BS: Tech: banners and pics missing

Subject: BS: Tech: banners and pics missing
From: stevi
Date: 08 Jun 07 - 03:47 PM

Can any of you knowledgeable and friendly catters cast any light as to why i have lost the banners ie the top of this page' its just blanked out! and any web site i download i have no pictures.Its only in my user area all other accounts are ok.I have been into internet options and checked these against mine all are identical. Was going to do system restore but found it was turned off. Pictures already on my pc in albans display ok.

Thanks Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Tech: banners and pics missing
From: Rapparee
Date: 08 Jun 07 - 04:25 PM

Ran a virus checker lately? What OS are you running? What browser are you using?

Subject: RE: BS: Tech: banners and pics missing
From: stevi
Date: 08 Jun 07 - 05:05 PM

Hi Rapaire i run virus scan regularly amd when i run yahoo anti-spy ware it allways finds "darskma"downloader which i remove but allways rebuilds itself.
The browser is windows internet explorer
what is os?

Subject: RE: BS: Tech: banners and pics missing
From: Rapparee
Date: 08 Jun 07 - 05:26 PM

Windows? If so, which version?
Linux? If so, which distro?
MAC? If so, which MACOS?

It's the Operating System.

Subject: RE: BS: Tech: banners and pics missing
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 08 Jun 07 - 05:35 PM

You may have inadvertantly given yourself 'full screen' mode. I do it often. I don't know how I do it and I can't remember how to undo it, but it may be just something that simple.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Tech: banners and pics missing
From: stevi
Date: 08 Jun 07 - 05:39 PM

Windows XP not the profesional version.
sorry did,t twig.

Subject: RE: BS: Tech: banners and pics missing
From: stevi
Date: 08 Jun 07 - 06:09 PM

Thanks liz i googled 'full screen mode' and a forum said use alt-shift-enter to access it. which it did but it just looses the tool bar and filled the screen full size. still smiling at your air travel post.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Tech: banners and pics missing
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 08 Jun 07 - 09:10 PM

In Internet Explorer, F11 is the toggle to go to full screen or return to normal.

There have been several "Trojans" under the common name of "downloader." A common feature is that they load at least part of their package at boot, and since an open file can't be deleted, they're not cleanly removed in normal Windows scans. The solution is to:

1. Turn off System Restore. These deletes old Registry/Environment copies that may contain the Trojan and would restore it at next boot.

2. Boot to Safe Mode and run your regular AV and/or AntiSpyware program in Safe Mode, and it should be able to remove known variants.

3. Reboot to normal Windows, and rerun a scan to make sure it's gone.

4. Turn System Restore back on once you're clean. If you're nervous, reboot so that System Restore will have at least one System copy safely stored.

John

Subject: RE: BS: Tech: banners and pics missing
From: stevi
Date: 09 Jun 07 - 06:22 AM

Thanks for the info john i will try it tonight when i get a moment. It's beautifull weather here in sunny england at the moment we have to make the most of it when we can.

Steve