Task Bar

I have Windows XP SP3. My task bar icons have been disappearing since the
last Windows update, which was installed Wednesday morning, February 10.
They are set to hide when not in use, but disappear completely instead. This
morning my Windows Defender icon did not appear even when it was actively
scanning. Other icons are also disappearing.

I would suggest you to run online virus scan and check if that helps.

Scan your computer now online and clean it for free!
<http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/tryscanner.htm>


A very good antimalware app are SUPERAntiSpyware (SAS) and
MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) .

There is a f�ee version (on demand scanning only)
<http://www.superantispyware.com/>

Reboot
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MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) Same as above.
<http://www.malwarebytes.com/>

Reboot
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Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315>
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<http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic34773.html>
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Suggest you seek assistance at a reputable anti-malware
forum or contact MS for no-charge support in getting the malware removed:

If you're in the US or Canada, contact MS at 1-866-PCSafety [1-866-727-2338]

or

<http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9>
<http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30>


Please follow the above sugestions

Please report back so it may assist others who have the same p�oblem as you.



I hope this post is helpful.

Let us know how it wo�ks ºut.

Good luck


Ǝиçεl
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"mpw" wrote:

> I have Windows XP SP3. My task bar icons have been disappearing since the
> last Windows update, which was installed Wednesday morning, February 10.
> They are set to hide when not in use, but disappear completely instead. This
> morning my Windows Defender icon did not appear even when it was actively
> scanning. Other icons are also disappearing.

Thank you but I have AVG9 which scans nightly at 10:00pm and Windows Defender
which scans daily at 10:00am. I run SpyBot weekly and Malwarebytes weekly.
I run AdAware monthly. All are current. My computer is clean. The icons
started dropping out of the task bar after the most recent update from
Microsoft. (I also am aware that AVG9 disables Windows Defender sometimes
when it automatically updates but I make sure WD is on whenever I turn the
computer on.)

Very strange there was no icon in the taskbar tray even when WD was scanning
on time as scheduled this morning.

"Ǝиçεl" wrote:

>
> I would suggest you to run online virus scan and check if that helps.
>
> Scan your computer now online and clean it for free!
> <http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/tryscanner.htm>
>
>
> A very good antimalware app are SUPERAntiSpyware (SAS) and
> MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) .
>
> There is a f�ee version (on demand scanning only)
> <http://www.superantispyware.com/>
>
> Reboot
> -=-
>
> MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) Same as above.
> <http://www.malwarebytes.com/>
>
> Reboot
> -=-
>
>
>
> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
> <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315>
> -=-
>
>
> <http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic34773.html>
> -=-
>
> Suggest you seek assistance at a reputable anti-malware
> forum or contact MS for no-charge support in getting the malware removed:
>
> If you're in the US or Canada, contact MS at 1-866-PCSafety [1-866-727-2338]
>
> or
>
> <http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9>
> <http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30>
>
>
> Please follow the above sugestions
>
> Please report back so it may assist others who have the same p�oblem as you.
>
>
>
> I hope this post is helpful.
>
> Let us know how it wo�ks ºut.
>
> Good luck
>
>
> Ǝиçεl
> -=-
>
>
> "mpw" wrote:
>
> > I have Windows XP SP3. My task bar icons have been disappearing since the
> > last Windows update, which was installed Wednesday morning, February 10.
> > They are set to hide when not in use, but disappear completely instead. This
> > morning my Windows Defender icon did not appear even when it was actively
> > scanning. Other icons are also disappearing.

AVG9 never saw any problems on my computer which WERE seen by MBAM. Much
better.
Sue

"mpw" <mpw@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CAA39429-7D13-438B-8BF9-6EF9FFDEE761@microsoft.com...
> Thank you but I have AVG9 which scans nightly at 10:00pm and Windows
> Defender
> which scans daily at 10:00am. I run SpyBot weekly and Malwarebytes
> weekly.
> I run AdAware monthly. All are current. My computer is clean. The icons
> started dropping out of the task bar after the most recent update from
> Microsoft. (I also am aware that AVG9 disables Windows Defender sometimes
> when it automatically updates but I make sure WD is on whenever I turn the
> computer on.)
>
> Very strange there was no icon in the taskbar tray even when WD was
> scanning
> on time as scheduled this morning.
>
> "??ç?l" wrote:
>
>>
>> I would suggest you to run online virus scan and check if that helps.
>>
>> Scan your computer now online and clean it for free!
>> <http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/tryscanner.htm>
>>
>>
>> A very good antimalware app are SUPERAntiSpyware (SAS) and
>> MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) .
>>
>> There is a f?ee version (on demand scanning only)
>> <http://www.superantispyware.com/>
>>
>> Reboot
>> -=-
>>
>> MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) Same as above.
>> <http://www.malwarebytes.com/>
>>
>> Reboot
>> -=-
>>
>>
>>
>> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
>> <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315>
>> -=-
>>
>>
>> <http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic34773.html>
>> -=-
>>
>> Suggest you seek assistance at a reputable anti-malware
>> forum or contact MS for no-charge support in getting the malware removed:
>>
>> If you're in the US or Canada, contact MS at 1-866-PCSafety
>> [1-866-727-2338]
>>
>> or
>>
>> <http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9>
>> <http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30>
>>
>>
>> Please follow the above sugestions
>>
>> Please report back so it may assist others who have the same p?oblem as
>> you.
>>
>>
>>
>> I hope this post is helpful.
>>
>> Let us know how it wo?ks ºut.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>>
>> ??ç?l
>> -=-
>>
>>
>> "mpw" wrote:
>>
>> > I have Windows XP SP3. My task bar icons have been disappearing since
>> > the
>> > last Windows update, which was installed Wednesday morning, February
>> > 10.
>> > They are set to hide when not in use, but disappear completely instead.
>> > This
>> > morning my Windows Defender icon did not appear even when it was
>> > actively
>> > scanning. Other icons are also disappearing.