Outlook / Virus Help

bananaFish

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Ms outlook has suddenly started launching it self every couple of seconds. I have scanned my system with Norton AV, AdAware, and Spybot to no avail.

Anyone have any ideas how this can be fixed?
 

mechBgon

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Are your Norton virus definitions the very latest ones, scanning all files, heuristics maxed, and set to kill on sight without asking you first? Does the problem persist after a reboot?

You might install the free ZoneAlarm firewall from http://www.zonelabs.com and see what it catches, too.
 

bananaFish

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Definitions are updated, zone alarm installed, the problem continues after reboot but only in one user account. Other user profiles are not affected.
 

mechBgon

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Freaky. :Q Did you do all the scans while logged in as that user account? If not, maybe something's hiding in their stuff. I'd disable System Restore and give it one more set of scans after starting in Safe Mode, and if that doesn't help... rummage through the Startup stuff to see if there's anything amiss, or else reinstall Windows :( Good hunting bananaFish.
 

MedicBob

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Does it start multipule processes or just one? Check the setting for automatically getting one's email. I think the lowest setting is one minute.

Long shot, as it only effects one user.


Check to see if there are any scripts running at startup. Those can make anything act like you are descibing also and a virus scanner will not catch it.