I was browsing using Internet Explorer and clicked onto a site that had a pop-up asking me if I wanted to install "Spysweeper". I clicked the pop-closed and tryed to get out of that site. The window wouldn't close and 'Spysweeper" started to scan my computer. and wouldn't stop. I used the Task Manager to close IE down. What gives?? Is Spysweeper getting pushy or is there something else using same name??
I'll go back and check my browsing history to see if I can find out what happened.
Gerard
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Unwanted install of Spysweeper
Started by gaskibba, Sep 22 2007 02:46 AM
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Posted 22 September 2007 - 03:01 AM
gaskibba, on Sep 21 2007, 07:46 PM, said:
I was browsing using Internet Explorer and clicked onto a site that had a pop-up asking me if I wanted to install "Spysweeper". I clicked the pop-closed and tryed to get out of that site. The window wouldn't close and 'Spysweeper" started to scan my computer. and wouldn't stop. I used the Task Manager to close IE down. What gives?? Is Spysweeper getting pushy or is there something else using same name??
I'll go back and check my browsing history to see if I can find out what happened.
Gerard
I'll go back and check my browsing history to see if I can find out what happened.
Gerard
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Posted 22 September 2007 - 11:19 PM
I have discovered (the hard way) that popups like that can only be turned off safely by disconnecting from the net, using the toolbar at the bottom of the screen - right-click - close window, and running CCleaner to clear your temporary internet files... THEN run antivirus to make sure. If you have system restore running, turn it off before running your antivirus. Unsolicited programs like that should be outlawed... here is the wiki I got for it, Spy_Sweeper
