Security - July 2007

ok, so i keep getting pop-ups about my computer being infected or something like that. So i ran a full system can with McAfee and there seems to be nothing detected and its saying its fine. Yet i still get pop ups and a different background. the background looks to be an advertisment saying i'm at risk and i need to click here...blah blah blah. So i don't know what to do... One of the pop ups says something like "Trojen.W32.Looksky detected on your machine." then says to click yes to remove but it just takes me to a website and i'd have to download and pay for the spyware program. So please help me

2007-07-15 13:09:04 · 13 answers · asked by tphr021 1

The password to one of my online accounts is saved on my computer and is automatically entered after I type in my username.

This is fine for now I suppose, but I don't actually know what my password is.

Is there anyway to convert these stars into the actual letters/numbers?

2007-07-15 13:06:24 · 5 answers · asked by mhovanes21 2

I think hax0rz have gotten into my computer, perhaps root, and i need a really good anti-virus. Free one, I'm too cheap to get one off the market. The planted something.

Any suggestions? I might just download all of them that are posted, so I can ask another question in 15 minutes about how I have file problems, more spyware, etc..

*rolls eyes*

Dolts.

2007-07-15 13:00:01 · 10 answers · asked by Secure-Run 3

2007-07-15 11:02:34 · 15 answers · asked by Benjamin S 1

seriously.
i just had a fight with a very hateful person and he promised he would send me a virus and such,
and im scared coz i know he will do it
and im freaking out, because i dont know anything of computers and this is my dad's computer. and omg.
please precausions or what shud i do next. im about to have a emotional breakdown.
omg. i dont want a virus, help!

2007-07-15 11:00:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like if you leave the coffee shop and forget to sign out, can someone else use that open IP address? I've been getting these huge bills lately and I don't think I've been using that much time.

2007-07-15 10:38:00 · 1 answers · asked by LG 7

In a specific folder on my computer I'm guessing there's a virus in it, whenever I try to open it... the error message that asks you if you want to send an error message or not. Anyway I think that file got there when I was trying to download a Metallica song, but I've tryed McAffe's Virus Consol, but when it starts to read that folder the error message still shows up!! I've tried going into Safe Mode as the Admin but that won't even work! As a last resort I tried System Restore, but not even that worked! Right now I'm out of ideas so I thought maybe some of the smart and kind people on YAHOO! ANSWERS might be abe to help me..... so any ideas??

2007-07-15 08:30:44 · 8 answers · asked by Stan J 2

I have Norton Antivirus, but i could not remove it

2007-07-15 08:22:24 · 11 answers · asked by Eduardo D 2

I cannot open a file that has been sent to me via MSN. It was sent in a compressed folder and then i opened it and tried to open the file and windows will not let me open it. It says it is harmful and wont give me the option to allow or ignore it. I no its not a virus so how can i get round this? Do i need to turn some sort of security setting off?

2007-07-15 08:09:56 · 8 answers · asked by Castle 2

but i can open any website when they are disabled

2007-07-15 07:26:20 · 2 answers · asked by big bear 1

I have this compaq with Windows 98 SE installed. I recently bought a network adapter but it doesn't support Windows 98. I'm not going to use the computer for internet use, just for music and store some document files. Is there a way that I can access WIndows Update and download the WIndows 98SE updates to a cd room to install them on my computer? Or is there another website I can go to? Thanks

2007-07-15 06:45:17 · 3 answers · asked by metallmaniac666 1

2007-07-15 06:26:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i mean those with free download..
not trial-one.. if you can..

just give me at least 2 firewall you choose as the best please?

2007-07-15 03:04:28 · 2 answers · asked by ezman 1

2007-07-15 02:57:41 · 2 answers · asked by southerncutie 1

wat prepaid phone service do you think is the best please...?

2007-07-15 02:56:42 · 2 answers · asked by qwety t 1

or do they get hidden somewhere else and take up space?

2007-07-15 02:50:50 · 20 answers · asked by gearhead21206 1

2007-07-15 02:23:50 · 7 answers · asked by scottymarie1 7

2007-07-15 00:00:18 · 4 answers · asked by ezman 1

when using sites such as limewire

2007-07-14 22:46:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can anyone please, please tell me anything about svchost.exe? The origins, how it works, anything. All I know is, it's a virus.

Any help rendered is appreciated.

Thank you.

2007-07-14 22:02:32 · 6 answers · asked by Farhanah 2

2007-07-14 21:43:56 · 5 answers · asked by sxixmxaxr 1

I've recently been the recipient of threatening and harrassing emails, now both my yahoo acounts were hacked. Emails were read, and sent to harrass others making it look like it was me that did it. I know who is behind this, and I know their IP address. I also know the person hacking into my account is doing it from the Technical School they attend (because this is the only place she has access to a computer, and she is taking computer courses). With the IP address, can it specify the exact location, even computer, that she is accessing my email from? If I were to take the IP address with copies of my threatening emails to her school, could they narrow it down to her computer and therefore prove she has hacked my account?

2007-07-14 21:36:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend was looking at porn on my computer when I wasn't there and he went to the bad sites. Please don't judge me and say it was me. It was my friend. It happened to me before which is why I stopped going to those sites. If any of you guys can help me, please do. I know that when he went to the site he downloaded something but I can't find it. When I go to control panel and add/remove programs it shows up but it won't let me remove it.

2007-07-14 15:27:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I keep getting this popup things that say DLL file missing and one that i just recieved is called C:/WINDOWS/privacy_danger/index.html
if anyone has any idea of how to fix these please let me know i'm having a hell of a time with this computer and not many virus protectors are helping to keep viruses and stuff out. Please if anyone knows anything please tell me!!

2007-07-14 15:12:52 · 5 answers · asked by lyndswalt16 1

Can anyone help me with avast antivirus?? where am i supposed to click in order to scan viruses when i open the program?

2007-07-14 14:29:05 · 1 answers · asked by NeNe 1

2007-07-14 14:25:04 · 7 answers · asked by www.prashantmvp.com 1

Tat is if there is a place on my security centre
I am with McAfee

2007-07-14 13:20:32 · 3 answers · asked by alan fANTASTIC FIGS FAGAN 1

Its in my toolbar down the bottom of my screen. It keeps saying system alert trojan spy. Everytime I click on it, it brings me on to dr.antispy.com and http://awebsecurity.com/ when I click out of it it is still there and when I so on to internet explorer it is the first thing that comes up instead of my homepage.

Anyone got any ideas of what it is or how to get rid of it?

2007-07-14 11:22:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-14 10:53:02 · 2 answers · asked by noclue 1

Two days ago i went into a website which turned out to be riddled with viruses and is affecting the performance of my computer. Among the viruses are "trojans" and something about privacy. I spent all day using spyware which detected over 109 infected files and my computer still has viruses! I know this because the computer is still slow and there is an annoying red warning sign is the corner of the screen. Finally do I use quarantine or delete viruses?

2007-07-14 10:40:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous