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RE: Really bad spyware/Virus
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Originally posted by ray18
Thanks for all the advise i've tried all those but still no luck  but i actually think now that it might of been in something i've installed is that possible?
Indeed, and that must have been the first place to look to get rid of this, instead of all these anti-something suggestions...

Go to add/remove programs in your control panel in Windows. And look for anything out of the ordinary. Or items like "blahblah search" or the likes. If found uninstall it.

Only then, use programs as S&D, ad-aware, etc... etc...

@helpers in this thread: we constantly say to people that to remove the sponsor from Plus! you need to do what is logically: uninstall by going to add/remove programs instead of forcefully removing it with programs which aren't designed to remove this the proper way. So why should this be different for any other program? You can't expect people to get used to add/remove programs and do the proper stuff if people keep suggesting to use programs as S&D and ad-aware strait away. It doesn't make sense...

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Originally posted by ray18
and if it is wouldn't spybot or ad-aware pick it up??
Not always. Or not always completely. It highly depends on what it is. Programs like S&D and ad-aware _could_ indicate there is something wrong and _could_ give some clues where the problem is though...
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10-26-2005 10:19 AM
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Really bad spyware/Virus - by ray18 on 10-25-2005 at 08:34 AM
RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by Anubis on 10-25-2005 at 08:38 AM
RE: RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by YottabyteWizard on 10-25-2005 at 08:06 PM
RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by ray18 on 10-25-2005 at 09:02 AM
RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by Anubis on 10-25-2005 at 09:33 AM
RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by ray18 on 10-25-2005 at 09:50 AM
RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by LittleK on 10-25-2005 at 05:48 PM
RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by Millenium_edition on 10-25-2005 at 05:49 PM
RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by albert on 10-25-2005 at 07:37 PM
RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by Caboose on 10-25-2005 at 08:06 PM
RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by toddiot on 10-25-2005 at 08:23 PM
RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by ray18 on 10-26-2005 at 05:43 AM
RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by CookieRevised on 10-26-2005 at 10:19 AM
RE: Really bad spyware/Virus - by Discrate on 10-26-2005 at 10:23 AM


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