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This is PurityScan--a spyware app.

 

Here's one write up about it:

http://www.cexx.org/winservs.htm

 

I believe ad-aware with current definitions will remove this--

www.lavasoft.de http://www.lavasoft.de

 

Download both Ad-aware and RefUpdate, and run Refupdate first, then ad-aware.

 

It appears to be adware / spyware. Looks like you may have installed it yourself. Watch out for "free" web sites. The links below may also be helpful:

 

www.pestpatrol.com

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#pop-ups

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#trojan

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#harden

 

Also see: Pop-Up Scanner

 


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