I'm no expert on this kind of thing, but I have found/read that somehow this kind of software can regenerate itself via system restore. Disable XP System Restore, (My Computer->Properties->System Restore), then run you're virus scanner/spyware detector etc again.
This has saved a couple of friend's PC's from being reformatted, so it's worth a try.
A genetic algorithm without sexual reproduction is not random search. This is because the mutations only move a particular genotype a small distance within the space of all possible genotypes. By exploring the nearby locations, the GA can climb fitness gradients withough requiring sexual reproduction. If it were random, it would likely move to a completely different position in that state space.
In fact often, work in Evolutionary robotics does not use sexual reproduction, finding that mutations are more important in optimizing a robotic control system.
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This is not a problem, it's a feature. both addresses are yours. I like it since it helps avoid misdirected emails if someone accidentally adds a . in my address. http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=10313#
I'm no expert on this kind of thing, but I have found/read that somehow this kind of software can regenerate itself via system restore. Disable XP
System Restore, (My Computer->Properties->System Restore), then run you're virus scanner/spyware detector etc again.
This has saved a couple of friend's PC's from being reformatted, so it's worth a try.
Peter
A genetic algorithm without sexual reproduction is not random search. This is because the mutations only move a particular genotype a small distance within the space of all possible genotypes. By exploring the nearby locations, the GA can climb fitness gradients withough requiring sexual reproduction. If it were random, it would likely move to a completely different position in that state space.
In fact often, work in Evolutionary robotics does not use sexual reproduction, finding that mutations are more important in optimizing a robotic control system.