After i scanned using my anti-virus, Win:32 Adware found in my computer.?

Question

I would like to know whether the infection is dangerous to my computer. Will my computer faces problem in the future..
Some action asks repair, move to the chest and delete it. Which one is more better?

Answer 1

Depends on what you've got .. ad/spyware is everywhere and can seriously bog down your machine.

Firefox is much better at not allowing ad/spyware than IE.

Trendmicro offers an online spyware scanner if you use IE:
http://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan/.asp

Earthlink offers an online spyware scanner if you use IE:
http://www.earthlink.net/software/nmfree/spyscan/

Firefox can be downloaded here:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/

http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/
Spyware Doctor

I use Spyware Blaster and Spybot Search & Destroy running in tandem (using Firefox as a browser) with my anti-virus program (AVG). They are free if you don't mind updating manually.

http://www.spybot.info/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-spyware-free
(AVG offers a spyware program as well, but I've never used it)

Answer 2

Find it all here;

The HotBar family of adware applications displays advertising popup windows during internet browsing and adds advertisement links and pictures to the users outgoing email. HotBar is able to auto-update itself without asking for any permission from the user. The HotBar auto-update can install any software, including all forms of malicious software, without the user knowing it. This is considered to be a critical security threat. The vendor states on their homepage that HotBar enhances and personalizes internet and e-mail applications. Most users are attracted by the fancy HotBar “smilies” which they can add to their email, or by the new background skin schemes which HotBar installs. HotBar Adware directly interacts with the surfing habits of users by displaying advertisements and trying to collect information from visited websites in order to display Hotbar’s advertisements. According to the privacy statement on the HotBar web site, personal information is collected. This may include the users E-mail address, name, age, location, etc. As of this writing users are unable to read the HotBar privacy statement without allowing potentially dangerous applications from running on their computers. http://www.eset.com/msgs/ahotbar.htm

Start your research here; http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=win32+adware&spell=1

http://www.google.com/search?q=win%2032%20adware&sourceid=groowe&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Make it a great day!

Answer 3

Win:32? what ... there are at least 100 variations of virus and spyware programs using win32.

Go to http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/security_response/removaltools.jsp find your version of win32 and follow the instructions.

Answer 4

Delete them all I tell you adwares are evil!