I have a Sony Vaio laptop, and I am currently trying to fix my fairly old Dell desktop to have a second computer in the house. Every time I start the computer up an alert comes up in the bottom right hand corner saying "Windows has detected your computer is infected with spyware, please click here to learn how to protect your computer". So I click on it, and nothing happens. I click off on the alert and it pops up 30 seconds later saying the same thing. I can't right click it to close it, and I already went through the security center to try and disable alerts, but this still comes up!! I've already scanned and protected my computer with McAfee, so thats not the problem. I'm about to throw this thing out the window, so if any of you guys have any idea how to get rid of this blasted alert, PLEASE let me know! Thanks!!
2006-09-30 17:53:03 · 12 answers · asked by presserized 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Yes, as most answerers suggested, It IS a spyware, not windows, displaying alerts. So first of all go back and turn on the windows alerts back.Again DONOT click on the popup/alert u are mentioning. The popup/alert itself is a spyware. Again, u may have to download a good antispyware program such as Spybot - Search and Destroy or Lavasoft's AdAware SE to remove the spyware. Get Spybot from http://www.safer-networking.org and AdAware SE from http://www.lavasoft.de
McAfee didnot and willnot detect this because, it not a virus. It is a spyware/adware program. Antivirus softwares never detect spyware/adwares. So download Spybot and/or AdAware or any other good and safe spyware removal software.
For better scanning options, scan in windows safe mode(press F8 repeatedly during computer startup)viruses and spywares are most vulnerable in safe mode.
2006-09-30 18:39:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I suspect it IS a spyware!Well the best option is to download a good antispyware, a nice antivirus(U hav McAfee, so no problem) and a powerful firewall(ZoneAlarm is worth trying, u will hate Mcafee firewall after that). Here are their links:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Spybot_Search_and_Destroy/1043809773/1
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en
2006-09-30 18:02:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about the red shield with a white X in it?
I see someone said to use trend micro. I would suggest against it because of problems ive had with them. I used their program and it said half of my anti spy and my firewall was rated bad. So yeah, just fair warning.
2006-09-30 18:02:00 · answer #3 · answered by Mashu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a Smitfraud infection. Have a look here for info and a solution:
http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm
2006-09-30 18:12:34 · answer #4 · answered by jibberjabar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually the popup is a trogen scan yo computer make shure you run a FULL scan and scan deep in to folders and use your vio untill its done in 12 hours (or at least thats how long it seems)
2006-09-30 18:02:39 · answer #5 · answered by ineedacar 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your PC is infected with spyware.
Here is a list of free scans.I would recommend running ewido first.
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
http://avast.com
2006-09-30 19:52:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download Webroot SpySweeper and install it.
After installing it , run it and you can remove all the spywares in it.
It works efficiently for me. Hope this works for you
2006-09-30 19:53:45 · answer #7 · answered by Arun S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the spy-ware that is telling you that you have a virus.don't buy there product.just run a scan from trend micro to get rid of it.
2006-09-30 18:12:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm i dont really know how to fiz it, but u should just call someone from the company to help u or bring it to somewhere like bestbuy or circuit city
2006-09-30 17:57:28 · answer #9 · answered by mr hobo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-12 18:18:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋