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Annoying Lycos.com Sponsored Search Links
ioscorpio
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I don't know it's got onto my computer, I don't think I have signed up to it, but every time I open a webpage a sponsored link section (like google) opens up on the lefthand side of the screen. You can click it to close it, but I don't want it opening in the first place, how do I get rid of it?
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might be worth looking in the add / remove software section in control panel - you might have installed it as part of a freeware install or it might show up as it's own install - if it does - uninstall it - otherwise ccleaner might be useful."Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." (Mark Twain)0
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Or HiJackThis http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html
or it could be AdWare..........0 -
Thanks
Did the ccleaner and it's got rid of it.0
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