180 search assistant ???

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A message keeps coming up saying that a third party may have interrupted 180 search assistant, and asks me if I want to re-install, delete or remind me later. Since I don't know what it is I always respond : remind me later. Does anyone know if this is a microsoft program that is needed or if it is some sort of spyware?

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Sounds like spyware to me.
Do nothing other than click the X in top right corner.
Some spyware installs regardless which option is chosen.
Follow #1 thru #4 on this link to search for viruses and spyware:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/

A message keeps coming up saying that a third party may have

interrupted 180 search assistant, and asks me if I want to re-install,
delete or remind me later. Since I don't know what it is I always
respond : remind me later. Does anyone know if this is a microsoft
program that is needed or if it is some sort of spyware?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The "180 Search Assistant" is a component of n-Case.

n-Case is a form of spyware. Two products that are normally
quite effective at finding and removing such scumware are Ad-Aware
from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search and Destroy from
www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions.

Symantec provides removal instructions:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.ncase.html

Additional manual removal instructions for the most common
varieties of scumware are available here:

PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml


Bruce Chambers
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A message keeps coming up saying that a third party may have

interrupted 180 search assistant, and asks me if I want to re-install,
delete or remind me later. Since I don't know what it is I always
respond : remind me later. Does anyone know if this is a microsoft
program that is needed or if it is some sort of spyware?