I DONT view porn/adult sites on the internet, nor does anyone from my family. However, I sometimes get from friends/relations, some pictures of family members (no sexual content), nature, e greetings, etc.
Now I find that I suddenly get warning pop ups which say that there is a security danger as I have visited some adult/porn sites, etc. and offers free scan. This free scan is mostly from 'Ultimate Defender', and lists a large no. of dangerous items affecting my computer. Of course they ask for a fee to download their scan program.
This sudden pop up creates serious misunderstandings within the family as we all use only one computer that runs on XP.
I scan my computer daily twice with Windows Defender, Spybot Search and Destroy, and Ad-aware SE. I remove any objectionable spyware/malware/trojan etc. they recommend.
Is there anyway I can get rid of this notice from Ultimate Defender? Is their scan/notice genuine?
Only genuine experts reply, please. Thanks.
2006-12-23 02:00:04 · 9 answers · asked by greenhorn 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
YES ,THERE ARE TWO WAYS
BUY NORTON INERNET SECURITY 2007
FROM SYMANTEC CORPORATION
OR
GET AVG FREE
AVG ANTI-VIRUS 7.5
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1
IT IS CURRENTLY THE BEST PROGRAM
ALSO ,YOU MAY WANT AOL VIRUS SHIELD
http://daol.aol.com/safetycenter/virus
THIS PROGRAM THAT YOU MENTION APPEARS TO BE ADWARE
SO ,ALSO GET AVG ANTI-SPYWARE
WITH AVG ANTI-VIRUS
IT MAY HAVE SPREAD AS AN E-MAIL
ATTACHMENT OR AS THE ABOVE PEOPLE SAY ,COULD JUST BE A POP-UP
IF USING ALL THESE PROGRAMS DOES NOT HELP
GET A NEW BROWSER
EITHER FIREFOX2
http://en-US.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/help/
OR OPERA OR NETSCAPE
http://www.opera.com/download/
http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/
THESE ARE MORE SECURE
IN IE ,IF ALL ELSE FAILS
CONTROL PANEL
INTERNET OPTIONS
ADVANCED
RESET ALL
DO THIS WHILE OFFLINE
IE IS RESTORED TO ITS FIRST STATE
....WHEN IT WAS FIRST INSTALLED
DO THIS ONLY AFTER GETTING AVG AND RUNNING
A SCAN
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2006-12-23 02:06:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-08-28 21:57:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go to tools, then to internet options and delete all temp files, cookies, browsing history, etc. Then go to add/remove software and see if that is an installed program..if so then remove it. If not try typing Ultimate Defender into your search function on XP you'll see it in your start-up menu. If it shows up there then delete all files containing it and empy recycle bin. Finally, run all your scans again...try also "House Call" by trend micros...you can google search for the address and that program is free and removes 99.99% in my experience. Good Luck
2006-12-23 02:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by fade_this_rally 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1. You have 2 anti-viruses installed. Uninstall Norton. Keep Mcafee. 2. Get rid of adaware doctor and spyware killer. 3. Download and run Ad-aware and Spybot Search and Destroy 4. Once you have gotten rid of the malware. Do the scans regularly. Good luck.
2016-05-23 01:39:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's likely that either those pop-ups are coming from particular sites and are just advertisements for protection software or someone has installed a program that is contributing to generating those pop-ups. You might check your Control-Panel, Add/Remove Programs for unnecessary programs and remove them.
For security, I recommend the following products (Windows XP-based):
Assuming you're running Windows XP:
ClamWin antivirus:
http://www.clamwin.com/
Windows version: http://superb-west.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/clamwin/clamwin-0.88.5-setup.exe
Windows Firewall:
click on Start-Settings-Control Panel, double-click on Windows Firewall and turn it on.
Antispyware:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx has done a great job on my Windows machine.
2006-12-23 02:04:07 · answer #5 · answered by bogus_dude 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i am so sorry to know this.. dont worry..
Your best protection against Ultimate Defender is to quickly detect and remove Ultimate Defender processes, registry keys, DLLs, and other dangerous Ultimate Defender files from your PC.
To remove Ultimate Defender manually, you need to:
Remove Ultimate Defender processes:
app.exe
iesafe.exe
uninstall.exe
update.exe
udefender_installer.exeRemove Ultimate Defender registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionrunultimatedefender
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefender
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefenderhide
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefenderlastrun
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefenderremind_at
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefenderstate
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefendertotaldetected
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefendertotalruns
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefendererase
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefenderscan
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefenderscanoptions
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefenderscriptsvariables
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefendersettings
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefendersettingsscheduleoptions
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefendersettingsscheduletime
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefendersettingstipday
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefendersettingstipn
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefendershieldapplicationagentcheckpointsapplicationrestrictions
HKEY_CURRENT_USERsoftwareultimatedefendershieldapplicationagentcheckpointsapplicationrestrictionsoptions
2006-12-23 03:23:54 · answer #6 · answered by Neo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ultimate Defender is not a wanted program. You need to remove it. Below is a link that will help you do that.
http://www.spywareremove.com/removeUltimateDefender.html
2006-12-23 02:41:00 · answer #7 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
u need to be sure ur friends actually sent u somthing or if their pc may be infected and sending u viruses or spyware ...
2006-12-23 02:03:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's just a scam pop-up.
Everyone gets them (even the Pope).
It means nothing.
Ignore it and explain the facts to your family (shame that they doubt you in the first place).
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2006-12-23 02:03:29 · answer #9 · answered by jan 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋