virus??? I NEED HELP!!!!!!?

Question

my brother says that there is a virus and when i open myspace it opens the virus??? is this possible and if so how do i make myspace stop breaking it????

Answer 1

And what kind of antivirus software are you running?

Answer 2

Temporarily disabling System Restore will erase a lot of hidden malware. To disable it, RIGHT-click on "My Computer." Select "Properties" then under the 'System Restore' tab, check 'Turn off system restore' IF not already checked. ONLINE scanners are also needed. Kaspersky & Bitdefender's are free and have nearly 100% detection.
First, use Kaspersky's. (FYI: ALL these scans require you to agree to a EULA and install an activex control so agree to them.)

*NOTE: Some scanners ONLY work with IE or may not fully remove malware. They may also take a LONG time depending on your computer's size, infection, bandwith, etc.

http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

Then scan with:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html


There are MANY other good online scanners which you may choose to also use (which will take longer but ensure safety):

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/ax/

http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/

http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pest/scan.aspx

http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx

http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/

http://www.housecall.trendmicro.com/

http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/

http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml

http://www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.php

http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php


After using these, it's ESSENTIAL to install antispyware/virus. Do NOT use more than 1 antiVIRUS or firewall as they will conflict. 1-3 antispywares are fine.

The best things in life are FREE, and great free software can be found @:

Superantispyware.com
lavasoft.com
emsisoft.com
safer-networking.org
javacoolsoftware.com
free-av.com
siteadvisor.com
phoenixlabs.org
zonealarm.com
comodo.com
iobit.com
Eusing.com
ccleaner.com


Now if you can afford it, the best software to BUY are:

Spy Sweeper
Security Task Manager
Norton Internet Security
Kaspersky
Bitdefender
F-secure
Linkscanner
Advanced Uninstaller

If there's ever ONE file you suspect is infected, you can try some single file scanners which use MULTIPLE engines to scan ONE file.
They are @ virusscan.jotti.org or virustotal.com

If you're PC is squeaky clean, re-enable system restore.
Just RIGHT-click on "My Computer." Select "Properties" then under the 'System Restore' tab, UN-check "Turn off system restore."

*Another thing to consider is using another browser besides Internet Explorer. It has a lot of security holes,
making it less safe. I prefer Firefox from mozilla.org.
It's easy to use, FAST, and has a lot of neat little add-ons you can toy around with.*

Keep your software UPDATED! USE Windows Updates to patch security holes and use the 'optimizing' tools I've reccomended to optimize you system. Please email me any/all websites you got the infection from or if any are popping up or hijacking you.
Sometimes you may get a NEW and Unknown malware and I can submit it to be blacklisted/investigated to security companies.
Hope I was able to help. If I have, please consider returning & leaving a nice comment and
"Best Answer" to whomever you thinks deserves it...

Answer 3

i dont think going on myspace would activate the virus. It sounds like he is just messing. But get some Anti-Spyware stuff such as spybot

Answer 4

Maybe he is just joking, do an antivirus scan to make sure.