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Re: What Is This
« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2012, 01:07:05 AM »
Look at pic bellow ;)

I don't have the Google Chrome browser.
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Re: What Is This
« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2012, 01:15:58 AM »
Look at pic bellow ;)

I don't have the Google Chrome browser.

You don't have to have that browser, it is an example of the avast alert and how you attach it in a post.
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Re: What Is This
« Reply #17 on: September 22, 2012, 01:37:56 AM »
I haven't a clue why it would be installed on a new computer aside from not knowing what that computer was, many manufacturers load their computers with junk, looks good in a long list of free software.

They also haven't a clue what you are going to subsequently install.

Dell in the past have had lots of form for installing cr4pware, there was a tool built to remove it, Decrapifier. 
http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?p=remove+crapware

My Identity Protection is installed too.  I clicked on it once and entered my name but it asked for my SS number so I didn't go any further.   Guess I had best uninstall that too.
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Re: What Is This
« Reply #18 on: September 22, 2012, 02:13:05 AM »
I have never heard of My Identity Protection (so I can't really say), but I know a friend who probably does google.com/yahoo.com.
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Re: What Is This
« Reply #19 on: September 22, 2012, 10:04:13 AM »
avast! blocked the virus:
hxxp://urlfilter.vmn.net/vmnsbf/data/120921093944-m.zip|1209...

This popped up after I uninstalled Anti Phishing Advisor.

I tried to do a screen shot using paint but it didn't work.

Since I ran a boot scan yesterday and it didn't show any threats I'm not going to worry about these stupid popups anymore.
« Last Edit: September 22, 2012, 10:51:30 AM by -midnight »
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