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re: Uninstalling BackWebAgent Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at 5:07 am Posted by MrCharlie (4159 messages posted) TakeALookHere Two "FREE" ones you should have: SpyBot SypwareBlaster On Monday, September 15, 2003 at 11:50 pm, Lee wrote: >I downloaded spyware(trial) from internet. When it scanned my programs, BackWebAgent >was listed as having a parasite with severe damage. I just uninstalled it. My question >is, what is backwebagent used for? Do I need it to run my programs correctly? If >so, can it be restored? I know it's an engine, but I have no idea what that means. >I always make the mistake of act first then ask questions!!! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Uninstalling BackWebAgent Tuesday, September 16, 2003 at 11:45 am Posted by mamabear (98 messages posted) Here's some info on backweb. Scroll down the page a bit: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist_b.htm Ad-aware 6 does not target BackWeb... BackWeb has many uses that are not considered malicious, some of them are needed for programs. However, there are some objects that it does install that are targeted. On Monday, September 15, 2003 at 11:50 pm, Lee wrote: >I downloaded spyware(trial) from internet. When it scanned my programs, BackWebAgent >was listed as having a parasite with severe damage. I just uninstalled it. My question >is, what is backwebagent used for? Do I need it to run my programs correctly? If >so, can it be restored? I know it's an engine, but I have no idea what that means. >I always make the mistake of act first then ask questions!!! [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum