last nite i got an IM from a friend and when I looked at it, it said "Hey, check this out" , then lots of letters with my email address at the end. I didn't click on the link, but when i went to ask the friend what this was, you could see all my on-line contacts screens come up. I spent lots of time trying to get rid of this today, and think i was successful. HOWEVER, when i turned my computer back on, i have a background that says IMTools.org with lots of advertisement on it. I have tried many diff't ways to get rid of this but it keeps coming back....can anyone help me!!???
2007-03-07 10:21:32 · 7 answers · asked by shaggy m 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
i have AVG and did a scan but it didn't show
Also added a new virus detector called
AVAST that is for IM's sites
2007-03-07 10:32:34 · update #1
can you tell me what happens if my friends click the link that shows up??? b/c i beleive some of them did, and i had to delete a few people from my list,as they kept sending it back to me....
2007-03-07 11:33:24 · update #2
Shannon
While all the answer given here are fully correct and helpful. We are trying to get to the bottom of this.
By this I mean me.. however Msn are know fully aware of the situation, and the last I heard the author of the program has been caught.
I urge you to warn all your friends NOT to click the link. As soon as a solution / help can be offered I will be positing it. Some time tomorrow lunch time hopefully (12:00 BST England)
Again as all the answer suggest:
Download a virus scanner and spyware detector application.
2007-03-07 10:36:23 · answer #1 · answered by Chεεrs [uk] 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well just like IMNames its spread through people who no little about computers or trust there friends to much. Its ad-ware that spreads via MSN and trys to spread its self however IMTools Ive never seen but it sounds like Ad-Ware and Spy-Ware (due to the ads) so search goggle for IMTools Remover and then try AOL Active Virus Sheild which has a 99%+ detection rate of viruses and get Ad-Aware Personal SE which are both free and the best of free anti-virus and anti-spyware (not AVG Free as its only 83%)
2007-03-07 10:28:57 · answer #2 · answered by sbraidley 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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Hi
Try installing AVG Anti-Spyware from Grisoft (it's free)
http://www.free.grisoft.com
Run a full system scan and it should find it and remove it.
If not try Spybot (another free anti-spyware program):
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Finally (and you shouldn't need this cos it sounds like Spyware not a virus) you could try AVG Anti-Virus (free again):
http://www.free.grisoft.com
Hope that helps
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2007-03-07 10:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by mart8171 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi have you got a virus checker you didn't say if so try that first and if it still does it try formatting your drive and reinstalling windows that only worked for me as i had the same problem last year and that was the only thing that work but virus check it first
2007-03-07 10:29:30 · answer #4 · answered by kindladyuk 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 14:06:53 · answer #5 · answered by llerena 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
download adawear by lavasoft run the program because it sounds like you have ad-wear run this program every nite while you sleep
2007-03-07 10:28:26 · answer #6 · answered by travis p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is spyware and not a virus
download the avg spyware program
2007-03-07 10:37:09 · answer #7 · answered by Elvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋