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 Aug 20 2005, 10:20 PM
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When I have been shutting down my computer, an end program screen for something called foster parent comes up. what is this? |
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Aug 21 2005, 10:34 AM
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 Voted most likely Group: Members Posts: 3,675 Joined: 19-September 04 From: Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 2,883 |
Hello wakkoguy and welcome to BC.
Thats a new one. What is your operating system? -------------------- **** We use our powers for good, not evil **** When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail. Abraham Maslo |
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Jan 13 2006, 06:54 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 13-January 06 Member No.: 50,542 |
Hi Leurgy!
I don't know about wakkoguy but I'm experiencing the same behavior with W2000. Any idea? |
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Jan 14 2006, 11:23 AM
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Voted most likely Group: Members Posts: 3,675 Joined: 19-September 04 From: Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 2,883 |
Is it listed in Add/Remove programs? Do you have access to a 98 or XP machine?
-------------------- **** We use our powers for good, not evil **** When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail. Abraham Maslo |
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Oct 7 2006, 08:26 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 7-October 06 Member No.: 88,857 |
I want to revive this thread because I was "infected" with Foster Parent until today on my own computer. I run XPsp2.
The program is NOT visible on Add/Remove Programs; it can't be found by searching your system (not hidden files, not anything) for "foster", "parent", "fp" or any combination thereof; it doesn't show up on any startups lists nor in the task manager. No antivirus or malware cleaner will detect it - NONE. I have them all. Pretty much the only place it exists is in your registry. Run regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Explorer Bars. Look through there for an entry where the data reads "foster parent". Delete that entry. Or just search your entire registry for the word "foster"; that'll turn it up too. |
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Apr 28 2007, 09:20 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 28-April 07 Member No.: 127,580 |
Hi there!
This week I noticed also this Foster Parent thing on my computer, indeed - I saw it before shutting it down. I looked through the registry as it explained, but I couldn't find anything about this thing! Is there anything to do about it? WinXP |
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