having problems with virus in pc,want to download a free scan,and repair. No purchases reuired at all!?

Question

i downloaded a site which i thought was safe,and at time had switched off my norton security sysyem. i now have this porn site which pops up as soon as i open the browser,and get message"page cannot be displayed". This also happens when i try to open otther sites,and i have tried many ways to remedy this by trying to access a site that will scan and repair my system for free. I may be being naive? but every site i have visited for "free",ends the same way! the scan is free,but to get rid of the virus,i have to register,and purchase the item. If this is how its done? would welcome any recomendations for a product that i can purchase from my PC store. Many thanks if u can help.

Answer 1

Microsoft have two free online scanners that look for malware.
http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/default.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
You can also download Microsofts free Windows Defender from the official Microsoft site.
The Windows firewall doesn't stop malware on your pc from dialling out. Either of these firewalls are free for personal use and stop unwanted incoming and outgoing traffic. You choose which programs are
allowed to access the internet. They are both fairly easy to use and updated regularly.
http://www.zonelabs.com Zone Alarm firewall
http://www.kerio.com Kerio firewall

Winpatrol is a handy utility that tracks cookies on your pc and stops unwanted changes to your startup folder.
http://www.winpatrol.com

Spywareblaster works with Internet Explorer. It won't uninstall spyware that is already on your pc, but it will prevent hijacks and other malicious changes to
I.E.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

The best antispyware is Spyware Doctor
http://www.pctools.com The free version will give you the file name and location so you can get help removing them without having to pay.


http://www.ewido.net Ewido anti trojan

Ad-Aware SE Personal anti adware
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/

Spybot Search and Destroy anti spyware
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

http://www.grisoft.com AVG Antivirus
http://www.avast.com Avast Antivirus

http://www.ccleaner.com Cr*pcleaner Registry cleaner and privacy tool

Remember to update and run all of you anti malware programs at least once a week.

and REMEMBER - the reason they use porn is to try to make you too embarassed to get it removed professionally, and NEVER switch off your firewall or security software as long as you are on the net!

Answer 2

Yes online scan just gives the result, it does not remove the virus/spyware.
From you explanation i guess that it is not a virus, it must be a spyware. There are many free anti spyware s/w.
Try spybot, MS defender(Have to validate your WInXP before downloading) or AdWare.
These are pretty good and free too.

Answer 3

I can't eblieve you fell for that trick. *sighs*

Here's 2 programs that work fr me.

1. Spybot Search and Destroy
2. Ewido Security Suite

Do a google search on those 2. I think one or both of them are free for the simple-yet-watered-dwn versions. Check them out!

Answer 4

Try AVG Free Edition (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1)

Answer 5

Firstly, it's not a virus so the antivirus recommendations above are not going to remove it.


It's called spyware/malware. The easiest removal program is going to Ad-Aware SE Personal or Ewido.

http://www.lavasoft.com/
http://www.ewido.net/

Answer 6

Avast is a good thorough alternative to AVG at www.avast.com. Also makes sure you have adaware SE available from www.lavasoft.com as that will get rid of any nasty adware you might have, always keep your virus scanner and firewall on! Best firewall is still zonealarm. Get rid of Norton, its crap!

Answer 7

Head over to this site, it's a fourm, but there are a ton of people in the cyber safety fourm that will help you out. They deal with issues such as virus and spyware.
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25

Answer 8

Best of the the bunch Microsoft Malicous Software removal tool i rate it a ten>Its free and very quick and you dont have to do anything.Its great!Microsoft Security at Home .

Answer 9

what you have is either spyware or a browser hijacker, Not a virus.

do a search for these including the name of the site that it sends you to.

Answer 10

the best free virus software out there right now is a product called antivir... it can be downloaded from :

http://www.free-av.com/

i believe it's made by a company called avira.