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How do I uninstall "Apture?"

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I am a new Firefox user (version 3.6.14). I have a pop-up called "Apture."

How did I get it?

What is it?

How do I uninstall it?

I have five extension installed:

BetterPrivacy 1.48.3

Garmin Communicator 2.9.3

McAfee SiteAdvisor 3.3

Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant 1.2.1

NoSquint 2.1

  • Garmin Communicator Plug-In 2.9.3.0
  • Default Plug-in
  • Shockwave Flash 10.2 r152
  • Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) plug-in for Mozilla browsers
  • Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers

Windows Vista

I am a new Firefox user (version 3.6.14). I have a pop-up called "Apture." How did I get it? What is it? '''How do I uninstall it?''' I have five extension installed: BetterPrivacy 1.48.3 Garmin Communicator 2.9.3 McAfee SiteAdvisor 3.3 Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant 1.2.1 NoSquint 2.1 * Garmin Communicator Plug-In 2.9.3.0 * Default Plug-in * Shockwave Flash 10.2 r152 * Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) plug-in for Mozilla browsers * Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers Windows Vista

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Apture is not a pop-up but an extension. Are you talking about this :

Apture Highlights- (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/apture-highlights/) ???

To uninstall this, open Firefox Extensions, select Apture Highlights or Apture and click Remove.

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Thank you for your reply.

When I go to the extensions I have five extension installed:

BetterPrivacy 1.48.3

Garmin Communicator 2.9.3

McAfee SiteAdvisor 3.3

Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant 1.2.1

Apture is not listed there

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OK, so where is Apture, I mean does it appear on webpages, pop-up adds Firefox menus or where ?

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When I go to this page http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=2735 and I try to highlight and copy the phrase "The truth about Internet cookies", a search window pops up powered by Apture.

The page has the following text in it.

ExploreVideos10Images24 More Wikipedia Result badge_vid.png YouTube - New Truth !!! An absolute must see Oct 28, 2010 ... New truth The terms In... Results from komando.com Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Komando Search tips/index.aspx?id=2770 - 1/22/2007 12:05:00 AM The truth about Internet cookies . Cookies are probably the most misunderstood feature of computerdom. ... Results from: Google Bing Truth Cookies Truth Cookies Dollops of wisdom culled from the internet. ... Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever ... http://truthcookies.blogspot.com/ The Truth About Cookies The Truth About Cookies ... Why use cookies? The nature of the Internet is to forget everything it knows about you at its ... http://www.kifka.com/Cookies.htm Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital The truth about Internet cookies ... show up in the results of spyware scans. I'll tell you what Internet cookies ... http://www.komando.com/tips/index... INFORMATION BULLETIN - Internet Cookies INTERNET COOKIES Note that this page is more informatory than an alert. The following ... None of this is close to the truth. A cookie is a short piece of data, not code ... http://www.why-not.com/virus/cook... Internet Cookies, need the TRUTH On my partners computer (uses windowsXP Vista) at the end of every day he scans with super ant (spy ware) and then Trend Pro for viruses, lastly he uses http://forums.techguy.org/web-ema... ThiefWare.com · Cookie Myths & Facts, Truth About Cookies Learn the truth about cookies. Eat 'em up, Yum! The plague of the http://www.thiefware.com/cookies.... Internet Cookies: Love 'em or Lose 'em? Nov 4, 2009 ... Should you really care about Internet cookies or just http://www.articlesbase.com/secur... Internet Cookies: Love 'em or Lose 'em? | Browser Default Jan 16, 2011 ... What are cookies, Internet An internet http://www.browserdf.com/article/... Negtaiev Krama Whroign | Just For Fun Discussion | Know Your Meme If you succeed, internet cookies all around. ... THE CAKE IS http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/ju... HowStuffWorks "How Internet Cookies Work" Most Internet cookies are incredibly simple, but they are one of those things http://www.howstuffworks.com/cook... SPONSORED Cookies at Your Door Shop Cheryl's Today & Receive Free Ground Shipping Right to Your Door! Cheryls.com


On this window http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=9508 when I highlight the title, it pops up a small window that says "Learn more."

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Well, Apture Highlights does the same thing. (Highlight a phrase and it will give information).

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It can a that a website uses Apture. See their offer. It was why I was searching for help .It was just one webpage but as i just installed a progam, i thought it was because of that...