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uncle_buckman
28-09-2005, 09:34 AM
Safe? I've installed it but haven't registered yet.
Offerman
28-09-2005, 05:47 PM
Safe? I've installed it but haven't registered yet.

I've never heard of it Sir - does it do what it says on the tin?
Colin
28-09-2005, 06:13 PM
I also had this come up lastnite. I've got no idea what it is, but I cancelled it out.
RoadKill
28-09-2005, 06:41 PM
Winfixer 2005 appears to contain spyware, as shown by a quick Google search.

Oh and "lastnite" = "last night".
Colin
28-09-2005, 06:45 PM
Oh and "lastnite" = "last night".

Because it's such a problem!

I thought it was some sort of spyware.
uncle_buckman
29-09-2005, 11:38 PM
I got got rid of it. You had to pay for it anyway.
Chanser
30-09-2005, 12:16 AM
Argh Winfixer managed to pop-up automatically, whenever I start firefox. It didn't even ask me to install, it just did it, luckily when I installed Ad-Block it seemed sort it out :).
Somehow these Ads are managing to find a loophole through Firefox Anti-Pop-up feature.

Don't install Winfixer, useless piece of software and it has a trojan. Search for winfixer popup on Google.

Highly recommend that you run Ad-Aware, Spybot, Ewido Security Suite and MS Antispyware.
uncle_buckman
02-10-2005, 09:50 AM
Thanks for the advice.
RoadKill
02-10-2005, 01:23 PM
Because it's such a problem!

It is to me. More than you could imagine.