Okay, im really madd at this.
at completely random freaking times, these advertisment pop-ups just randomly pop up outta nowhere. i thinki have a virus?
all i installed was aol instant messanger, DirectX from Microsoft, this game, Yahoo Toolbar.
I dont have a virus scanner, or anything like virus protection.
maybe about 20 of them popped up when i was writing this question.
please help.i need suggestions. thanks.
2007-05-05 06:51:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
You are giving yourself a great amount of grief by running your pc without an antivirus program.
Download this free version from AOL, Active Virus Shield, powered by Karpersky engine Russia. Rated #1 in the world in virus detection. When installed the software will do a complete scan of your system. The time to complete the scan depends on how many programs you have installed in your pc.
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Minddoctor, France
2007-05-05 06:59:08 · answer #1 · answered by MINDDOCTOR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your computer IS infected with malware. Do this:
Disable AIM.
Go to Symantec.com and run an online (free) virus scan on your computer. Let it remove anything it finds.
Download, update, and run the following:
Adaware from lavasoft.com
Spybot Search & Destroy from Spybot.com
Windows Defender from Microsoft.
If those don't clean up the issue, come on back.
BUT: before you come back, download and install the free version of ZoneAlarm firewall from zonealarm.com. Or any firewall you prefer, but you MUST have ONE firewall running or you'll have these problems within hours of going back online.
Get a decent antivirus software. AVAST and AVG are two decent free ones to choose from. UPDATE AND RUN IT OFTEN!
Continually update and run the three malwares I indicated above, too.
AIM is a malware infested pool of slime; NEVER respond to peopleyou don't know, and NEVER follow any of their links unless you know they're safe.
AT the rate youre' going, if you don't do these things soon your machine will become so infested it won't even boot and you'll be into having to reinstall the entire thing all over again.
HTH
Tom`
2007-05-05 07:00:25 · answer #2 · answered by ThoM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your PC is infected with adware. Use these scans to remove it, 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.
http://www.spybot.info/
http://superantispyware.com/
SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!
Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!
You really should have an anti-virus on your PC. Here is onethat is free.
PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition feature highlights
Protects your PC as you are working, surfing and playing
Detects, quarantines, disinfects and destroys Viruses, Trojans and Worms
OnGuard™ protects your computer against threats in real-time
Automatically checks for frequent updates against the latest threats.
http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/
*Never install more than one anti-virus on your PC, as they may conflict with each other. On the other hand, its always good to install more than one anti-spyware.
2007-05-05 06:56:39 · answer #3 · answered by G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go to www.Infected Or Not.com or http://www.nanoscan.com and run a quick Nano Scan or the more complete Total Scan. These are the new Panda Software megadetection tools and you can try them for free at the "Infected Or Not?" web site. They have the latest virus definitions and they scan your pc for active and latent malware.
It is all part of a new awareness campaign. They let you try their new stuff and they use the data to present statistics about the online level of infection to raise awareness on the problem.
2007-05-08 06:18:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-09 13:13:46 · answer #5 · answered by nicolaevitsch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
You really do need help, so please do this, download "AVG Anti-Virus free home version" which comes with free Updates then after you install it give your P.C a full Scan to clear all your Virus's, then run the Norton's (Yahoo) free spy-ware scanner on your Tool bar, then run Disk Cleanup (in your system tools) to clean all your temp files, then Defrag your Hard Drive to get all your free space back. This "WILL" help you.
2007-05-05 07:01:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should try
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free
this is the best free antivirus.
And if you get more # of pop ups u should have a popup blocker. Even yahoo toolbar do it.
But you should enable pop up blocker in your internet explorer by going to tools. Then i think it will work fine. If it is not then try
http://quero.at/. And enable pop up blocking in it. then you will be fine.
2007-05-05 06:59:34 · answer #7 · answered by viky prabu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have aol, on the bottom of the screen where it says allowing pop-ups click on that and then click block pop ups, also I suggest you go to a free trail and download virus protection, or purchase one, AVS is a free one, go to pcworld.com and look for others there
2007-05-05 07:21:38 · answer #8 · answered by raildog 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your computer has a virus. Take it to your favorite computer store, it'll take a geek to remove the virus. Then the geek will recommend anti virus software.
2007-05-05 06:59:37 · answer #9 · answered by warrentalb 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ok. Its pretty simple really. any internet browser these days have pop up blockers installed. Its on the tools portion of your browser. just look for it & switch it on. You wont have to deal with those annoying pop ups again.
2007-05-05 06:59:02 · answer #10 · answered by nightcreature 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋