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Xupiter Toolbar browser plug-in tools that gets installed on your computer through a popup ad or driveby installation that installs many times without your permission. It can also be loaded as an Active X control in Internet Explorer.
Once installed on your computer, Xupiter proceeds to display pop-up and pop-under ads as you surf the net. It also adds the Xupiter Toolbar to your browser, adds links to your favorites, and changes your home page. Xupiter then proceeds to track your browsing habits and report back to a server.
How do I know if Xupiter has been downloaded on my machine?
The easiest way to tell if you have Xupiter on your computer is to check your Startup list in MSCONFIG.
Follow these instructions:
1) Click on Start, Run
2) Type MSCONFIG and press Enter
3) Click on the STARTUP tab
4) Look in the list for the following item
Xupiter Toolbar
5) If this item is in the list. You have Xupiter installed. Uncheck it to temporarily disable the toolbar.
How to Remove Xupiter
Because there are multiple variants of the Xupiter toolbar, it makes it difficult to remove manually. If you want manual removal instructions for Xupiter please visit the following site
Xupiter Manual Removal http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/Xupiter.html
To remove this spyware automatically, you'll want to download Adware, Spybot, or another automatic detection and removal tool.
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Page url:
http://www.tje.net/PCSupport/index.html?xupiter.htm
Page content was last updated: 10/6/2008
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