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Spyware, thiefware, browser hijackers, and other advertising parasites

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	Malware Removal This forum is for help getting rid of spyware, browser hijackers, porn dialers, thiefware, and all other unwanted advertising parasites. If you have none of the above and just want someone to check your log for anything suspicious, post that in the PC Troubleshooting forum please. Subforums: Resolved or inactive Malware Removal Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator, Malware Support Mod, Trusted Advisor*, SWI Support Robot, SWI Bot	56,011	345,851	Today, 12:49 AM In: Please help me with my Hijack ... By: and1chick21
	Spywatch Want to know if that program you just downloaded installs spyware? Or do you already know it does and want a spyware free alternative? Ask here and we'll try to find out for you. Found new spyware? Installed a new version of your favorite program and ended up getting infected? Report it here. Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator, Malware Support Mod	837	2,764	May 13 2008, 06:30 AM In: Suspected Malware: Displays Li... By: Budfred

SpywareInfo

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	News and Announcements Read about the latest happenings of our forums. Forum Led by: Administrators	103	34	May 13 2008, 03:23 PM In: Apologies for outage. Some po... By: cnm
	SpywareInfo Web Site, Forums, and Newsletter Anything that concerns the forum - Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator	503	4,448	Yesterday, 08:06 AM In: Many Thanks to nasdaq By: Fire Vortex
	Frequently Asked Questions New here? Look in this forum before posting a question elsewhere.	5	0	Jun 28 2006, 10:54 AM In: SpywareInfo Forum FAQ By: Swandog46
	Guests and Unvalidated Forum Led by: Malware Support Mod	24	40	Nov 26 2007, 09:34 PM In: Registered but can't start... By: cnm
	SWI Community News Publish and discuss SWI Community News.	14	96	Mar 8 2008, 06:09 AM In: Newsletter feedback..March 200... By: daveydoom

Noggie's Portal

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	Noggie Welcome to Noggie's page	16	112	Nov 24 2007, 05:46 PM In: An Angry Customer Writes to He... By: Noggie
	Flying Hamster links	5	26	Dec 11 2007, 05:37 AM In: Main page, donations, editoria... By: Indrid_Cold

Pacman's Portal

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	Startup Programs For reporting new items or adding additional information about existing items to Pacman's Startup List. Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator	114	24	Oct 28 2004, 03:18 AM In: Question Re: MSN Messenger By: marty111
	Pacman Welcome to Pacman's Portal community. Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator	41	19	Oct 27 2004, 08:00 PM In: Search Extender, Shopping Wiza... By: cnm

General Computing Issues

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	Security Warnings Read about the latest security holes, exploits, and patches. Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator	1,213	1,968	Yesterday, 11:36 AM In: MS Security Advisories By: apluswebmaster
	Software Update Announcements Update announcements for all software products. Version changes and updates to existing versions. Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator, Nancy McAleavey	2,086	2,476	Yesterday, 11:03 AM In: Debian OpenSSL vuln/update By: apluswebmaster
	Software Discussion of and help with any sort of software. Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator	1,732	6,113	Yesterday, 06:51 PM In: Open Invitation To Bitdefender... By: Budfred
	PC Troubleshooting Has your computer gone on strike? Post your problem here. Please say what version of Windows or other OS you use. Subforums: Resolved or inactive PC Troubleshooting Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator, Malware Support Mod, Trusted Advisor*, SWI Support Robot, SWI Bot	8,047	30,618	Today, 12:41 AM In: Please review my HJT log, It... By: screen317
	Firewalls and Proxies Firewalls and proxies. Rules, configs, filters, etc. Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator	328	1,129	May 7 2008, 07:57 PM In: Hide IP By: Abadi
	Virus and Trojan Removal and Prevention Methods Antivirus and Antitrojan software and questions about virus and trojans. (Requests for help with removing a virus or trojan should be posted in the "Malware Removal" forum.) Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator	366	1,530	Apr 2 2008, 09:26 PM In: trojan downloader By: bambam

Miscellaneous

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	Open Forum This is the off-topic forum where (almost) anything goes. Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator	896	7,535	Yesterday, 03:24 PM In: Internet explorer only works i... By: Renato Bastos
	On the web Find an interesting article or web page? Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator	1,067	1,678	Yesterday, 06:24 AM In: US Tax Court spear-phishing at... By: apluswebmaster
	It happened to me... Had your privacy invaded and want to vent about it? Want to ask how to avoid it in the future? Here's the place for it. Forum Led by: Administrators, Global Moderator	60	375	Today, 12:38 AM In: Invasion of Privacy By: Fire Vortex
	Test Use this forum to test your signatures and posts. Posts to this forum do not add to your number of posts, as this forum will be cleaned out periodically. Forum Led by: Global Moderator, Malware Support Mod, SWI Support Robot	1	0	May 13 2008, 04:54 AM In: Sig Test By: Fire Vortex

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