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jenart1195 Author

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my son inadvertently installed k9 optimizer, which is a virus. how do i remove

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Posted on Jan 3, 2015 8:15 AM

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Lexiepex

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Feb 15, 2015 11:50 PM in response to Steven Kennedy

I agree completely with Allan:

You definitely should uninstall the Symantec Norton software.

To remove the Genieo crap the easiest way is to download Adwaremedic from thesafemac.com (this site by Thomas Reed, our security professor, is interesting enough to visit it regularly).

Lex

my son inadvertently installed k9 optimizer, which is a virus. how do i remove