Is this something legitimate or something dodgy, because when i try to exit out of it Norton Anitvirus do a scan and tell me there is 1 bad thing on computer and ask me if I want to erase it. Will it be this Drivecleaner thing. ( as you can tell I am a bit of computer novice when it comes to technical things) please help I don't want to mess the whole system up
2007-01-07 07:39:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Your computer has got a virus,run norton scan and delete what it tells you to,dont panic.
2007-01-07 07:45:30 · answer #1 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You computer is badly infected with the Vundo virus. The warning is a scam and is not legitimate.
"Drive Cleaner is a program that displays exaggerated reports of security and privacy risks on your computer. Before you can fix these risks, though, the program requires you to purchase the commercial version of the software. Due to this Symantec labels this program a security risk..."
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic71782.html
Use the link that I gave you above for the full procedure to remove this pest.
Good luck.
2007-01-07 07:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't install the drive cleaner it is fake and is just a virus or some type of malware product. I recommend getting norton it should remove this virus and it won't pop up anymore.
2007-01-07 10:29:48 · answer #3 · answered by Aaron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a spyware program is trying to install on your system. Stick with Norton. Some of those popup ads are slick. You think you're closing it, but when you click it starts to download.
2007-01-07 07:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by jjacy123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be dodgy as you already have such a thing in Programs>Accessories>System Tools.
Tell Norton to deal with the intruder.
2007-01-07 07:43:48 · answer #5 · answered by migdalski 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a trojan, also known as spyware.
You may need to switch off System Restore as back up files will be hiding in there, and it will just restore itself. Go to Start - programs - accessories - system tools - system restore.
Run your anti virus and anti spyware in Safe Mode. To get into Safe Mode repeatedly press the F8 key after the bios screen loads but before Windows loads. You'll know if you made it because the screen will be at 800 x 600 and your pc will be slow.
Then beef up your security. Its easier to prevent malware getting on to your sytem in the first place rather than trying to remove it. All the following programs are free for home use;
You need to install one firewall, one anti virus; - you have Norton, but you also need all three anti spyware programs;
http://www.ewido.net - AVG(Ewido) anti trojan.
http://www.lavasoft.com - Ad-Aware SE Personal anti adware
http://www.safer-networking.org - Spybot Search and Destroy anti spyware. Use the Teatimer settings to protect Internet Explorer, and the Immuniser to stop malware getting on your pc.
Also use Microsoft Defender and their online scans.
And these are useful utilities;
http://www.mozilla.com/ - Firefox web browser.
http://www.ccleaner.com Cr*pcleaner Registry cleaner and privacy tool
Winpatrol is a handy utility that tracks cookies on your pc and stops unwanted changes to your startup folder.
http://www.winpatrol.com
Spywareblaster works with Internet Explorer and Firefox. It won't uninstall spyware that is already on your pc, but it will prevent hijacks and other malicious changes to your browser.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com
http://www.siteadvisor.com -MacAffee Site Advisor warns about malware on sites you are about to visit.
2007-01-07 07:45:43 · answer #6 · answered by sarah c 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The ad cleaner thing is what we call spam. Norton Anti virus sees it as a virus. If you have Norton you do not ned all the other ad cleaners etc.
2007-01-07 07:43:57 · answer #7 · answered by egotist61 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you have any anti-spyware programs on your system? If not you should get one and do some scans also. This site has a good list of all the popular ones http://www.basicspywaretips.com/getridofspyware.html
2007-01-07 07:49:24 · answer #8 · answered by Mark 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not install the drive cleaner
get norton up todate and do a full scan and remove it
www.lavasoft.com
adaware se personal
get update, reboot and do a full scan
2007-01-07 07:50:12 · answer #9 · answered by great one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Drive-Cleaner warning is fake. Your machine is infected. Removal instructions are available at http://www.spywareremove.com/removeDriveCleaner.html
2007-01-07 07:43:05 · answer #10 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋