My PC is infected with some stupid pop up virus that disables my Task Manager and hi-jacks my Internet Explorer. How do I identify the Virus? What is the best Anti - Virus pack to use to identify it and get rid of it and put my pc back to normal?
2006-08-25 02:05:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
zone alram protects your computer from virus's and ask you if you wont something to access your comptuer
2006-08-25 02:07:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most viruses these days don't advertise their presence with IE pop-ups. In my opinion, it's more likely that you've picked up some spyware. Do the pop-ups say anything which makes you think you have a virus? Or are they ads?
Download Spybot S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/) and Ad-Aware (http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5) and run them both. Read the instructions, and get rid of the crap on your machine.
If you're still having the pop-ups, get some anti-virus software and use that. You should be using AV software anyway, whether you think you're infected or not. If you're too tight to pay for it, then AVG do a free download (http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1).
2006-08-25 02:15:46 · answer #2 · answered by purple_duck_uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spyware Tools:
http://www.lavasoft.nu/software/adaware/
http://www.safer-networking.org
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsdefender
Anti-Virus:
http://free.grisoft.com
2006-08-25 02:08:46 · answer #3 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the best free anti-virus program would be avg.
go here to download free http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1
make sure its up to date, run a scan and see if that identifies it.
also download ewido and adaware
http://www.ewido.net/en/
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
both are free for 30 days, and run it for any spyware adware
cheers
2006-08-25 02:10:37 · answer #4 · answered by natedogg54911 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a Trojan
2006-08-25 02:11:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like spyware to me, to treat it, download a spysweeper, you can get one at http://www.majorgeeks.com
good luck.
2006-08-25 02:12:29 · answer #6 · answered by lomatar1186 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you keep visiting porn sites then the problem will never end
2006-08-25 21:49:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Trojan
2006-08-25 02:07:53 · answer #8 · answered by Dragon Empress 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stop going on porn sites.....
2006-08-25 02:09:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋