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Capn Sunshine

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5. UPdate: It was a game file called "Arcade Candy"

Reply to Capn Sunshine (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 03:15 PM

Oct 2012

ostensibly a game portal, the Arcade Candy files have some really nasty hitchhikers.
I deleted Arcade Candy from my programs list, ran Malwarebytes AND Microsoft Safety Scanner, and it's gone.

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really annoying pop-unders [View all] Capn Sunshine Oct 2012 OP

Add some domains to your "restricted" zone. ManiacJoe Oct 2012 #1

good suggestion Capn Sunshine Oct 2012 #3

AdMuncher douglas9 Oct 2012 #2

I hesitate to put another untried antispyware on my machine. Capn Sunshine Oct 2012 #4

UPdate: It was a game file called "Arcade Candy" Capn Sunshine Oct 2012 #5