So i turn on my pc and a little caution sign appears at the bottom saying i have a viruse. I know thats a lie becasue i scaned my pc several times already and i even bought Norton anti-viruses last night and it still appears. Next i open internet explorer, it stays open for about 6 seconds then closes itself on it's own. Meaning i can't go on the internet like normal people. However i am able to go on by restarting it in safe mode and by opening up the internet w/o add- ons. I do a complete scan w/Norton and finds a "tracking cookie". I delete it but it keeps coming back and it is titled "tracking cookie". I even installed adaware and it still doesn't work? Can somebody please tell me how to delete this for good!?? My last option is to call Dell, but i dont want to pay $120. Im pretty sure i got the spy ware from LimeWire, YES i learned my lesson, no need to explain about that.
2007-11-11 08:37:04 · 12 answers · asked by M.Fighter. 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
PCTools products do get good reviews. The good thing is they have free versions of their products. They work great. Spyware Doctor from the Google pack is a must. I highly recommend it. I bought Webroots Spysweeper and spyware doctor finds stuff spysweeper does not. Having both is a perfect combo and I recommend running two anti-spyware products.
PCTools Anti-Virus
http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/
PCTools Threatfire - Malware Protection
This free tool makes your current anti-virus better. Definite Download
http://www.threatfire.com
PCTools Firewall Plus
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
The Google Pack includes a free starter edition of Spyware Doctor.
http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer_new.html?hl=en&gl=us&ai=BZy9nzYgZR_j2KofKmwTgjq3mAezuhSGAyqSDAsWNtwEAEAEgw9-LBTgBUIfas8sEYMnG5YbIo-gZoAGWl5z9A7IBDmZvcmRicmFrZXMuY29tyAEC2gEWaHR0cDovL2ZvcmRicmFrZXMuY29tL4ACAagDAw&gclid=CJu2m5HWnI8CFSUYagodtkXDew&ciNum=11
Reviews
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136191/article.html
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You can do an online scan for viruses and spyware for free from the major vendors. Some of these require Internet Explorer to run because of Active-X
Trend-Micro
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Computer Associates
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pestscan/
Panda Software
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/
Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/?langid=ie&venid=sym
Mcafee Free Scan
http://us.mcafee.com/root/catalog.asp?catid=free
Kaspersky Scanner
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
Microsoft Protection Scanner
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/center/howsafe.htm?s_cid=mscom_msrt
F-Secure
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/olsbeta.shtml
BitDefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
NOD32
http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/index.php
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Its good to run two anti-spywares even if some extra resources are taken.
SuperAntiSpyware does an excellent job. AVG's full version gets great reviews.
Adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware
Microsoft Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-spyware-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
Spyware Terminator 2
http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/
SuperAntispyware
http://superantispyware.com/
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Anti-Spyware for a cost.
Personally I bought Webroot's Spysweeper, their product is great and well worth the money. Watch Best Buy ads because sometimes it goes on sale for $10 to $15.
Webroot Spysweeper
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/compare/freeware.html?rc=4929
PCTools Spyware Doctor
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/
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There are free anti-virus scanners availble. They work well. I like AVG and PCTools anti-viruses the best of the free anti-virus programs.
If you are not willing to spend money it is good to have some kind of anti-virus software
avg
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Avira AntiVir
http://www.free-av.com/
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For a Cost
This is my recommendation for anti-virus. Free are good, but they are not as accurate as the top paid anti-virus software
Top-Tier
Kaspersky
http://www.kasepersky.com
Nod32
http://www.eset.com/
2007-11-11 09:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-22 05:40:59 · answer #2 · answered by Elmer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you purchased Norton then I would make sure that you installed the entire suite (antivirus, antispyware, firewall, etc) otherwise you are not really scanning for all malware.
You will also want to make sure that any other security programs have been completely uninstalled and that you have rebooted prior to installing Norton.
After you install Norton you will want to completely run the live update program and reboot and run it again and reboot, etc.. until the program is completely updated... then you will want to go thru the preferences and set up the program.. .and then you'll want to close out of all running programs (except norton) and run a complete scan.
You may also want to turn OFF system restore until you have completely eradicated the bug and then turn it back on to create a clean restore point.
You may also want to double check Norton by going to the symantec.com website and performing a web based scan... since some malware will disable your ability to properly install protection after the fact.
If you perform all of these steps as described and are still infected then you may either want to do a system restore to a time before you became infected and then install Norton or you may have to format the drive and then install Norton.
Good Luck
2007-11-11 08:43:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i recently got something worse from limewire and now have a broken wireless card and a new OS. all you can do is send it into dell or find it in the subfolders and disable it. that is what dell will do. this will take an amature about 4 days. it also has a 50/50 chance of doing anything. uninstall limewire for good and restart in safe mode. do a full norton scan and if that does not help contact norton support on the little norton home thing.
i had to reinstall windows and get norton 360 to do anything but get porno pop ups.
2007-11-11 08:43:21 · answer #4 · answered by selicos 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From the browser menu,
go to Tools>Internet Options>Browsing history>delete button>
then delete your Temporary Internet Files and your Cookies.
Download, install, UPDATE and scan with the programs listed below. These are free programs with free removals and free definition updates.
Always click the button to UPDATE before starting the scan.
Remove (Quarantine) all items they find.
Scan immediately with #1.
1. SuperAntispyware here:
http://www.superantispyware.com
These other two are free, make a great pair and work well together, when used one after the other...
2. Ad-Aware 2007 here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
3. SpyBot Search & Destory here:
http://www.safer-networking.org
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Use protection,
your computer will thank you.
2007-11-11 08:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by Mike M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HBC It was in '78 thqat then-EEC Dr Hanrick Eldeman got round to say officially that Brussels BEAST - Belgian Electronic Accounting Surveillance Terminal - already gave everyone in the world an 18-digit ID hat starts 666 - as in Revelation 13:15-18 In '74, Washington Uni Prof R Keith Farrell had develpoed a laser gun to tattoo an 18-digit ID under the skin, inserting a soft plastic that fgives off 1 watt - to be scanned by cash till lasers for cashless, chequeless society It can be pinpointed anywhere on Earth , even from a plane In '79, Chair of a Senate Panel probing US security said, "If Govt ever falls into the wrong hands, there'd be nowhere to hide!" They now even sell covert surveillance gizmos to lovers who wanna spy on each other Weather satellites don't just watch clouds - even in the '70s they could read licence plates & record comnversations by directing laser beam onto vibrating glass UK is the most watched land on Earth & stats for cameras don't include hidden ones Fiber optic cable is thinner than human hair & the fish eye lens at the TV end of cable TV can record all in the room, even when TV is off - central computer override CBS' Dan Schorr & CBC's Des Smith exposed that in the '70s Catch up to the power of new booster progs They can see all ya emails & all URLs U visit
2016-05-29 05:57:00 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your computer may have a variant of the ubiquitous Smitfraud infection. Almost all "general purpose","all-in one" spyware and virus removal programs such as AVG, Norton, or Spybot S & D cannot remove it.
Free specialised Smitfraud removal tool is here:
http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php
2007-11-11 09:46:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If possible download SuperAntiSpyware. Load in normal mode but run in Safe Mode after turning off System Restore.
http://www.superantispyware.com/
If the above fails or part fails download this SmitFraud removal tool. Again run in Safe Mode.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/smitfraudfix.php
Good luck & safe surfing.
wdw
2007-11-11 08:43:29 · answer #8 · answered by Who Dares Wins 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well everyone hates spyware. Now a days people make spyware and viruses so good that when you get rid of it it has another file and grows the thing again. To get rid of it for good reboot your whole system. make sure you keep the files you really want for like work or school.
2007-11-11 08:40:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
ah my young padawan this problem happened to a family member of mine everytime he just deleted his entire computer and reinstalled his os. f you can get to your notron virus thing it will tell you the location of your virus, BUT BE WARNED!!
Norton will become like aids I use avg tells you where yur virus is and will offer you to delete it for you or it will put it into a hybernative quarantine until you delete it yourself. get rid of norton
2007-11-11 08:44:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋