Adware question

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by madwethen, Jul 19, 2006.

  1. madwethen

    madwethen Private E-2

    I just ran a scan with AdAware SE and it picked up registry changes caused by downloading Popcap games from Yahoo. I let AdAware quarantine the 13 items it found. Now I'm wondering if Popcap has caused any major adware problems and if I should play these games anymore. The games in question are Bejeweled 2 and Alchemy. We've been playing these games for awhile and this is the first time AdAware has picked up on it.

    Has anybody else experienced this?

    Thanks for your time!
     
  2. matt.chugg

    matt.chugg MajorGeek

    The popcap loader is known adware. I suggest you remove it entirely.

    It can be removed using Add/Remove programs found in control panel.
     
  3. madwethen

    madwethen Private E-2

    Thanks, Matt, for the info. :)
     

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