what the heck is going on here?

Question

i keep getting a pop up that says "private internet zone" and it has a little movie reel on it but the rest of the writing is in italian?! w. a yes or no option and no excape option so i HAVE TO click yes or no and i have no idea what im saying yes or no to, and it puts 2 icons on my desktop then i delete them but like 10 mins later they come back, it changes my home page and it installs into my computer...what is this? how do i get rid of it? its been going on for a while and its bugging the crap out of me!!!!!

Answer 1

Security checks, and Spyware removal
You are infected, follow all of the steps below to rid yourself of this mennace.

If you are running XP, press control alt delete at the same time.
choose task manager
see the running tasks,
click Processes, this is what is using your cpu time.
But your computer is infected with spyware, all computers are, and it gets pretty bad if you dont remove it.

First fix your security and memory settings:
This is the most common setup problem affecting speed.
Open Internet Explorer.
On the top menu,
Tools, Internet Options, Delete Cookies, OK
and again
Tools, Internet Options, Delete Files, check the box to delete all offline content, then click OK.
( it sounds bad, but is really just deleting your cached junk files).
Tools, Internet Options, Settings,
Be sure to adjust your disk space slider bar, to less than 35MB. This is usually set to some astronomically high number. Each time you visit a web site, the PC searches your cache for the last time the page was accessed, if the cache is very large, this takes a long time, slowing down web browsing.
Tools, Internet Options, Security.
Click the world INTERNET, the slider should say Medium, if it set to low, an application has modified this to open your pc to attack. On the right, click DEFAULT to reset it to medium.
Tools, Internet Options, Security, click LOCAL, then select DEFAULT.
Tools, Internet Options, Security. click Trusted Sites.
you probably should not have any listed here. You may have added your bank or microsoft or something, but generally no web sites should be listed here, if you find any write them down and remove them.
Tools, Internet Options, Security, Restricted Sites
This should be filled with sites that should be blocked. If it is not, we will fix this with the program immunization procedure described below.
Be sure the slider for this is set to high, again click the default button, to prevent these sites from exploiting your internet connection, even if it has no entries at this time.

Best bet to improve performance, is to remove spyware.
Download Spybot search and destroy 1.4, and Adaware 1.06
They are both free, and excellent programs at removing keystroke loggers, cookie trackers, viruses, and other spyware.
Install them, and then perform an update for each to get the latest dat files.
Then restart your computer in safe mode, and scan your computer. Things run faster in safe mode, and the programs can remove active spyware better if it is not running.
If spybot finds anything, " Oh,and it will", remove it, and dont look back.
When Spybot starts, after you search and download updates, press the Immunize button on the left. You have to also press the Immunize button at the top, a green Plus symbol, to complete the operation.
Then scan your PC.

When this is done, you can DEFRAG your hard drive if you have the time. Defrag generally wont run very well unless you are in safe mode. You can get to safe mode by pressing F8 key as windows is rebooting. Defrag takes time, so start it, and take a break.

Another thing:
Look in your start up group.
on your start button on the lower left...
START, RUN,
then type msconfig
the System Configuration Utility will start.
These programs start when Windows loads.
You can uncheck them if you know what they are.
You can probably uncheck almost all that you see, and your computer will still function, but dont uncheck anything that says microsoft, or looks like your antivirus.

When you get things working smoothly, make a system restore point. Or in win98 you can make a registry backup.
XP Start, Accessories, System tools, System restore,
then check the option, Create System Restore Point, give it a name, and follow the prompts. If something goes wrong, you can restore these settings. Actually Xp makes many restore points, so you can generally go back without doing this too often.
But Win98 doesnt do as well.
On Win98.
Go to a command prompt ( DOS prompt)
Scanreg
It will say something like no problems detected, would you like to backup your registry today, say yes. thats it.

If you have norton or Mcafee, these are hosing your PC, I hate them. Uninstall these pieces of crap, and install AVG link below.
It rocks, wont slow or cripple your PC, and is FREE. Excellent.


If you have broadband ( DSL or cable), the best security measure you can take it to be sure you have a router inbetween your DSL/Cable Modem and your PC.
The router presents your PC to the internet as one port, instead of thousands, and blocks you PC from sending out identification listing you as "victim here", try to hack this.
It is like hiding your house behind a cloak, so the burgler can see your house to know to try to break in.

Routers are cheap, well worth the effort. Get a D-Link or NetGear..

Answer 2

What you are getting is probably malware (malicious software) or spy ware and it has the effect that you describe. To fix this try the following:
1) open internet explorer & make a note of the page address that comes up.
2) open internet explorer, then go to tools. Select internet options and on the general tab page you will be able to set your home page. change the home page to your requirements then left click on apply after writing down the address initally on the home page that was already there.
3) download ad-aware se from lavasoft.com (it is free) then run ad-aware to see if it brings up the address that you have already noted. make sure that you either quarantine or delete the necessary entry
4) get yourself a good internet security suite software (mcafee, norton etc) and install on the computer. Set anti-spam and pop up blocker as required.
5) run ad-aware on a regular basis to check for new adware or malware.
This should fix the problem and prevent it from reoccuring

Answer 3

Yes that is some type of malicious sofware. You need a spyware and virus scanner such as:

AVG free edition
Norton
Avast

AND

NoAdware
Spysweeper
CCleaner

All available at http://www.download.com

Make sure you scan while in safe mode (Hold f8 on reboot)

Answer 4

here is a list of free scans that may remove it.
I like ewido the best.
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/
Get free anti virus for free click here.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

Answer 5

Download the free trial of ''ewido'' that should catch it, you must have a resident bug and it may cause harm so catch it quick

Answer 6

you probably have a virus or something or maybe you should check ur tools on ur computer you should put pop up blockers

Answer 7

haha
you have a porn dialer
it wants to swap your net connection to theres at $5 min.
u better find and delete it.

Answer 8

it's a nicer way of saying the F-word. :)

Answer 9

set up a firewall cos its throwing at you with the virus..... hurry before your computer will crash

Answer 10

its true you have a porn dialer. you get those from downloading porn movie clips from adult sites. busted!