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My Satellite Setup
Technomate 5402 HD M2 Ci, DM7000s, Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Promax HD Ranger+ spectrum analyser.
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Berkshire
This has been found to be not only a browser hijacker and popup creator, but also mines personal information and sends it to a server. The server has been found to contain bank logins and all types of personal information.

Trend Micro have a removal/test tool which is free to download at the following address. http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/

So if your homepage keeps changing, or you get lots of popups, then you may be infected and any information on your computer is probably compromised.

A good blog for Spyware and security related topics http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com
 
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