How did this get on my computer?

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>Ever ask yourself that?&nbsp; I just intsalled and then uninstalled a small codec pack to view an out of country movie file.&nbsp; Of course, the uninstall leaves behind a couple things so you go in there and take them out yourself.</p><p>Have any of you ever gone into your Program Files folder and looked at all the shit old programs drops in there?&nbsp; Jesus.&nbsp; I like to think I'm doing all I can with antivirus, spyware scanners and pop up blockers to keep my computer clean but I should keep an even tighter grip on what I install.</p><p>Do yourself a favor.&nbsp; Go to My Computer, open the Local Disc:C drive, open Program Files and read all the folder names in there.&nbsp; You're probably gonna find like 5-10 things you don't even realize is on your computer.</p><p>If you want it off, Start Menu, Control Panel, Add and Remove Programs and select to delete.&nbsp; Also, some programs have their own internal Uninstall in the Start Menu folder for it or within the program itself.</p><p>Just a heads up and also a place to discuss strange shit on your comp.</p>

[MobCounty]

<p>Jep, damn spyware. There are some nasty things out&nbsp;there.&nbsp;</p><p>Another tip I have is to keep an eye on your Windows task manager. This will inform you of&nbsp;all of the processes running on your computer.</p><p>Cntl&gt;ALT&gt;Delete click on the&nbsp;'processes' tab.&nbsp; Take a screen shot, of all the processes. Compare processes running on your comp to searches on the web.&nbsp;I have found processes that are clues to spyware running on my machine. running that need to be hunted down and eliminated.</p><p>*note* </p><p>99% of the&nbsp;processes are needed and some are hard to identify. Don't delete anything unless you know for sure it is&nbsp;known to be&nbsp;bad.&nbsp;</p>

[SatCam]

How did this get on my computer?
Your response to when your girlfriend asks you about that hidden folder of videos.

[Death Metal Moe]

<strong>SatCam</strong> wrote:<br />How did this get on my computer? Your response to when your girlfriend asks you about that hidden folder of videos. <p>HA!&nbsp; Nice.</p>

[King Imp]

<strong>MobCounty</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Another tip I have is to keep an eye on your Windows task manager. This will inform you of&nbsp;all of the processes running on your computer.</p><p>Cntl&gt;ALT&gt;Delete click on the&nbsp;'processes' tab.&nbsp; Take a screen shot, of all the processes. Compare processes running on your comp to searches on the web.&nbsp;I have found processes that are clues to spyware running on my machine. running that need to be hunted down and eliminated.</p><p>*note* </p><p>99% of the&nbsp;processes are needed and some are hard to identify. Don't delete anything unless you know for sure it is&nbsp;known to be&nbsp;bad.&nbsp;</p><p>Here is a site I found that will easily and quickly tell you what each of those processes do. I was hoping to eliminate some because I usually have 50-55 running at all times, but unfortunately they are all needed. </p><p><a href="http://www.processlibrary.com/" target="_self">Process Library</a>&nbsp;</p>

[JustJon]

Sometimes installing software includes other software (spyware) that you don't want.&nbsp; To me, the worst one is when you install AIM, it also installs Viewpoint video player.&nbsp; I always uninstall it as soon as I install AIM.<br />