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>>On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:04:42 -0600, "Buffalo"  
>>wrote:
>
>>wrote in message news:pmooq9p4k8l1o9odudf446fd0apom4qmop@4ax.com...
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 08:10:21 -0400, Wolf K  wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2014-06-25 7:22 PM, charliec@email.com wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 23:01:12 +0000 (UTC), "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> charliec wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Today, OptimizerPro installed itself on my computer.  My Antivirus
>>>>>>> program (Norton Antivirus) warned me of it and I had NAV Quarantine
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>> I then used Control Panel to Uninstall it.  I am running Win7 64bit.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone know what this program and why it was self-installed on my
>>>>>>> computer?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A quick google (free for everyone) shows that it looks like another 
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> those scam "mycleanpc.com" utilities that you have to buy in order to
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> it do anything. Its web site domain is owned by a company with an
>>>>>> address
>>>>>> in India.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What did you install, or click on, that had it bundled?
>>>>>
>>>>> I haven't installed anything in the last few weeks, so, am not sure
>>>>> where it
>>>>> came from?
>>>>
>>>>You don't have to install anything to get scamware. It's possible to
>>>>include a hidden link to the download site in an e-mail or website. You
>>>>need anti-malware that will check any new file before it opens. Not 100%
>>>>protection, but better than nothing.
>>>>
>>>>HTH
>>>
>>>Thanks, Wolf.
>>>
>>>After uninstalling it, I ran a full Malwarebytes scan and it located a 
>>>lot
>>>of
>>>items.  I had it remove them.  Later on, I ran Malwarebytes again and it
>>>did not
>>>find anything.
>>>
>>>So, cross my fingers for now :)
>>>charliec
>>
>>Curious, are you using the paid version of MBAM and running it in real 
>>time
>>mode?
>>Probably not, but some maintain that MBAM in real time misses a lot that a
>>scan will find. That's why I am asking.
>>Thanks,
>
>Hi Buffalo,
>
>I have the current "Paid" version of MBAM, but do not run it in real time. 
>I
>use it to do manual scans when I feel like it (about once a week).  I have 
>NAV
>that I run in real time.
>
>charliec
Thanks for the reply.
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Buffalo 

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