System encountered spyware that collects your personal information without your consent. This information includes passwords, credit card details and other private data. Click the icon to learn more ways to protect your files.
Though there is a McAfee Anti Virus in my system this message kept on reoccuring even when I have undergone scanning time and time and again.
Please help!!!
2006-08-23 22:25:47 · 5 answers · asked by Prosper 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
I think you may notice this 'alert' only occurs while you are using the browser. These are fake messages which are really just a simple "popup" advertisement.
The clue that this is not a real alert is that a real alert message box would not have you "click the icon"...
So you can relax - it's just a pushy and stupid sales pitch for whichever security software they are trying to sell - They are trying to take advantage of you by making you panic (so that you will buy without thinking because you are being goaded).
Ironically the last thing anyone is ever likely to want to do - if they really think their system is infected - is to start typing their credit card number on the infected computer. So this lame-brained "panic the customer" selling strategy fails in the attempt to sell anything because it shoots itself in the foot, by scaring off the customer.
2006-08-23 22:44:05 · answer #1 · answered by Michael Darnell 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You can download and install the Microsoft Antispyware Beta from micrsoft. It will scan your computer and will remove all spywaresand adwares and protect your system from further attacks.Get it from the downloads section in microsoft site.
2006-08-24 06:05:11 · answer #2 · answered by enigman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use SpyBot and AdAware, I update and configure them, and then I turn into SAFE MODE (WinXP) and I perform a deep scanning and cleansing with spybot and then adaware (in that specific order)... and then restart in normal mode and.... PEACE xD
Good luck!!
2006-08-24 05:43:43 · answer #3 · answered by Ratt Finck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are the victim of spy-ware. This alert is actually spy-ware at work. A virus scanner will not prevent this.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/bugbusting.mspx
Go here, it says it all.
2006-08-24 05:31:38 · answer #4 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even i had the same problem.
remove and reinstall your windows and your internet settings.
its gone. my system is safe now.
2006-08-24 05:32:31 · answer #5 · answered by kummu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋