pop ups coming on my computer?

Question

i have pop up coming on my computer telling me that i have virisis and they want to sell me software to get rid of the virises magafee says im totally protected how can i stop the pop-ups

Answer 1

don't try norton, it's probably the worst product on the market. Update your magafee, I had a similiar problem where I was getting a pop up saying that i had a virus on my computer and to click here to get rid of it. I updated my anti-virus and there was something to get rid of the pop-up. It's most likely a form of spyware on your computer.

Answer 2

All that pop-ups are simply a fake. They want you to click them and visit so that website. You could get viruses like this, but remember: a pop-up window can't detect so fast if you have viruses on your computer (only special sites do this and they are the big companies, such as BitDefender, NOD32 etc.). Before verify if your computer has viruses, you should take a look at that site - what the others say about it etc.
To deactivate pop-ups you should say what browser do you use. In case you use Firefox you should go to:
Tools - Options - Content - check "Block pop-up windows" - click Exceptions and delete that sites you don't want to get pop-ups from (here will be shown all your accepted websites). In case you don't use Firefox, you should do it or, if you don't want to do that, you should upgrade to the last version of your browse (Internet Explorer 7, Opera 10 I think, Firefox 2). Use Yahoo! search to find their official site. Good luck!

Answer 3

If you are getting these popups regardless of what web sites you visit, you probably have spyware on your computer. One big way to find out is use Internet Explorer with random trusted sites. Close it out then use Windows Explorer to just view your local folders. If you get popups in both of these test runs, you have some sort of malware on your PC.

I recommend Spybot Search & Destroy or Lavasoft's Ad-Aware. Use these tools carefull as they are not perfect and can misreported perfectly harmless files as bad things. Before you download and install these applications, Trend-Micro's FREE online anti-virus, HouseCall, now scans for spyware, malware, grayware, and everything bad under the sun.

Last but not least, check out Symantec as they have pages dedicated to specific PC exploits, their symptoms, and non-software fixes. Often, they make cleaner programs that can remove individual instances of select exploits. It can take several scans, lots of rebooting, and exploring in Safe Mode to get every bad nugget off your PC but, in the end, it'll run much better than before.

Personally, I never rely on a single anti-virus app for protection. AVG catches things Avast! does not and vice versa. Then there is McAfee, NAV, PC Cillin, and many others.. All of them get the job done but none of them are truly complete.

Answer 4

I had the same thing keep happening to me. These pop-ups are like spy ware in and of themselves. Download System Mechanic (you should be able to try it free for 30 days). Run the protection scan and repair, and it will stop these pop-ups. Then activate the system guard to keep them from coming back. It is the only thing that worked for me. Norton's anti-virus recognized the pop-ups as spy ware but did not stop them.

Answer 5

seems you have inadvertantly downloaded some antivirus faker program into your machine(which scams you by saying there are viruses there - that no other program can find>that is unusual isn't it?<...so it is part of their sales technique)...to say you have a bug and only by buying their program can it be eliminated.
They can be a pain to get rid of. I think- though I havn't tried it - is to go the "restore route" after you find the program that got in and uninstalled/deleted it. Otherwise do a lot of googleing of the "program " to figure out how to get rid of it.
Sorry can't help you anymore than that, it really depends on "what" antivirus faker got in. I have used ad-aware(from lavasoft) and spybot with no help in this area as it is a legit program.

Answer 6

It's a Smitfraud infection, which cannot be detected by anti-virus software like McAfee. I recommend that you download the free Spyware Terminator, update it and then scan your computer to get rid of the pop-up.
http://spywareterminator.com/

Answer 7

Pop ups are usually caused by spyware/adware,,,Anti-Virus doesnt get rid of spywares,The best way to get rid of spywares,adwares,trojans and pop up is using a best anti-spyware to protect your computer.You must have 1 or 2 antispyware on your computer to protect your computer.Of course there are many solutions exist, all of them with their own strengths and weaknesses.So which anti-spyware is the most suited for your system? You can find out by reading in-depth reviews and comparisons of TOP 5 anti-spywares... some really great tips and links to Spyware removal programs.

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Good luck!

Answer 8

Check if you have the Version 6 or above of Internet explorer.
To check that click on Help and then click on about internet explorer.
If you do have IE which is 6.0 or above then click on Tools Option you will have Pop up blocker listed there click on turn on pop up blocker.
This should help you if its a basic issues.

Answer 9

At the top of your computer there should be a pop up icon click on it and block your pop ups, but if your computer is telling you that you have a viruses you need to go to bast but and tell them what is going on and let them help you. It could save your computer. It could have a viruses and it could be saving you from having to buy a new computer. turn off your computer ,unplug it Intel you talk to some one at bast buy about it.

Answer 10

This isn't actually a virus,it is what's known as SPYWARE / MALWARE.
Advertisers use this to get you to buy their products.
You can get a two week trial of TUNE-UP UTILITIES free from www.download.com and type ''tune up'' in the searchbar.
Download the trial and go to OPTIMIZE AND IMPROVE,,,when you've clicked that,,simply run a ''1-click maintainance'' on your PC

This should free up space and get rid of unwanted programs from your hard drive and also your start menu.

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HOPE YOU GET IT SORTED SOON !!