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<title>A program is telling me to uninstall its competitor; should I?</title>
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<description>On install, some anti-malware programs may warn you if issues might result. Occasionally, one of those issues is the presence of a competing product.</description>


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<title>How can I be sure that there isn&apos;t &quot;legitimate&quot; spyware on my machine?</title>
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<description>Monitoring software, used by parents and corporations, act very much like spyware. Ideally anti-spyware tools will tell you if they&apos;re installed.</description>


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<title>Why does my anti-spyware program keep reporting the same cookies?</title>
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<description>Many anti-spyware programs repeatedly report cookie or tracking cookie issues. Are those spyware? Maybe. Maybe not. Some thoughts on what to do.</description>


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<title>I run Anti-Spyware software, why do I still get infected?</title>
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<description>There are a few possible reasons why someone would become infected even if they run Anti-Spyware software.</description>


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<title>Spyware: How do I remove and avoid spyware?</title>
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<description>There are some important steps to take to deal with the ever-present concern of how to remove and avoid spyware.</description>


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<title>What do I do if my spyware scanner hangs?</title>
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<description>It&apos;s best to update your spyware scanner or even try a new one if the scanner hangs.</description>


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<title>about:blank hijacked my homepage - how do I fix it?</title>
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<description>Although difficult to eradicate, removing the about:blank hijacker on your home page is possible.</description>


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<title>Why do I keep getting a wtoolsa error in kernel32.dll?</title>
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<description>A wtoolsa error in kernel32.dll means there&apos;s spyware on your machine, and a spyware scan is needed to remove it.</description>


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<title>Every time I boot Windows tells me &quot;STCLOADER.EXE&quot; appears to be corrupt. What do I do?</title>
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<description>When your computer shows that STCLOADER.EXE is corrupt, it&apos;s best to run a spyware removal tool as that file known to be spyware.</description>


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<title>I keep getting the error &apos;fash.exe failed to start ...&apos; - how do I stop it?</title>
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<description>The error &quot;fash.exe failed to start&quot; is a probably a form of spyware/malware and can be fixed and prevented with a spyware scanner.</description>


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<title>Why do I get a WJView Error on Startup?</title>
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<title>So just how sneaky can spyware be?</title>
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<description>Much of what we call spyware, like adware, can be relatively benign. But there&apos;s definitely the more intrusive, damaging kind of spyware as well.</description>


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<title>How do I get rid of these porn links that keep coming back in my favorites?</title>
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<description>Links to sites that you haven&apos;t been to can appear for various reasons. You
can begin by checking for spyware.</description>


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