I'm using Firefox almost exclusively and always check if programs I downloaded are known to contain spyware... This has lulled me into the illusion I'd be invulnerable to spyware. Not so.
Today I ran Spybot Search and Destroy with the latest updates and it found a certain "NSIS" malware. It was all around the registry, got installed in Firefox, and in the folder Program Files\Common Files\
Spybot S&D removed a lot of this shit, but not everything, the pest kept reappearing on each reboot. I googled for this keyword, and found the following application specialized for removal of this particular spyware:
http://kichik.net/
Download the application and get rid of the pest.
The spyware is installed with a certain open source program installer. A lot of programs on download.com and sourceforge.com seem to have installers infected with this. It can slow down the computer, open pop up ads, and download even more of itself over time. I have no idea if it affected online shopping and our sales.
Does anyone else have it on his/her PC?
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