How do I get rid of a virus?
B asked:
I was trying to look up a product I saw on tv. I came across a website that promted me to download an active x control. I did and all of a sudden a bunch of pop ups opened. A pornographic icon is now on my desktop and a Vista Anti Virus that keeps prompting me to download it. How do I get rid of this. I downloaded Registry Booster 2, Spybot Search and Destroy, SpyRemover, Ccleaner. However none of these have stopped the pop ups.
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I was trying to look up a product I saw on tv. I came across a website that promted me to download an active x control. I did and all of a sudden a bunch of pop ups opened. A pornographic icon is now on my desktop and a Vista Anti Virus that keeps prompting me to download it. How do I get rid of this. I downloaded Registry Booster 2, Spybot Search and Destroy, SpyRemover, Ccleaner. However none of these have stopped the pop ups.
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Install Kaspersky anti-virus, you can install a 30 days trial for free. It will clean your virus.
Go to
Kansieo.com
u need avg 8 free —- but u cant have spybot ans spy remover with it —- avg has its own spyware in it –un install spybot and spyremover than run ccleaner the registry part on the left —- than download avg 8 run ur sacns an u’ll be fine —
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Your first step is uninstall that active x control. then you wan’t to nab a virus protector and remover. I have been very happy with StopZilla, lets you know if you do have any viruses on your system and removes them in a heartbeat. Don’t get McAfee because it is a system hog, can really slow down everything if you have more than two applications running like music and the internet and don’t get Norton. It’s horrible. Last time I used the software the program thought itself was a virus and attempted to block itself. So go with StopZilla it’s incredibly reliable.
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Boot your system in safe mode than run AV software
What is it?
Malware – short for malicious software, it is used to cause damage to a single computer, server, or computer network. Computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, most rootkits, spyware, dishonest adware, and other malicious and unwanted software are all types of malware that can infect your computer. But it is worth noting that very few malware instances are actual viruses (less than 20%).
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What to do about it?
A virus scanner is the most common tool for prevention. These scanners have “real-time protection” enabled; which scans the program before it runs and if the program has malicious code than it is stopped before the chance of execution. Common sense is another big factor in determining whether or not malware gets into your computer. If an executable computer program is attached to your e-mail and you are unsure of the source, then it should be deleted immediately. Do not download any applications or executable files from unknown sources, and be careful when trading files with other users.
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What about some free protection?
***NOTE*** Let it be known that you must have only one virus protection / firewall working on your computer or serious conflicts will occur! You MUST un-install your current virus protection suite before continuing installing another. “But what if my old one is already expired?” It does not matter, divorce it anyway…
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Anti-Virus…
I would go with Avira. It has the best ratings out of all the “free AV protection”, and even some of the paid for ones.
Here is the link for that:
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Adware and Spyware…
This program only offers on demand scan I would recommend it. (Use at least one AS/A)
Here is the link for that:
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Stopping it before it comes…
Here is the link for that:…
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Firewall…
Link for that…
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Rootkit…
I would use:
Sysinternals RootkitRevealer, Panda Anti Rootkit and BlackLight
Links:……
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You want to make sure that all you programs are constantly updated and patched to prevent attackers from entering through software weaknesses.
Regards,
Dane