My computer has a flashing icon that brings up pop ups,?

Question

how do i get it off of my computer,and it also has ads poping up trying to get me to purchase internet security

Answer 1

Sounds very much like your computer is infected with the Zlob Trojan. Zlob Trojan generates 'Critical System Alert' messages and tries to force you into buying rogue antispyware products. To remove these message and the trojan that generates them, download and scan your PC with SpyNoMore, it is the most accurate program in detecting zlob infections.

http://www.spynomore.com/trojan-zlob.htm

By the way it is not free, but then again you should really question any so-called free solution. Isn't that how your computer got infected in the first place?!. The free scan will only check your system and show you the infections. If you choose to remove them, be prepared to pay.

Answer 2

Scan your PC with these.

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

Excellent suggestion above, ones that I would have made myself. I would like to add that you should download Mozilla Firefox, it's much better at security...IE7 is just a catch-up copy of Mozilla.

Answer 4

Download sypbot---http://www.safer-networking.org/ Update and run it.

Download adaware---http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/products/select_your_product.php

To prevent such bad stuff from being installed in the first place get spywareblaster from http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Answer 5

Grab an antispyware program and scan for spyware

http://www.safer-networking.org/microsoft.en.html
http://www.lavasoft.de/ms/index.htm
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
http://www.tenebril.com/consumer/spyware/spycatcher-express.php
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html

Answer 6

try spybot - this works pretty good - your isp should also have some type of spyware remover

Make sure you have popup blocker enabled on your web browser

Answer 7

Run your antivirus and any spyware removal programs you have, if that doesn't get rid of it go to http://noahdfear.geekstogo.com/ and follow the instructions to remove it

Answer 8

run a ful system scan, then let norton anit virus delete it
then it will put the computer back to it,s orginal congifuration.