adaware question

What is Malware, and what is vxpspeeddelivery. Adaware says the latter is the Malware, and it's in my registry.

Should I quarantine it?

Where would it come from, typically?

 

mal ware. from the latin (i think) mal = bad
malware is ad/spyware that harms your computer

 

MrPewty, vxpspeeddelivery is spyware. Yes, you should get rid of it.

Downloading and installing SpywareBlaster (free program) would prevent a lot of this garbage from installing itself on your computer.

 

Thanks all. Those are registry entries. Is it still okay to just delete them?

 

It's pretty safe to delete anything Ad-aware finds, registry entries, files, folders, etc. By default the items are quarantined so that you can restore them if need be. Spybot S&D is another good program to help rid your system of nasties. Make sure you keep hem both updated to the latest definitions.