Just read what strobe wrote...well those are the steps to what strobe was saying

and nos programs dont download themsevles you need to trigger them, you're not running your computer the right way lol i get no virus's, spyware, etc....and i have 2 firewalls, 1 antivirus, and 1 anti-spyware program i dont get nothing, it all depends on what your doing and how you run your computer, if you dont know nothing about computers your computer is most likely gonna get fucked up cuz things on the internet pop up and you just want them to go away so u end up clicking something off and it might be something to download something else, you just gotta look at what your doin and shit.

if you have mad spyware and virus's and shit then yea reformat your machine and start from scratch its the best way good luck

peace

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