where do they come from?

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i get these programs on my computer that i know i didn't download myself, and most of them won't uninstall. when i go to add/remove programs and remove them, it doesn't do anything. they are still listed. how do i remove them and where are they coming from?
 
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|i get these programs on my computer that i know i didn't download myself, and most of them won't uninstall.
when i go to add/remove programs and remove them, it doesn't do anything. they are still listed. how do i
remove them and where are they coming from?
 
Hi Jess,

i get these programs on my computer that i know i didn't download myself, and most of them won't uninstall. when i go to add/remove programs and remove them, it doesn't do anything. they are still listed. how do i remove them and where are they coming from?
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They're malware, when you visit dubious (or not so dubious) pages they
get loaded.

Go here for an explanation:
Parasite fighting list of resources
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Download the utility CWshredder:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip

Unzip - close *all* instances of IE & OE, hit the executable and
follow
the prompts.

You can also download Hijack This from here:

http://www.mjc1.com/files/merijn/hijackthis.exe

Go here:
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/

For instructions on how to use it; you have to post the log it
produces so experts tell you what is good and what is malware


Try downloading, installing and updating the
spyware removers from the links below. Run both of them.

Ad-aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

Spybot S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download


If these don't correct the problem, then get yourself a copy of
BHODemon, available at
http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm .

It does not need installing - simply unzip and run the EXE program. It
is easy to use. It will find the hijackware DLL files, and give you
the ability to disable them.

Hope this helps.
 
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