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Attack of the Spyware

September 30, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Browsing some websites within google I stumbled upon this page.

Being on a Mac sites like this do not affect me… but on a windows computer it would have been a different story. As you can tell from the picture above it resembles a windows machine and wants you to download a scanner to scan your “so-called” infected pc. This is not the case… if you continue to do this it will load spyware on your pc instead of removing it. I would close firefox  (yes I know all of you use firefox, if not grab it here.<– click here) to prevent infection, I would even close it from task manager and sometimes might be forced to close it this way.

If your computer does get infected by one of these nasty boogers, it will most likely need professional help. I posted a spyware removal guide for basic cleanups that could help you on your way to restoring your pc back to a healthy system.

Spyware Cleanups, ver. 1 <– Click Here

Spyware Cleanups, ver. 1.2 <– Click Here

Microsoft  released its new free anti-virus program which has received good reviews. In most cases instead of using AVG anti-virus this will become my program of choice.

Microsoft Anti-Virus <– Click Here

And for those of you who need some help understanding how to troubleshoot computers and what a tech does refer to this picture below.

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