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Originally Posted by MontanaXVI
I would say that the ms antispyware is supposed to block such a thing from happening, kind of like the pay version of ad aware it has the real time protections to prevent things from taking over like this. Are all your definition files up to date and all the protections that you have enabled?
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Mine were. I check for updates at least 2-3 times a week on MSN Beta and this thing just took over.
The way it acted (and grant you I am computer illetrate in many ways), it seemed to me that it targeted my MSN AntiSpyware as it changed the little bullseye icon, it changed the desktop icon and when I would hit what was my MSN it would take me to their site.
Perhaps there is a flaw or backdoor in the MSN anti-spyware that Spyaxe focuses on and can attach itself to.
All I know is that Spyware Doctor took care of my problem and whatever else was in there because my computer is faster now that I installed it and had it do its thing.