thanks all.... followed through all the threads and got rid of theis gem too.... insidious little buggers aren't they? also found some others called mind---- something... Question is it possible to run this program as an autostart after boot?

I don't know about that. I'm not sure whether Merijn built in any command line options for CWShredder.

However, here's some reading on prevention:

So how did I get infected in the first place?

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when i log on i get a:run time error 5 at 004037f.how do i find and get rid of it?

Could you explain to us what relation your question has to this particular topic?

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THIS IS THE SAME MESSAGE THAT "MONEYBABY" WROTE ABOUT IN HIS SECOND RESPONSE.. I BET YOU HAVE A HIGH JACKER SITTING IN YOUR IE HOME PAGE... CHECK OUT PAGE ONE OF THIS STRING OF REPONSES. i THINK YOU WILL YOUR ANSWER

Well, I'll be.... You're absolutely right... LOL!

But we still prefer everyone to launch a fresh topic of their own.

Closing this topic.

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