I have a HP desktop and in the past few days my computer has been acting up. At the bottom, right jof my screen, there is a yellow triangle, with an exclamation point in it, and it keeps popping up a message that says “windows has detected spyware infection… windows will now dowload and install the most up to date anispyware for you” Can I trust this? Plus there is a red triangle that pops up that says “security warning.. delete infected files”; how do I know what files are infected and how do I get rid of them? Plus in the middle of the screen a message pops up that says ” Warning Potential Spywar Operation Yjour computer is making unauthorized copies of your system and internet files. Run full scan now to prevent any unauthorized access to your files! Click here to download spyware remover” How do I know if I can trust this.
Please help, I am not very good with computers and need to fix this asap. Thanks for your help
download spybot search and destroy for free and it should get rid of it.
no. . get avg, adaware, or some other freeware spyware remover. . .
Ignore the pop-ups. Free – For starters, download, update and run a full scan using SuperAntiSpyware (SAS) http://www. SUPERAntiSpyware. com / SAS is an exceptionally easy to use application that will remove the Majority of difficult Trojans and Worms, not just the easy ones. In addition it has the ability to remove Vundo and Smitfraud infections. SAS can lock your browser home page to preventDefault hi-jacking attempts. If possible it is recommended that you load SAS in normal mode but run it in Safe Mode. Safe Mode can be started by pressing F8 during the boot Continually sequence. If you are badly infected you might need to run SAS more than once to help clean your system Afterwards if the only infections now being shown are in System Restore, once you are completely satisfied that you can boot normally, you can either delete the infected restore points manually, or temporarily turn off System Restore to purge the files. Assuming you have some real awkward infections that persist even after trying all the above I suggest you download a dedicated Smitfraud removal program from: http://www. . AfterDawn com / software / desktop_software / desktop_security / SmitFraudFix. cfmIf possible run in Safe Mode. Likewise the dedicated VundoFix: http://vundofix. atribune. org / Good luck & safe surfing. wdw
Download the free version of Super Anti Spyware. This software is well known to find what all miss or unable to delete in spyware or viruses. No conflict with your own antivirus. http://www. SUPERAntiSpyware. com, update and run to scan indepth. Recommend you reboot to be on the safe side. Mind Doctor, France
im not sure i would trust those in your taskbar in fact it sounds like they might be a viruses themselves. i would go to STOPzilla. com download there spyware program and see if it finds anything. its free to scan your pc but in order to completely remove the viruses you have to purchase their communication ive used it for 2 years and i believe it is the best
Yea, AVG is a nice anti-virus program. If you’re a bit of a technical wizz then scan your PC online using either Kaspersky or Norton or both! Then print out the finished logs, boot to safe mode and delete the infected files safely.
That yellow triangle is the actual infection. It’s a fake program that installs itself and runs down your system resources. If you have any protection software on your computr, you need to update it, then scan in safe mode. Safe mode is accessed when you reboot and tap the F8 key while it bootsup. You’ll see a menu that says safe mode at the top. Once in safe mode run a full system scan with your software. If you know nothing about computers all the free stuff people recommend will do you no good. Use the restore cd that came with the computer and wipe it out. Completely reload your machine. This time go buy Norton Internet Security 2008, Panda Internet Security 2008 or Trend Micro Internet Security 2008 and install it so you will not have to worry anymore.
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The pop-ups is fake you have a trojan and it has eluded your anti-virus. The trojan is trying to get you to download fake software so it can make money. I like your computer choice. if nothing else works do a system recovery. If you do not already know what a system recovery is and what it does here is a quick explanation. System Recovery is when you reinstall your OS. If you want to start it screen hit F10 when your computer is at the blue boot. Hopefully you did not download anything from the pop-ups. If you did than uninstall it now. Next download Smitfraudfixhttp: / / siri. geekstogo. com / SmitfraudFix. php1. Download SmitFraudFix and save to your SiRi by Desktop2. Reboot your computer in safe mode. * Restart your computer * Just before the computer begins to startup and before loading Windows press F8 * A selection menu should appear * Select the line that says? Safe Mode? * At logon prompt, log in as the usual user. * During Windows Start process it will prompt you if you would like to continue running in SafeMode, press Yes * You should now see your Desktop but in a low resolution mode only. * Make sure no other application or windows is open. Third Double-click on the SmitFraudFix. Which exe file you downloaded earlier on your desktop. Press any key when the credit screen displays to proceed to removal procedure. 4th A selection menu will be displayed as shown in the image below. 5th Press 2 on your keyboard, then Enter to execute the selection – Clean (SafeMode Recommended) 6 It will begin to scan and clean your system thoroughly. 7th After that process, it will then run a Disk Cleanup tool to remove any unwanted files on your computer. It may take some time to complete this process. 8th After Disc Cleanup, it will show another prompt: Do you want to clean the registry? (Y / n). Press the Y button and then press the Enter to begin cleaning your registry. 9th This tool will also check if your wininet.dll. dll is infected and will prompt: Replace infected file? Press Y and then Enter to replace you wininet.dll. dll with the clean version. 10th A reboot may be needed to complete the process. It will reboot your computer automatically, if not please restart your computer manually. 11th It will generate the report that can be found at the root of the system drive, usually at C: rapport. txt. Keep this log file for your future reference. It is able to remove some common infections and helps a user detect files that general scanners can not find. It also lists registry keys such as the key keys, the desktop keys, and other areas where malware hide. The tool has some rootkit detectors too, Allowing a helper to see if a rootkit is present on the PCsmiIf that does not work than try other tools like Vundofixhttp: / / www. MajorGeeks. com/download4954. htmlit is much easier to use but it is better at getting rid of Vundo trojans and Virtumundo. The last thing that you should try is Combofixhttp: / / download. bleepingcomputer. com / sUBs / ComboFix. exewhile running this tool DO NOT bother your computer. MAY GET MESSED UP YOUR TIME, YOUR MOUSE FREEZE IF YOU MIGHT NOT BOTHER YOUR COMPUTER, YOUR KEYBOARD AND MIGHT FREEZE YOUR COMPUTER BECAUSE YOUR bothering. You should stay better protected i suggest SuperAntiSpyware http: / / www. SUPERAntiSpyware. com / superantispywarefreevspro. html this program has worked for me many times and it still does.
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