every time i click my mouse to access a site a box appears saying that a virus called clickscan has been detected. i then have the options to heal or send to vault etc.this happens all the time. i have pop up blockers on and i have A.V.G. protection. i use my computer for my business but this is now getting rediculous.
2007-02-24 21:16:47 · 6 answers · asked by chuckinnit 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
sorry the virus is called Clickspring PuritySCAN not clickscan
2007-02-24 21:19:46 · update #1
What you have is spware and not a virus.
Adware/PurityScan[Panda],
Category
Adware : Software that displays pop-up/pop-under advertisements when the primary user interface is not visible, or which do not appear to be associated with the product.
Browser Helper Object: (BHO). A component that Internet Explorer will load whenever it starts, shares IE's memory context, can perform any action on the available windows and modules. A BHO can detect events, create windows to display additional information on a viewed page, monitor messages and actions. Microsoft calls it "a spy we send to infiltrate the browser's land." BHOs are not stopped by personal firewalls, because they are seen by the firewall as your browser itself. Some exploits of this technology search all pages you view in IE and replace banner advertisements with other ads. Some monitor and report on your actions. Some change your home page.
Use these scans to remove it, both are free.
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.
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2007-02-24 21:28:51 · answer #1 · answered by G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use diverse antivirus softwares like loose AVG, Mcaffe on-line etc. After that use secret agent ware & spyware application like Spybot, lavasoft spyware etc. in effortless words receive them from the numerous web site.
2016-12-04 22:17:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a virus, it's malware, trying to frighten you into buying their product. Just download (free) either or both of AdAware SE Personal & Spybot S&D, either of these should bowl it out.
2007-02-24 21:46:56 · answer #3 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
type the name of the virus into Google and follow the links.
2007-02-24 21:26:18 · answer #4 · answered by limey_not_lime 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be a ad box that has slipped past making you click on the link and then it will try to sell you antivirus ,if its the same site doing it and no other thats what it is.
2007-02-24 21:20:28 · answer #5 · answered by Nutty Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had it when i was younger during my pulling days, you need to go and get it sorted
2007-02-24 21:21:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋