My computer has been acting slow and different lately. A window that asks me to install winfixer??? keeps popping up- not sure what this is or is it a hoak or okay or good to install. Afraid it may be one of those spyware things?????? thanks, Barb
Spyware. You should run a cleanup utilty like Microsoft Anti-spyware. Josh "babs" wrote in message news:D0CEC46C-4ECB-44F7-8E30-D1326FE10EB4@microsoft.com... > My computer has been acting slow and different lately. A window that asks > me > to install winfixer??? keeps popping up- not sure what this is or is it a > hoak or okay or good to install. Afraid it may be one of those spyware > things?????? > > thanks, > Barb
Hello, To remove WinFixer you may wish to try Super Ad Blocker with SUPERAntiSpyware: http://www.superadblocker.com Super Ad Blocker | SUPERAntiSpyware offers several unique features such as using a system level driver to delete detected items, so pests do not come back once detected and cleaned. Super Ad Blocker offers a fully functional 15-day trial. You can scan and clean your computer and then remove Super Ad Blocker if you do not wish to keep it. We do appreciate when users support our development efforts by purchasing the product :) If that does not find and/or remove the spyware/adware on your machine, you can submit a diagnostic and I will diagnose your machine for free and post the results back to the group and update our rules with anything found: http://www.superadblocker.com/diagnostic.html?id=nicks You may also wish to "see" what is running on your computer here: http://www.fileresearchcenter.com Nick Skrepetos SuperAdBlocker.com - SUPERAntiSpyware http://www.superadblocker.com http://blogs.superadblocker.com http://forums.superadblocker.com BootSafe - Making booting to Safe Mode a snap! 100% free product. http://www.superadblocker.com/bootsafe.html ** Please note that I am the author of the above programs and sites and I do have a vested interest in Super Ad Blocker, SUPERAntiSpyware and FileResearchCenter.com. You, the user, have no obligation to purchase the software and are free to try the software, clean/fix your system, and then uninstall.
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