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myLot reputation of 79/100. xomgitskamax (325)   ranked 5,055 out of 11,390 in internet4 months ago

says i have spyware on my computer. My moms boyfriend who lives with us says it happened to him one time but its not a big deal. They are just trying to make you buy something until it goes away.
Has anyone else had this happen?

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 73/100. Scotlandthebrave (1290)   ranked 1,725 out of 11,390 in internet   4 months ago

Tell me exactly what it says.
If its something like Drive Cleaner,its far from harmless and trust me,it doesnt go away
Run spybot or the new avg free 8
You cant not take these things seriously


myLot reputation of 79/100. xomgitskamax (325)   ranked 5,055 out of 11,390 in internet  4 months ago

No it does not say drive cleaner. It just says spyware on your computer. Install anti spyware. Then it had this windows 2008 thing it kept wanting me to install for 50 bucks.


myLot reputation of 73/100. Scotlandthebrave (1290)   ranked 1,725 out of 11,390 in internet  4 months ago

Drive Cleaner was just an example.
Im sure that if this keeps appearing its somehow got on via something else
What security have you got in place

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2. myLot reputation of 54/100. drzeuss (118)   ranked 3,632 out of 11,390 in internet   4 months ago

If it is what i think it is, then it's a rather nasty little spyware/malware.

In the last several months i've encountered six computers with this spyware or a variant.

SpybotS&D works well but is not completely guaranteed to rid your computer of the infestation. http://www.safer-networking.org

Wouldn't hurt to have Avast do a boot-scan. http://www.avast.com

Adaware is yet another good program to run. http://lavasoft.com

My last encounter with this thing i was forced to use an old tool called SmitfraudFix. http://siri.geekstogo.com/SmitfraudFix.php

As i said, it sounds like something i've been dealing with but i am not 100% certain. With a little more information on what exactly the popups say we can possibly figure it out.

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3. jacquelane_does_2 (74)   ranked 8,016 out of 11,390 in internet   4 months ago

yup, i had experienced it and it was so annoying. I didnt buy anyway, instead i asked somebody who is a computer genius to eliminate it, and it was all gone! thanks!

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