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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:52 pm
Post subject: computer is infected message  Get Alert
Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>security_admin (more info?)
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Hi! Today when I signed on to my computer, there was an icon on my taskbar
(a red circle with a white X in it), and the balloon said "Your computer is
infected! Windows has detected spyware infection! It is recommended that you
use special antispyware tools to prevent data loss. Windows will now
download and install the most up-to-date antispyware for you. Click here to
protect your computer from spyware!"
So I clicked it, and something came up offering to do a scan of my computer.
So I ran the scan, and it came up showing like 160 files infected. So then
it said to click to Remove Infected Files, and when I clicked that, it said
it couldn't do that in the "trial" version - that I had to pay like $40 for
their program. So then I figured the whole thing (including the error
message on my taskbar) was just some ad or scam, so I exited out of the scan.
But the message keeps popping up and the red circle with the X won't leave
my taskbar. It pops up like every 15 seconds!! It's driving me crazy! I
went to Remove Programs, and removed the scan program. But that did not
remove the X and the annoying pop-up message. Now, even when I click into
the balloon to supposedly "protect my computer from spyware", it won't even
go to the scanning program anymore because I removed it!
PLEASE help me - how do I make this stop popping up on my computer????? |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:57 pm
Post subject: Re: computer is infected message Get Alert [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Julie wrote:
> Hi! Today when I signed on to my computer, there was an icon on my
> taskbar (a red circle with a white X in it), and the balloon said
> "Your computer is infected! Windows has detected spyware infection!
> It is recommended that you use special antispyware tools to prevent
> data loss. Windows will now download and install the most
> up-to-date antispyware for you. Click here to protect your
> computer from spyware!"
> So I clicked it, and something came up offering to do a scan of my
> computer. So I ran the scan, and it came up showing like 160 files
> infected. So then it said to click to Remove Infected Files, and
> when I clicked that, it said it couldn't do that in the "trial"
> version - that I had to pay like $40 for their program. So then I
> figured the whole thing (including the error message on my taskbar)
> was just some ad or scam, so I exited out of the scan. But the
> message keeps popping up and the red circle with the X won't leave
> my taskbar. It pops up like every 15 seconds!! It's driving me
> crazy! I went to Remove Programs, and removed the scan program.
> But that did not remove the X and the annoying pop-up message.
> Now, even when I click into the balloon to supposedly "protect my
> computer from spyware", it won't even go to the scanning program
> anymore because I removed it!
>
> PLEASE help me - how do I make this stop popping up on my
> computer?????
Julie,
In the future - if you feel it is relevant to many groups - crosspost as
opposed to multiposting.
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
See my advice in your other posting...
Someone may come to you with more specific instrrictions to get rid of what
may be a smitfraud or related infestation - which is good.... But you should
probably do my suggestions as well - because if you have one thing - you
likely have 20 others.
--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:08 pm
Post subject: Re: computer is infected message Get Alert [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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Julie wrote:
> Hi! Today when I signed on to my computer, there was an icon on my
> taskbar (a red circle with a white X in it), and the balloon said
> "Your computer is infected! Windows has detected spyware infection!
> It is recommended that you use special antispyware tools to prevent
> data loss. Windows will now download and install the most
> up-to-date antispyware for you. Click here to protect your
> computer from spyware!"
> So I clicked it, and something came up offering to do a scan of my
> computer. So I ran the scan, and it came up showing like 160 files
> infected. So then it said to click to Remove Infected Files, and
> when I clicked that, it said it couldn't do that in the "trial"
> version - that I had to pay like $40 for their program. So then I
> figured the whole thing (including the error message on my taskbar)
> was just some ad or scam, so I exited out of the scan. But the
> message keeps popping up and the red circle with the X won't leave
> my taskbar. It pops up like every 15 seconds!! It's driving me
> crazy! I went to Remove Programs, and removed the scan program.
> But that did not remove the X and the annoying pop-up message.
> Now, even when I click into the balloon to supposedly "protect my
> computer from spyware", it won't even go to the scanning program
> anymore because I removed it!
>
> PLEASE help me - how do I make this stop popping up on my
> computer?????
Also - read these related threads:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=&num=100&as_usubject=computer+is+...ected+m
--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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