Red dot on task bar

Vilas11 · 04-15-2008, 11:58 AM

Hi everyone,

I have a small red dot in my task bar and when you put the mouse pointer over it is says" Your activity is recorded"
when I click on it a box comes up saying: Enter password to access viewer. It doesn't let me right click on it to view the properties.

I am the only one using this laptop and i have not installed any key logger.

I have run spyware its still there, what is this? I would like it gone asap, its making me PARANOID.

Thanks to all that might help me.

**koala** · 04-15-2008, 12:24 PM

Do you have any parental monitoring software installed? PC Pandora places a red dot in the task bar with that mesage.

Vilas11 · 04-16-2008, 08:00 AM

Hello, Thanks for your reply.

No, i dont have any parental monitoring software installed. I am the only one using this system so am sure no one else has intalled anything either.

Thanks again. Any help will be much appreciated.

tetonbob · 04-16-2008, 10:54 AM

See if you can get any answers from PC Pandora

http://www.pcpandora.com/support/

Otherwise, I'd suggest you ask for help in the Malware removal section.

Please follow our 5 Step process outlined here:

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...oval-help.html

After running through all the steps, please post the requested logs in the HijackThis Log Help forum, not here.

If you have trouble with one of the steps, simply move on to the next one, and make note of it in your reply.

Please note that the HijackThis Log Help forum is extremely busy, and it may take a while to receive a reply.

04-15-2008, 11:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Vilas11 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: WINDOWS xp	Red dot on task bar Hi everyone, I have a small red dot in my task bar and when you put the mouse pointer over it is says" Your activity is recorded" when I click on it a box comes up saying: Enter password to access viewer. It doesn't let me right click on it to view the properties. I am the only one using this laptop and i have not installed any key logger. I have run spyware its still there, what is this? I would like it gone asap, its making me PARANOID. Thanks to all that might help me.

04-15-2008, 12:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,357 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Red dot on task bar Do you have any parental monitoring software installed? PC Pandora places a red dot in the task bar with that mesage. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

04-16-2008, 08:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
Vilas11 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: WINDOWS xp	Re: Red dot on task bar Hello, Thanks for your reply. No, i dont have any parental monitoring software installed. I am the only one using this system so am sure no one else has intalled anything either. Thanks again. Any help will be much appreciated.

04-16-2008, 10:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
tetonbob Manager, Security Center, TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA Posts: 35,594 OS: 2000 Pro; XP Pro; XP Home	Re: Red dot on task bar See if you can get any answers from PC Pandora http://www.pcpandora.com/support/ Otherwise, I'd suggest you ask for help in the Malware removal section. Please follow our 5 Step process outlined here: http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...oval-help.html After running through *all* the steps, please post the requested logs in the HijackThis Log Help forum, not here. If you have trouble with one of the steps, simply move on to the next one, and make note of it in your reply. Please note that the HijackThis Log Help forum is extremely busy, and it may take a while to receive a reply. __________________ Practice Safe Surfing PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need? Because what you don't know, CAN hurt you. Proud Member of ASAP since 2005 Proud Member of UNITE since 2006 Microsoft MVP - Consumer Security 2009