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Oct. 27th, 2008

AdPutHelper – Really No Help At All!

AdPutHelper is an adware application that self-installs on your computer without your permission or consent and monitors your web surfing activity so it can deliver unsolicited advertising usually in the form of popup ads to your computer day and night. It is a beast of Chinese origin, and is also known as Gaxaph. It is annoying all by itself, but the stark reality is that it's seldom alone. It either comes with other, more dangerous friends, or opens the doors to your computer to usher them in.

It usually comes via a suspect download, or bundled with freeware or shareware. It doesn't need you to do anything to get it on your machine, and once it’s there, it begins watching your web surfing habits, sending this info on to third party servers that render back targeted ads to your computer. Like so many of its other adware friends, this one manages to hide itself rather well, keeping its file size small and nondescript to make it more difficult to detect.

Finding and deleting ApPutHelper is problematic at best. Unless you are a techhead with loads of time on your hands, you might be hard pressed to find all the files it has deposited on your computer. If you're a novice, you have almost zero chance of getting AdPutHelper totally off your computer.

The best solution is to use good antipsyware software to rid yourself of this and other related adware and spyware pests. They really can do damage to your computer as well as possibly your personal information as well. The best antispyware software I've come across is Spyzooka, which comes with a free scan and a 100% spyware removal guarantee. Get this one installed on your computer and you'll soon be free of all the annoying ads!
 

Sep. 18th, 2008

Antivirus 2008: A Problem You May Not Have Detected

Has your computer been acting up lately? I mean, really acting up? Say, your homepage is locked, or you can't even access your own Control Panel?

It's possible you've seen something called Antivirus 2008 pop up, but haven't bought it yet, because you want to rely on your own anti-virus software. If so, good job--Antivirus 2008 is nothing but a scam.

Unfortunately, it's a scam that often flies under the radar of most anti-virus and anti-spyware programs. It can do this by hiding in Windows operational files, or in other sneaky ways.

But if you've been locked out of your own programs and files, and especially if your wallpaper or screensaver has been changed to a blue screen or "bugs", Antivirus 2008 or a similar program is probably to blame.

It's time to get some real antispyware (I'm partial to Spyzooka) and clean your computer for good!

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