Computer help please?

Question

ever since yesterday my computer has this yellow triangle with a exclamation point in it and it wont go away and we uninstalled this antvir gear 38 and it is still in the task bar, what can i do to get rid of this stuff, it keeps popping up messages and stuff every 5 seconds.

Answer 1

That is a virus, you should try to download a free antivirus scanner and/or antispyware scanner such as:

http://lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
OR
http://spybot.info/en/mirrors/index.html

Answer 2

"antvir gear 38" typo?, What do you mean by that?

" My computer is broken.", My printer won't work." and "I get an error message." are examples of how NOT to get good tech support. Phrases like these don't tell us enough to figure out what is actually wrong.

Please re-post with the name of the program you are using, a description of your specific problem, all error messages, word for word, (if applicable) and your PC make & model, components (if applicable), and operating system used.

If your machine hasn't completely given up the ghost, reboot the darn thing FIRST, then see if you can re-create the problem, taking careful notes on everything YOU DO AND SEE on the screen along the way. Write down any and all error messages you encounter and don't leave out any of the "techno-gobbledy-goop", because that's more important than anything you can say.

Then, we can try to help.

*OPTIONAL Screen Capture*:

Even better, capture a screen shot of every error message you get. If you don't already have a favorite screen capture program (like the free MWSnap), use the “ClipBoard” in Windows:

Press the CTRL + PrtScr key (Next to F12) to capture the Desktop (ALT + PrtScr to capture the current window) to the Clipboard, then, open Programs > Accessories > Paint (or WordPad), select Edit > Paste. Then, save the file to the Desktop, with a descriptive title such as "Error Message From (Insert program name here)" and be sure to save as “.JPG” in Paint, or an “.RTF” in WordPad.

That way, you can send us links (from Flickr or Photobucket, for example) so we can see it for ourselves. A picture IS worth a 1000 words!!!

Answer 3

are u sure that the triangle is because of that antvir gear 38?

Windows is probably reporting to you that you DONT have an antivirus installed on your system[ which is not advisable]
The icon[or triangle] will go away the moment you get a new antivirus!

If you dont want to install a new antivirus , then you can turn off the alert by clicking on the link and unchecking the option for alerts!

Answer 4

Windows keeps a list of programs to start when Windows begins running. This list can be access through msconfig.exe.

To run msconfig.exe,
1) Click Start > Run > Type: msconfig
2) Go to the "Startup" tab, uncheck the program that is giving you problems. (Hint: if you can't tell which it is, try expanding the "Command" column from the list, and generally the program will be in C:\Program Files\*Name of Program*\*file_to_run*)

If that doesn't do the trick, send me an email. Hope this helps,
Derek

Answer 5

Give a few more details about your model, O/S etc.
Also, when you uninstalled this antvir gear 38 program, how did you perform that function? Like this?
(Vista)
1.Start
2.Control Panel
3.Programs&Features
4.Select and clicked on the one you want to deleted
5.Uninstall

Answer 6

Antivir Gear is malware. To remove it completely see the link below:
http://www.antivirgear-removal.com.removal-instructions.com/bl-removeAntiVirGear.html

Answer 7

What is the message in the balloon that it pops up?

Answer 8

That just sounds like stupid windows update...