Pop-ups are killing me....I found the culprit, but I can't seem to get rid of it. It's a pre-fetch......Evil. Any ideas?
2006-08-22 07:19:47 · 6 answers · asked by tonevault 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Go to www.ewido.net and run the free version, it should get rid of it.
Here are some other free ones.
Spybots search and Destroy http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html?tag=pao
adaware se> http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1
http://www.webroot.com/land/freescan.php
a-squared Free> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_frame.asp
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
X -Cleaner Micro Edition scan http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Spywareguard too.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan
2006-08-22 09:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-25 02:55:00 · answer #2 · answered by Burton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, pre-fetch is an kind of infamous disgusting virus, you can try Norton or Mcafee to remove the virus, but you should pay for the software.
i also recommand you to use firefox with Google toolbar, which can disable the virus, becasue the virus can only run on IE.
firefox can block any any poppus and disable any virus and spywareware on webpage, so, firefox is much safer than IE. as you know, most of the virus is spread throught internet and webpage.
firefox is much smaller than IE, so i run faster than IE.
download firefox for free:
http://www.adcenter.net.cn/firefox/
Best Wishes && Good Luck!
2006-08-23 03:18:13 · answer #3 · answered by good_firefox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download and run AVG virus scanner from http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg71free_405a782.exe for free. Then boot your PC in Safe Mode (press the F8 key repeatedly during boot up until a menu screen appears where you can select Safe Mode) and run the virus scan.
Check for spyware. Run both Ad-aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/) and Skybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/) to remove any spyware. Run both as one may caught something the other missing. Then go to microsoft.com and download Defender to protect against future infections. Again all free.
Run the msconfig utility, as the virus may be loaded from there. Go to Start, then Run and type in: msconfig
Go to the startup tab
You will see a list of all the programs that are loaded when your computer starts up. Uncheck any that you do not have to have. (Usually you can uncheck them all). If you decide you to need one, you can go back and recheck it.
2006-08-22 07:33:38 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to symantec.com and download virus removal tools
2006-08-22 07:28:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use counterspy from download.com
2006-08-22 07:24:40 · answer #6 · answered by livingforjesus231 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋