re: POP UP's
Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Posted by Mike
(11 messages posted)
I'm currently running Malwarebytes now. I appreciate the information. I will defenitely
try those sites you give me. I just wonder why my AVG or the other stuff I ran didn't
catch it?
Thank you very much!!!
On Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 6:27 pm, Rich Kurtz wrote:
>You have a virus. Follow directions at any of the following sites. The folks there
>are dedicated to malware removal and will be able to help you determine if your
system
>is infected and if so how to clean it up. They require that you register but they
>are all free. Also be patient as they are usually very busy:
>
>WhattheTech
>GeeksToGo
>Spyware Beware
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re: POP UP's
Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Posted by Rich Kurtz
(12246 messages posted)
No single anti-virus, anti-spyware program is going to catch everything. The single
most important thing you can do to prevent future infections (in my opinion) is to
switch to a different web browser and get off of Internet Explorer.
Install FireFox or Opera
and make it your default browser. Only use IE when absolutely necessary.
Install and keep updated, Spybot
Search & Destroy and Spyware
Blaster. I don't recommend using Spybot's TeaTimer unless you understand exactly
what it does and how to use it.
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re: POP UP's
Monday, December 29, 2008 at 3:35 am
Posted by samspade
(134 messages posted)
I use firefox as default , as does my wife on here laptop and still get hit by the
trojan the poster has ,and we get them on legit websites and youtube videos , because
of link hijacking .
my advice is when you get the first popup don't hit any of the options like X, or
yes & no or cancel as they all are programed to mean yes!
do the following ,, ALT+ctrl+del , then go to applications and end task ,shutting
down the browser ! then run ccleaner and clean all temp files and cookie ! and do
the registry cleaner as well . get and install CCleaner now !so you are ready for
the next hit! www.ccleaner.com
On Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 7:01 pm, Rich Kurtz wrote:
>No single anti-virus, anti-spyware program is going to catch everything. The single
>most important thing you can do to prevent future infections (in my opinion) is
to
>switch to a different web browser and get off of Internet Explorer.
> Install FireFox or Opera
>and make it your default browser. Only use IE when absolutely necessary.
> Install and keep updated, Spybot
>Search & Destroy and Spyware
>Blaster. I don't recommend using Spybot's TeaTimer unless you understand exactly
>what it does and how to use it.
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