Auto installations of web applications

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Aziz

I recently gave my laptop to a few friends. Since I have
got it back and I log onto the internet, certain
applications keeps wanting to download and install,
things like totalvelocity, srg etc. It comes up with a
windows security message saying do you want to download
and install application...

Even though I have a firewall in place, why is this
happening. It is so annoying as everytime I am using the
net, these downloads appears. Even the pop-up stopper
cannot stop it. How do I find the file associated with it
and delete it from memory?

Any help would be useful..

Thanks
 
Sounds like a good candidate for Spyware/Adware removal. Your friends
likely installed some things on your laptop while they had it - either by
accident or not realizing what exactly they were installing. Two of the
more frequently mentioned tools I have seen for dealing with spyware and
adware are AdAware and Spybot. Google can help you find both, and a search
for "spyware remove" on google will give you tons of information, removal
instructions, and tools.
 
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