I am getting messages on my pc like critical system error. Download registry cleaner.?

Question

I am using windows 2003 server edition

Answer 1

Do these popups say "Messenger Service" in the title bar?

You are using an older version of Windows (pre XP SP2). These type of popups often exploit the Messenger Service in your Windows OS, which after XP SP2 is disabled by default.

A popup blocker "thingy" will be of no help in this case.


You have 2 choices to end the problem.

1. You can disable and stop Messenger Service by typing "services msc." (without the(""s) into your Run Box and disabling and stopping Messenger Service.

OR

2. You can use the free utility called Shoot The Messenger to automatically disable this unnecessary service.
http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm

Please note that Windows Messenger Service is not the same as any Instant Messenger program that you may have on your computer. Disabling it will not cause you to lose any IM functionality that you may have.

Good luck

Answer 2

It's a Trojan calld "VIRUSBURST" you will have to format the hard drive I am sorry to say. I got a dose of it on 4/11/06 I tried everything. Just have a look and see have you a restore point, I think not Restore has been disabled.Check it out . Macafee left it in. I had Windows Defender and AVG running at the time, For different tasks one job for one and the other for the other as they conflict if doing the same thing. I found out what it was deleting it every where I found it but still persisted. I ran msconfig and deselected all startup items, On reboot there it was fresh as ever. I re enabled all startups. I installed Windows Live One Care from Microsoft Help And Support. When I ran that it dumped AVG and left Defender alone for obvious reasons. It found 4 instances trojans and put them into quarantine. And things got worse!!!!. On reboot and investigation I was dealing with different languages in different places Spanish mostly. I Searched from Search for VirusBurst and I found an email in my name but not me!?!? in My Documents/Settings. I had nothing to lose so I visited that address. It was then I was told by another Terrorist that it was VirusBurst and what it got up to. After the usual Free Scan I was toldI had to buy the fix. A no win situation. I wrote to Microsoft through Help and Support. I got a rapid reply. but no fix. I wrote twice more and got very good service from them, But no Fix. That was on 4/11/06 they might have fix by now because you are not the first. The best of luck.

Answer 3

lol that my friend is what i like to call a genious pop-up add. Its purpose is to get you to think that your computer is about to 'die' even though there is probably nothing wrong with it. I've seen this a million times. I bet you only see that pop up when you are moving through websites. You may also have some kind of cookie or adware on your computer that causes this to pop up. But as far as your computer 'needing' to download registry cleaner...forget it. But you may want to drop a couple dollars down to get your own. OR..use some kind of adware destroyer type program.

Answer 4

Make notes of EXACT error message, and GOOGLE it, someone else will have had same problem and likely have posted a solution.

Not going to suggest a reg cleaner, might make matters worse, depends on teh ERROR MESSAGE details

Answer 5

If you need a registry cleaner I recommend CCleaner. It is free. It also makes a back-up of your registry info.

Answer 6

It's Adware.

If your PC used to be faster, or is acting strangely, it's probably infected with malware. Use the link below to learn more about "malware".

Then, you need to install: ONE Anti-virus (AVG free), ONE Firewall (Zone Alarm free), and Anti-spyware tools like: Windows Defender, Spybot, Ad-Aware, Spyware Blaster and cCleaner (free, use all 5 regularly).

Google for them, install them and learn how to use them.

TIP: Last resort, back up (copy to CD / DVD / external hard drive) all personal data and do a Windows "Clean Install", more info at (www.theeldergeek.com). The apps above can only clean up so much.

Answer 7

That is just a trojan that ur computer probably has not detected
it tells u that so u download there product
it is an adware which u should try to remove using ur antispy or antivirus

Answer 8

do a system restore to a date befor you got the error message and it will go

Answer 9

don't do this this is a virus or spyware. run a virus scan and see if it picks it up then run a spyware scan. this should get rid of it.

Answer 10

That's a pop-up ad. Don't fall for it.