oh hell ive got an infection/virus?

Question

my computer just alerted me that i have a virus.....i ran norton and it quarantined the file and i deleted it but there is this thing called pest trapper that automatically loaded onto my computer....i went to add/remove programs and it said that i have to exit out of it first....i cant....i clicked the red X at the top right corner because this usually closes a program but it says im still using it....so i did a control alt delete to end the task but its not showing as an actively running program...the whole thing shows no programs running....the pest trapper even installed an icon on my desktop...how do i get rid of it? not just the icon...the entire thing

and how did i get this to begin with?....my firewalls are set and i have high security on my computer....only websites i use are those that i know to be safe like yahoo, dictionary, and personal email

Answer 1

This is the info I found with a google search.


http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-pest-trap.html?gclid=CMXOj9fk04cCFSgsTAod4zaQGw

Remove Pest Trap. Description and removal instructions:

Pest Trap

Also known as: PestTrap

Type: Malware
Severity scale:Pest Trap severity is 40 (40 / 100)
Pest Trap is a corrupt anti-spyware program that uses false positives. It does not actually detect parasites, but targets harmless system and software objects as threats in attempt to trick the user into purchasing the full version of Pest Trap. The application itself is a clone of the infamous SpySheriff rogue and similar programs such as SpywareNo!, SpyDemolisher and Spyware-Stop. Pest Trap is an unsolicited program. It may harm your system and violate your privacy!

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Answer 2

Just reboot the system, and try to delete it, if that doesn't work then press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to stop the process then try to delete it, otherwise try a boot deleter (it deletes the file on boot)