older1
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Post by older1 on Sept 17, 2013 19:30:25 GMT -5
I must have screwed up again. www.sweetpacks-search.comThe above showed up on my computer. I went to Properties and unsubscribed it but it now shows up on my Face page even when I have google as the page.How to get it gone. Older |
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older1
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Post by older1 on Sept 19, 2013 8:39:05 GMT -5
I have solved the problem,
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Post by marck on Sept 19, 2013 10:07:28 GMT -5
I have solved the problem, How ?? Let us know so others may learn. |
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Peter
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Post by Peter on Sept 19, 2013 23:37:54 GMT -5
How ?? Let us know so others may learn. Yes, Older, please do. I was almost curious enough to click on that link, but then held off. I would love to know the secret so that I can still the itch in my fingers...  |
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older1
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Post by older1 on Sept 20, 2013 12:55:33 GMT -5
I hate to tell you folks this, but I don't know how I solved it. I kept going to programs and deleting things not wanted and it must have been with one of them. I do apologize but you must remember this is "Older"
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Post by marck on Sept 20, 2013 22:04:34 GMT -5
that sounds a lot like my way of fixing things.
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drcard
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Post by drcard on Sept 21, 2013 7:31:53 GMT -5
Hi all,
Sweetpacks is adware that comes when installing some free software or games. It adds a toolbar to the browser you are using, changes your default home page, and changes your default search engine.
The best way to avoid this adware is not to install it in the first place. When installing a new program or game always look at the options and uncheck any additional software listed in the installer. Note: If an option is necessary to the program you are installing it will be labeled as necessary or the installer will warn you that the option is necessary to install the program.
Sweetpacks can be uninstalled using the Add/Remove function of Windows, but the changes in the browser will remain. These changes are easy to fix by removing the tool bar from your browser and reset the default search engine.
I really do not understand the business logic behind sneaking a program onto a user's system. Nearly everyone I know are so upset with the maker of the program sneaking the install onto their system that they would not use the program even if they did like it. All they want to do is get rid of the invader. So the maker push installs their program, users uninstall it, and the only positive outcome for the maker is a high number of installs (on their web site a remark like "over 1,000,000 users have installed this program"). In that 1,000,000 installs the makers have alienated thousands of customers that may have liked their program but won't use it because of how it was installed on their system. Likewise, it doesn't take long for the businesses that purchase ad space to learn that even if the program has been installed by a 1,000,000 users that their ads are not being viewed by a 1,000,000 users. Sounds to me that this whole setup is a short term con on businesses that buy ad space.
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