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#HOW TO GET MALWARE OFF MY WEBSITE INSTALL#
#HOW TO GET MALWARE OFF MY WEBSITE SOFTWARE#

The real trick with Digsby (and other software that is set up with the same installation style) is that clicking on “Decline” still allows the installation of Digsby itself to proceed.

#HOW TO GET MALWARE OFF MY WEBSITE INSTALL#

Here you can see the attempt to add the “My. Toolbar” to your browser(s)…definitely not good! Notice that while it does state that the software may be removed later, some people may 1.) Not notice it (lack of attention), 2.) Be in too much of a hurry to install the software to notice, or 3.) Not be familiar or comfortable with removing the software after it is already installed on their system. If a person is not careful, then their system becomes infected. This was the regular install version and as you can see in the following screenshots, there are attempts to get you to install undesirable software or make “not so good” changes on your computer. On our example system we installed Digsby Messenger, a very popular “reputable” application. This way they profit off the unsuspecting users that aren’t tech-savvy enough to know any better. You aren’t using a quality Anti-Virus or Anti-Spyware application.Įditor’s Note: One of the biggest problems recently is that the makers of popular software keep selling out, and including “optional” crapware that nobody needs or wants.

You’ve already managed to get yourself infected, and the malware installs even more malware.You didn’t pay attention when installing a “reputable” application that bundles “optional” crapware.

Often these include screensavers, toolbars, or torrents that you didn’t scan for viruses.

You installed something you really shouldn’t have, from an untrustworthy source.

Malware, spyware, and other junk software makes it onto your computer for a number of reasons: The install was so fresh that the only protection that this system had was the Windows Firewall and Windows Defender to keep the malware and virus hordes at bay. Here you can see the number of processes (and type) that were running on our freshly installed Windows 7 system.