should be able to remove the offending prog or spyware without any problems.

However I'd suggest that you find yourself a program that can search out the spyware to help figure out what it is. Try Bazooka spy and adware detector.
you can get it at Download.com.

Adaware took care of all the crap on my comp. 141 files or something found and quarantined.

common system files that are used throughout the range of accounts (even if you're the only account) which file is it and what exactly were you trying you do?

Yeah, ff! Tell us which file/process! Stop taunting us!

Steel -

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if its spyware adaware will find it

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Not necessarily old chum.

oh god I feel a nightmare coming on as we prise the information out of ff like drawing blood from a stone. You do this one Esq, I think I'm getting one of my headaches.

ok
its c:\program files\180 solutions

and has 3 seperate folders all with an exe file called msbb.exe in them, and it wont let me delete the directory.

Ignore the voices Taw, they are not your friends!

I know what you mean. You observe, and I'll handle it.

Edit: Oh, ff is back. It's spyware old son. If you can't end the process, one way is to boot up into DOS (if the parition is FAT32) and delete the file and subdirectories there. Otherwise (if the partition is NTFS), use "Safe Mode" and load into Windows delete the dir. The last option is to edit your registry, but be careful. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-Software-Microsoft-Windows-CurrentVersion-Run, and see if the "msbb.exe" is listed. If so, then delete it, and then the process will not start when you next load up windows, and you should be able to delete the dir. If none of these work, let me know.

Edited by - esquilax on 2/26/2004 2:34:07 PM

hmm was some evil spyware i sqaushed it

Fine! Ignore my advice! You need to be more careful downloading and browsing ff. You shouldn't be getting spyware. Next thing you know, he'll tell us that he has something called "Claria" on his machine...

Note: Which browser are you using?

Edited by - esquilax on 2/26/2004 2:38:40 PM

its the one you all know and hate....

IE? Netscape? *shudder*. When will you fools learn; IE is hazardous for your PC!