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unwanted pop up program
Name: felixtc Date: October 17, 2006 at 03:05:39 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: amd/ athlon/ 512 megs ram Product: amd athlon
Comment:
this pop up keeps popping up says there is spyware etc on my computer et & download this program 'antivermin' have deleted cookies removed it after searching, deleted it from the registry etc so why does it still pop up then find it back in programs & registry etc delete it all again back agin round in circles how do i get rid of it? have a good antivirus lavasoft etc what else can i do? pop up blocker not allowing pop ups
Name: Ed in Texas. Date: October 18, 2006 at 03:17:23 Pacific
Reply:
felixtc, SWAG, suspect you have a Trojan Horse Worm. Be aware that a virus and a Trojan are similar, but not the same. Many times, an AV detects one it can't clean , other times, it gets missed entirely. If you need to clean one, A² can do the job and you can get it free @: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4... among other places. If it turns out that you need to use it, be sure to update prior to running. They just released a new update recently and it changes all the time. Things are in a constant state of flux. HTH. Ed in Texas.
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