Thanks dennis, its updating as I type!
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run=MSREXE.exe
Is that what you meant? that is the first part of it (I think) It didn't say :
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|"matrix build 1.45" |
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It just said "Hello Steve, Welcome To The Matrix" And yes the color was a lime green on a black screen. Thanks for all of your help guys!
He said he had control over everything, so I pulled the plug.
Free Firewall "ZoneAlarm"
A few months ago, I found a site grc.com that I skeptically trusted to test my vulnerability on the net. I've come to trust the site and use a free firewall that it recommended at "http://www.zonelabs.com/downloads/zonalm21.exe".
It alerts you (and blocks) attempts to get into your pc AND attempts to get out of your pc.
I found a program that had no business "calling home" whenever I connected (trying to send info out). You can read more about it at http://www.zonelabs.com or if you fail the grc.com tests, it should direct you to firewalls and you will see this free one.
BlackIce logs intrusions, but it isn't free. It's nice to have both (or more) report on each other's activities.
grc.com is a good education. It also shows your internal network (if you have one) untill you put your "Shields UP".
Good Luck.
There was a pleasant side-effect for a while (when running a firewall)--NetZero wouldn't automatically disconnect. They've since upgraded.