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from: DAVID H. LIPMAN
date: 2016-02-09 22:05:00
subject: Re: Is There A Simple Way

From: "Michael" 

> I have no idea how this highly invasive piece of crap got on my computer 
> but it has
> infiltrated most pages with unwanted Ads as I surf the Internet.
>
> Is there a proprietary anti virus/antimalware or anti anything that will 
> find this on my
> computer then "simply" remove it? It does not show up on my Windows 
> Defender Full Scans or
> on my MalwareBytes scans.
>
> I have seen the suggested 10 step removal guides but I'm hoping an AV-type 
> program will be
> able to find it and help me purge it.
>
> Any help appreciated.

LOL

It isn't malware and it does exist on your computer to even be found by any 
anti malware applications.

They are advertisements inserted into web pages for the site owners.  At 
most is you can limit their ability to track and traget you based upon your 
web activity through an Opt-Out.

http://www.aboutads.info/choices/

-- 
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp 

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