and my subscription ran out so I renewed it but I think it was too late. I cant get any viruses to come up during a scan but I keep getting security alerts telling me to download more spyware. I think it's in my files hiding..
2006-10-03 17:37:17 · 9 answers · asked by Lookinstr8over 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
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If so you have a Smitfraud infection. A free remonal tool called RogueFix and complete removal instructions are here:
http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm
Good luck.
2006-10-03 17:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by jibberjabar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you did get a virus prior to installing Mcafee, you are probably not going to find the virus. I would suggest trying Mcafee's free online virus scan or other online virus scans. If you find you have a virus, Mcafee and other sites will give steps to remove a virus or offer a download to remove the virus. You may have to do a complete reinstallation of Windows to remove a suspected virus.
If any of the scans shows spyware/adware, you will need to get a program to remove the unwanted files. Spy Sweeper is a good program, but PC Word states that Spy Doctor does a better job at removing the files. Spybot did not do a real good of job of spotting adware/spyware, but what can be expected of free software.
2006-10-03 17:50:18 · answer #2 · answered by Johnny D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have adequate RAM, if not improve. make particular there at the instant are not any viruses or secret agent ware. learn the HDD, maximum in many situations the reason at the back of freezes and lags may be the fragmentation of the stress, if its very extreme, only approximately each operation you pronounced gets sluggish. Its like once you're tormented with the help of a few ailment, it takes longer to end any activity effectively, an identical occurs to a heavily fragmented tension. It has to artwork greater suitable complicated to envision fragmented information. additionally make particular there is unfastened area on the stress, else delete junk, sparkling temp information, uninstall undesirable courses and run disk cleanup. cut back the form of things on the startup record. examine your means grant, examine the followers, make certain there is not any warmth undertaking and likewise sparkling out dirt in the event that they're clogging the vents.
2016-10-01 22:09:46 · answer #3 · answered by greenwell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have a virus, you're overloaded with spyware and adware. McAfee won't see it.
If you want to pay for a good killer, I recommend Spy Sweeper by Webroot (webroot.com), it's one of the best. For free, the best ones are Lavasoft's Ad-Aware SE Personal (lavasoft.com) and Spybot Search & Destroy (download.com).
Download any one of these, install, and run. You'll be running perfectly again in no time! To keep everything running fine, you'll also want McAfee's Firewall, to keep other sites and hackers from accessing your computer.
2006-10-03 17:50:12 · answer #4 · answered by SLWrites 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep they are hiding... Kinda late though as you said but the next time better have an emergency disk with you so that if it happens again and use the emergency disk feature I think you need 3 diskettes for that so that you can boot on a clean boot-up and the emergency disk will scan the viruses through DOS mode.
2006-10-03 17:42:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was hiding , it should still show up in the scan . Run a disk clean-up ; and also a disk defragmentor . If you haven't done that -it could be the culprit .
2006-10-03 17:48:04 · answer #6 · answered by missmayzie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally that happens when you have more than one firewall running, such as you may have had windows firewall activated when you added MaAffee, turn off the windows firewall, you will probably see a difference in your computer speed.
2006-10-03 17:47:13 · answer #7 · answered by Reggie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would run ad aware se- worked for me- you may also want to go in and delete any cookies- Good luck- D
2006-10-03 17:48:51 · answer #8 · answered by Debby B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might jusy need tp put more memory on it
2006-10-03 17:53:25 · answer #9 · answered by preast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋