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Post by andi on Oct 24, 2005 17:26:34 GMT 1
RAGE at viruses I did a virus check on my computer earlier tonight, and it found some adware. Anyone know any good free software i can download to cure this?
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Post by Kirsty on Oct 24, 2005 17:38:47 GMT 1
Downloads tend to bring more viruses with them.
When you do the scan that shows you you have a virus it should also give you an option to delete it
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Post by Manoj on Oct 24, 2005 17:43:03 GMT 1
I told you on MSN how to remove it, let me know if it works!
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Post by andi on Oct 24, 2005 18:00:18 GMT 1
I'm rescanning now, i'll let you know later if it picks anything up again. Thanks.
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Post by andi on Oct 24, 2005 18:41:56 GMT 1
I've done another system scan and everything seems clean. Thanks again for your help Manoj.
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Post by Kirsty on Oct 24, 2005 23:58:11 GMT 1
Yay
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Post by andi on Oct 25, 2005 11:38:42 GMT 1
Thanks for your help too Kirsty. I forgot (it's my age!) to mention it last night.
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Post by Kirsty on Oct 25, 2005 12:30:12 GMT 1
You did actually mention it last night, Andi Blame it on the age
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Post by andi on Oct 25, 2005 15:12:26 GMT 1
You did actually mention it last night, Andi Blame it on the age If i did Kirsty then it just goes to show my forgetory is better than my memory.
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Post by andi on Oct 25, 2005 15:14:57 GMT 1
I downloaded something last night to check for adware/spyware and when i did a scan today, i found 28 tracking cookies which the programme zapped for me.
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Post by Kirsty on Oct 25, 2005 16:38:28 GMT 1
Eeek. What did you download though?
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Post by andi on Oct 25, 2005 18:21:48 GMT 1
Ad-Aware. I can post a link if your interested.
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Post by Kirsty on Oct 25, 2005 18:28:00 GMT 1
I dont know, I used to have something like that, but I cant remember what it was called. I'm always kinda wary when downloading things.
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Post by andi on Oct 25, 2005 18:33:24 GMT 1
Yeah, well i was surprised when it found 28 tracking cookies that it deleted. I expected one or two, but then again this is the first check i've done since i bought the computer earlier this year.
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Post by andi on Oct 25, 2005 20:09:04 GMT 1
I dont know, I used to have something like that, but I cant remember what it was called. I'm always kinda wary when downloading things. Well i don't usually download anything, so i've either picked these up from websites or e-mails i guess.
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