PCtattletale

**mrdaveyk** · #1 24th Oct 2007, 09:19 AM

wheh i run XostspySE it says this programe which is located in my system32 folder (winload.exe i think the file was called) is a serious threat. apparently its a parental control thing. everytime i delete this 'threat' i run the scan again and its back...... you recon its actually harmful?

**evilfantasy** · #2 24th Oct 2007, 09:34 AM

Winload.exe

Added by the Spyware.PCTattletale surveillance software.

NOTE TO VISTA USERS: If you use Windows Vista, do not remove this file. A legitimate file with the same name and location is used by Windows Vista during bootup. Removing this file can cause problems with your operating system.

**evilfantasy** · #3 24th Oct 2007, 09:40 AM

Oh and by the way I would stay away from XostspySE, It is known to do harm to computers.

**mrdaveyk** · #4 24th Oct 2007, 09:49 AM

bah well ive deleted it twice, luckily its come back twice hehehe and i bought regcure and i got xostspy free, thanks for letting me know about it though, i wont use it unless i need to

**evilfantasy** · #5 24th Oct 2007, 09:55 AM

Actually Regcure rates as bad as XostspySE.

It takes up more space on the disk then it actually cleans.

**evilfantasy** · #6 24th Oct 2007, 09:57 AM

You are dealing with Rouge products and they should be avoided if you value your computer.