I was out last week,now today when i go to google page for serch,just after automatically some other window (winantivirus.)open,it contains some invalid/bad pics,then i need to close them immedetly.also i see some notice on screen(like this computer has some adult content/tracks record and ask to download some drivercleaner)i cant undrstand that wts happening with my computer,r these notices fake just coz of advertisements,or something really going wrong,last week one of my frn informed me that his pc got infected and sending msges to all online buddy list autometicaly,he said don't open any msg coming from my id, but i already opened his 2/3 mails by mistake, cud be my p/c also infected coz of this?i deleted history,cookies,temp files.also i scanned my pc on housecall and lawasoft ad-aware,pls advise me why i m getting that sudden notices and webpages of pics.i hv dought that it cud be someone visited some illegal sites on my pc,thats why these notices,anyways i need info and solution
2006-10-12 00:19:05 · 14 answers · asked by mahak 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Alright, if you haven't already done so, ditch internet explorer and go for Firefox. (http://www.getfirefox.com/) After this, get Spybot Search and Destroy, update it's definitions and scan, fix all problems and immune yourself. Get AVG antivirus, and update, then scan fully. After deleting all viruses, boot into safe mode in XP (F8 on startup of your computer, keep hitting it) and run Spybot + AVG scans again. Delete all detections! :)
2006-10-12 00:22:08 · answer #1 · answered by geckomann12 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, Yes I think it sounds like spyware and probably got some virus there too. K first I will explain. You need to keep windows updated by going to tools in your internet exploer then selecting windows update. Now why do you need to keep it updated? Well crackers find whats called exploits in windows code that allows them to execute code, Any code they want this can be a trojan or a automatic program that downloads spyware to your computer. You probably went to a site that had a exploit setup for Internet Explorer that allowed remote access
So I would scan with spybot, and defender from microsoft(sometimes different scanners pick up what others don't). Then I would download AVG and scan for viruses. Make sure you update the defenition files on both spywere scanners and viruse scanner.
2006-10-12 07:28:47 · answer #2 · answered by jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your PC might be infected with a virus/spyware..
I think you should immediately take backup of important files
then if you already have an antivirus then update its virus definitions otherwise download a good antivirus software from internet and scan your system.
if you have problems then boot windows in safe mode and do the scanning
If the problem persists you can remove your hard disk and get it scanned in some other computer by attaching your hard disk as 'slave'
If still the problem persists and you have succesfully taken back up then just format yoru hard disk!
for further details: upneetshah@yahoo.com
2006-10-13 02:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by spark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That does sound like a spyware. Run both Ad-aware Peronal Edition ( http://www.lavasoftusa.com ) and Skybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/) to remove any spyware. Run both as one may caught something the other missing. Then go to microsoft.com and download Defender to protect against future infections. All three are free
If you do not have an anti-virus program, download and run AVG virus scanner from http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg71free_405a782.exe for free
2006-10-12 07:23:08 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's worth getting an expert to check your computer out at:
http://www.webuser.co.uk/forums/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0
Register, go to the Hijack This Forum, read the instructions on how to post a log, give a brief description of your problem (like you've just typed but without text speak language because it's hard to read!) and post your log there. The guys in there are fantastic and trustworthy and will guide you through in getting rid of anything nasty from your computer. Good luck!
2006-10-12 07:20:54 · answer #5 · answered by Carella 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't have an anti-spyware program you should get one!! There are a lot of free ones-like the other guy said spybot-but there are others out there too. Just check into a few online! This should help!
2006-10-12 07:29:15 · answer #6 · answered by h.e. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be having a virus. Norton, AVG , Avast are
widely used and effective antivirus software. You can
download these free softwares at
http://tinyurl.com/yahtjk
2006-10-13 10:57:39 · answer #7 · answered by PAPU 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think surely ur system is attaked by virus i had a same problem long back ,first reboot ur system then install mcacefree antivirus it will protect ur system effectively
2006-10-12 07:31:01 · answer #8 · answered by king 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ur pc is facing, spam attack, now wat is a spam attacks, spam is making files in ur pc and makes useless softwares, wich is pop up in ur windows, and its make ur pc slow, now how its happen, its happen when u install in ur pc some software without knowing, and if u visit some sites like this, some sitles ask u to install something in ur pc and then u install it and then they start working behind ur pc, its not a virus but its like virus, its make system slow, so i will tell u go to this site http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx install the software and run it, its microsoft's software and its 100& safe,
2006-10-12 07:28:30 · answer #9 · answered by Rocky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be having a virus.You can find informations
about how to protect your computer from viruses at
http://tinyurl.com/yahtjk and also you can download
Norton,AVG and Avast for free.
2006-10-14 04:27:14 · answer #10 · answered by DAZY M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋