From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: March 26, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Spyware Quake
>
> Leo,
> --------------
> Lately, my pc has been downloading stuff by itself; a
> programme that has the icon "Q"-> Spyware Quake 2.0 . At
> first I thought it was alright but after repeated removal of
> the programme, my pc still has it. I have ran antivirus,
> antispywares and adawares, yet it was still ineffective.
>
> The Quake programme said my pc was infected with more than
> ten viruses and spywares, but my soyware programme can only
> detect one. Is there something wrong with my
> antispywares/antivirus/adawares or is the Quake program a pest?
Spyware Quake is, itself, spyware/malware.
I found this on that:
http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-spywarequake.html
Good luck,
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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