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hey i dont know what exactly this is but it automatically puts itself on the clipboard so everytime i paste i get this

http://master.mx-targeting.com/mx/servlet/MXTarge...tp%3Disdn%26capcnt

could neone please tell me what it is and how to get rid of it

you get this when copying a link into internet explorer? (thats what i get)


Edit: i have the original site on my clipboard, then i paste it into IE and it goes to something liek that (only when i paste it from my hotmail site)

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Originally posted by azn angel
hey i dont know what exactly this is but it automatically puts itself on the clipboard so everytime i paste i get this

http://master.mx-targeting.com/mx/servlet/MXTarge...tp%3Disdn%26capcnt

could neone please tell me what it is and how to get rid of it

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Well you can always do what i do. i just go back to were i copyed it from and then right click on it press copy again then it should work. well it works for me

ya that use to happen to me, then we got my computer cleaned, it was annoying, i would like to knwo wat it was

It's adware:

More info here:

http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/m/mx-targeting.asp

Read the second post here:

http://forums.spywareinfo.com/lofiversion/index.php/t26874.html

you can get rid of adware easily, here are the best programs (i think) that you can use to get rid of spy/adware:



Spybot Search & Destroy
Ad-aware Se Personal

and if you want to clean registry:

TweakNow RegCleaner

I use Xoftspy. catches a bunch of stuff that they didn't

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Originally posted by traxor
you can get rid of adware easily, here are the
Spybot Search & Destroy
Ad-aware Se Personal

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i used both of them and it didnt work