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Without seeing the fake window we can't tell what it is. It may be an ad ESPN has which rotates with others.
Without seeing the fake window we can't tell what it is. It may be an ad ESPN has which rotates with others.
Please download TFC by Old Timer TFC - Temp File Cleaner by OldTimer - Geeks to Go Forums and save it to your desktop.
Save any unsaved work. TFC will close ALL open programs including your browser!
Double-click on TFC.exe to run it. If you are using Vista/Windows 7 right-click on the file and choose Run As Administrator.
Click the Start button to begin the cleaning process and let it run uninterrupted to completion.
Important! If TFC prompts you to reboot, please do so immediately. If not prompted, manually reboot the machine anyway to ensure a complete clean.
TFC (Temp File Cleaner) will clear out all temp folders for all user accounts (temp, IE temp, java, FF, Opera, Chrome, Safari), including Administrator, All Users, LocalService, NetworkService, and any other accounts in the user folder. It also cleans out the %systemroot%\temp folder and checks for .tmp files in the %systemdrive% root folder, %systemroot%, and the system32 folder (both 32bit and 64bit on 64bit OSs). It shows the amount removed for each location found (in bytes) and the total removed (in MB). Before running, it will stop Explorer and all other running apps.
It's not an ESPN window; I've gotten it before on other sites. Just lucky, I guess.
I'm not sure why I need to do these things if the window is now gone. Is there a possibility that it's lurking elsewhere?
I've been sailing along for two days now with no evidence of the blasted thing. I think it may have exited with the Java uninstall, and I didn't notice its absence until I did a restart.
I would very much like to save the instructions from the last two contributors, however. I'm not sure how I can do that as I can't print the page. There's always the hand-written option. UGH.
You could also copy the exact post you want to save and paste it in things like Word Pad, Note Pad or a word processor of choice.
Good advice, all of it. I'm so slow at doing the procedures, but it is a good idea to making sure I'm running a clean machine. My computer does seem to have an "infect me" sign stuck on its back.
I'll be back! Just not right away. Y'all aren't so lucky.
"infect me" sign