urgent help needed for computer virus!!
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Topic: urgent help needed for computer virus!!
Posted By: BaAsKa
Subject: urgent help needed for computer virus!!
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 1:24pm
I have no idea about computers and as far as i was aware i had antivirus and antispyware but i just got this huge message saying to clean my system bcos it has infections!!!!!!
can i download something from somewhere to clean the system?????? |
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 1:26pm
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be careful that message itself could be the virus.
where did the message come from? if it is not from your anitvirus then ignore it! then run a virus check using whatever your antivirus software is. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 1:33pm
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I ran a check and ...well lets just say i have nooooo idea what im meant to be looking at!!!!
I run my spyware thing and it say s i have problems that need to be fixed....so i press "fix problems" and i then says i haver to pay for something to fix!!! 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 1:34pm
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whats your spyware called? ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 1:35pm
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if its from that link yougot then it is just an advertisement.
hubby says if you have norton or mcafee or something like that then you should be fine and ignore that message. its a scam. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 1:39pm
| spyware doctor?? i think? and avast antivirus |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 1:40pm
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if the message about buying something is related to the link that originaly says you have problems then its advertising and a big scam. just get rid of it. if the message didnt come from your antivirus then definitley ignore it. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 1:49pm
That Bizzy knows her sh*t  
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 1:55pm
| oh man im soooo confussed! lol |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 3:00pm
awww shucks, thanks!!!  ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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pepsi wrote:Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 30 January 2010 at 3:58pm
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Yep thats just a ad. Don't worry about it, your computer should be fine.
A good program to download is malware bytes as it works wonders along side an antispyware and antivirus program http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - link Just click on download free version on the left hand side. ------------- 
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Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 31 January 2010 at 1:21am
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I have now got internet security on mine it helps what is high risk etc. Dh is I.T so it helps when I don't know if something is safe or not. |
Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 31 January 2010 at 9:23am
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Dont put in your credit card info its a scam! one of my friends just did it (stupid stupid boy) and of course it charged him all sorts of random things and had to get new c/c number etc and it also put a virus on his comp.
*edit thats if it is just a pop up, not a message coming from your actually antivirus. You shouldnt have to pay anything with avast free version |