After formatting my hdd & reinstalling 2000 & anti virus I keep recieving pop ups which say 55 critical errors

Question

This is not just one site but many I cannot see how this can be on a clean drive

Answer 1

2000? do you mean windows 2000 (real outdated) ?

Run Secunia Software Inspector
* Detects insecure versions of applications installed
* Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied
* Assists you in updating your system and applications
* Runs through your browser. No installation or download is required.

http://secunia.com/software_inspector/

then
1) If you have not already scanned your comp with spybot http://spywarekiller.hyperboards.com/index.php?action=view_topic&topic_id=4 do that now .Update it http://www.spybot.info/en/howto/update.html (latest updares on 14th march 2007) and then run it so it gets rid of all the spyware and trojans in safe mode http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial61.html

then run AVG Anti-Spyware Free
http://spywarekiller.hyperboards.com/index.php?action=view_topic&topic_id=39&latest=1

then

2) Do an online virus scan to check if you still have viruses on your computer. And let us know if the online virus scan still finds any virus or spyware .
http://spywarekiller.hyperboards.com/index.php?action=view_topic&topic_id=11

3) Get another anti virus program if your present anti virus program is not protecting you any longer
http://spywarekiller.hyperboards.com/index.php?action=view_topic&topic_id=12&latest=1

Install a good firewall
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp


If you still have question or problems let the experts take a look at whats happening on your computer.Visit the HijackThis Logs and Analysis forum.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showforum=22 or
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7

Answer 2

some anti-virus programs will pick up pup,s(potentially unwanted programs),and these are programs or apps that the scanner thinks may be a problem now or in the future,but they are not actuall problems
when you installl your os after a format(the windows format is only a low level format,so most good un-delete software could probally retreive software even after a format)there is still retreivable data still on the drive,but this shouldnt be picked up by the scanner
i can only see its a problem caused by the scanner,either p.u.p,s or false positives,these are errors that dont actually exist but the scanner beleives they do
all i can suggest is to remove your current anti-virus software and install a program like avast4.7(http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html),and see if the errors or problems exist under this anti-virus software,if they dont its obviously the previous anti-virus software
would your a/v software happen to be norton or macafee,as these expensive programs tend to have these type of problems
good luck

Answer 3

It seems that the computer has got adwares on it. Try running antisyware programs
spybot s&d
http://bestofrest.blogspot.com/2007/02/spybot-search-destroy-antispyware.html
if it does not remove it, then run smitfraudfix tool
http://viruscleaner.blogspot.com/2006/12/smitfraudfix.html
You will need one firewall
http://bestofrest.blogspot.com/2007/03/comodo-personal-firewall.html
also use a general purpose temp files cleaner CCleaner
http://bestofrest.blogspot.com/2006/11/ccleaner.html

Answer 4

its a spyware program, get spybot from the web and run it and itll stop
its just a program that redirects you to a pop up website thats trying to sell a useless product by scaremongering

Answer 5

You probably using a FAKE antivirus, like Antivirus pro which is a VIRUS/SPYWARE. remove it and get a REAL antivirus program.

Answer 6

You have spy ware, you need to download Ad-AWARE PRO