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Systweak
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a little box has popped up on my computer, it says" systweak, scan your computer now" with an ok to click on, anyone know what it is
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I've googled it, and not found anything good. I would not run it - in fact, I wouldn't even click on the box, just close it down using Task Manager.0
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Almost certainly malware, probably of the scare ware variety. It will scan your system and then declare it invested with viruses, trojans etc. Then they will insist you pay money to clean it. Download and run Malwarebytes and see what it has loaded onto your system.0
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TadleyBaggie wrote: »Almost certainly malware, probably of the scare ware variety. It will scan your system and then declare it invested with viruses, trojans etc. Then they will insist you pay money to clean it. Download and run Malwarebytes and see what it has loaded onto your system.
will do thank you0
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