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    Default Shorcuts spyware...

    Well this is my first time in these forums, I am hoping someone can tell me whats going on... Each time I run spybot, it tells me one of my shorcuts on my desktop is a spyware.. I tried moving all my desktop shortcuts to anotehr folder on my c drive, namely C:/new folder, (go figure), ran it again and got no threats, then moved them back and it named one of my shortcuts a threat again, I even "fixed the problem" 3-4 times, but it just made a different shortcut appear as spyware and thus get deleted when I fixed it. I'm wondering if this is some spybot error or if Its some hidden spyware, iunno, im clueless how to google the issue either.
    Thanks ahead of time for the assist.

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    Hi
    Can you give the name of the detection Spybot-S&D finds please.

    Also, please open Spybot>Help>About
    Let us know the version and latest detection update.

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    The name of the detection is "Element". It always finds 1 entry at a time though.
    Spybot search and destroy 1.4
    Latest detection update: 2005-12-02
    Edit: Just updated with todays update so know its 2005-12-09 and stil got the same thing.
    Last edited by Shijin0123; 2005-12-10 at 04:55.

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    Er... Can no one help ... ?

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    Hi Shijin0123

    If its a shortcut on your desktop that you know is a good program ignore that detection, its a false alarm.

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