Computer is Infected?!!!! Please Help Me!!!!?

Question

Okayy...so I turn on my computer and notice a little red circle with an X on it at the bottom left hand corner where all those lil icons are on the start 'toolbar'...and so i put my mouse over to see what that was all about and it said...your computer is infected!

what shud i dooo?!

is there any way I can uninfect it?!!!!!

please helppp meeeeee!

there was something called pest control on my computer all of a sudden too..but idk if that was sumthin my dad downloaded...what is pest control?!...and alsooo, my computer is XP!

Answer 1

You have adware and spyware on your computer.

DO NOT PAY FOR ANY SOFTWARE IT WANTS YOU TO BUY.

Its a scam, the company writes a program that says " YOU ARE INFECTED, now Buy this program to clean your computer."

There are some FREE programs you need to download to clean you computer.

Do a google search for

ADWARE SE
Spybot Search and destroy
X_Cleaner

Download and Run ALL of these programs.

Then go to .

http:\\housecall.antivirus.com

and run the free virus/adware scanner.

I have been doing this for years and run a computer business. If you take this in to me it would cost you 2-3 hours $80 per hour.

So just download and run and you will be fine.

Answer 2

Your PC is infected with adware. Use these scans to remove it.
All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.

AVG Removes I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
http://www.safer-networking.org/

http://superantispyware.com/
SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!
Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!
Make sure after you download any of these, that you update them.

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Answer 3

I would say reboot the whole system and everything would be lost. start computer holding down the f5 key or is it the f8 key and then do a clean system. this will bring it back to factory settings. I also suggest using virus protection from your local ISP.

Answer 4

pest patrol is a spyware removal program but isnt that great
i would get it removed
get adaware se personal its free
www.lavasoft.com

check for update, reboot and do a full scan
may also want to do a full scan in safe mode with your anti-virus

Answer 5

I even have had a similar factor Its a HOAX virus. replace your virus definitions and test. If im splendid it confirmed scanning by out all your dives even optical drives and and asserting that they are contaminated. playstation in case you ever suspect a deadly disease disconnect from the internet right this moment and test your workstation in risk-free mode. I in specific circumstances even pull the HDD out and test it as an exterior rigidity.

Answer 6

http://www.pestpatrol.com/ . You can learn about pest patrol there. It should have picked up the virus or nasty. That icon could be notifiying you that it is still there. You can try a free online scan at http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Good luck.

Answer 7

You can desinfect your computer by reading this articles:

http://www.helpero.com/Questions-and-answers/Computers/Software/Are-there-any-good-FREE-spyware-programs_291.html

http://www.helpero.com/Questions-and-answers/Computers/Software/Can-you-recommend-me-a-free-antivirus_2568.html

For more informations about computer related problems, Internet and others you should go to this link: http://www.helpero.com .

Helpero has a very large database with information and answers to daily problems about computers. If you don't find your answer in the database you could ask the specialists for FREE.

Answer 8

use this to check if you accually have a virus http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml if so there should be some good free antiviruses out there, download and install one and run it. i believe there is a trail version on that site, you may have to enter your details though.