Adult sites on my computer?

Question

i'm a mum or three young boys age between 16 and 10.
and i use our internet the other day and when i was checking my emails. I got a pop up saying that the pc has kept a list of the adult sites someone has visited. that got installed when they went on it. and it offered me a free scan and this drive cleaner.

does this mean that someone has visited adult sites and how do i check that they have visited the sites.. i checked the history and there was nothing on there..my sons must of some how deleted what they have been on..

so have they or is it some site trying to say they have been on it

Answer 1

No, don't panic, this is a pop-up and means nothing - don't go blaming your boys! I have the same thing happening on mine every so often. Make sure your anti-virus software is up to date.

Answer 2

Depending on the type of Pop-up. If it came from Messenger Service:
- Click Start and then click Control Panel.
- Click Performance and Maintenance. (If you do not see the Performance and Maintenance icon, you may be using Classic View. You can skip to step 3 below, but you must double-click Administrative Tools.)
- Click Administrative Tools
- Double-click Services as shown in Figure 1 above..
- Double-click Messenger.
- In the Startup type list, choose Disabled
- Click Stop, and then click OK
Reboot to ensure the settings stick. To see screenshots, you can go to the Microsoft page below:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/stopspam.mspx

If it was not from Messenger Service, it is probably spyware:
Firstly update and run your anti-virus product. You can also run a free online scan as well as some malware can actually corrupt or disable your resident security products. Here are a few online scans you can run:
Trend - http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Panda - http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ActiveScan.htm
Norton - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

Second download, update and run scans using the following products:
SuperAntispyware
http://superantispyware.com/
Spybot S&D (free version requires manual updating)
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/
AVG AntiSpyware
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5
Adaware from Lavasoft (free version requires automatic updating)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

(These programs can be run in Safe Mode after downloading and updating)

Third, after cleaning your system, disable System Restore, reboot and re-enable System Restore when you log back on. This will clear the malware that may still be lurking in System Restore, which could be reinstalled should you need to rollback at some point. Additionally, a reboot may be required to complete the malware removal process.

Lastly, you may also want to install the following tool. It is free and requires you to check for and enable updates manually once a week or so. It uses no system resources.
SpywareBlaster (inoculates, not a spyware removal tool)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Answer 3

Your sons have probably visited some xxx sites. Try setting some user controls. Make yourself the administrator and use a good pass word that the kids won't be able to guess. Give your sons limited user accounts and then set up some parental controls. That should take care of the problem.

Answer 4

Yes, that is the case. One of your sons (probably in natural curiosity) visited these sites. Though they may have deleted the History, they didn't clear the cookies and other caches that Windows cleverly hide.

But, I wouldn't trust the Scan and Drive Cleaner if it came from the Adult site. That seems a ploy to add more sites.

For cleaners, go to www.download.com to get free and good cleaners.

Answer 5

adult site

Answer 6

nope it's a pop up trying to trick you into download something you dont need,
do not click on any free scans,
you should download a free ante spyware program to keep this sort of stuff out of your computer
the one i use is spybot search and destroy,
it's very good and it's free

Answer 7

Remove all unwanted startup items using registry editor or msconfig.exe utility. Then install Spyware Terminator and scan your system fully.

Answer 8

these are pop up adds that try to get you to buy something or download malware to your system. fist make sure your popup blocker is turned on. next run a virus scan.

Answer 9

This is an on-line selling technique. Don't download anything as they usually have viruses!

No...it doesn't mean your sons have been looking at porn...but would it be the end of the world if they had?
Not all porn is evil you know?...sometimes this curiosity in teenage boys is normal...healthy even!

Answer 10

It is a fraudulent message, and if you downloaded the 'drive cleaner' it would probably install a lot of spyware on your computer..