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Answer» Im suspecting my dad has been on a dodgy site and now, shizzle loads of "Your system is affected with the LATEST version of spyware, download our anti virus now" Ive run NORTON Anti Virus and fixed everything its found Ive run Windows Defender and fixed everything that that found Ive run SpyBot S&D and fixed everything that that found And its still popping up saying i need to install a virus affected anti virus Is there any way apart from formating the C:/ that will get RID of this as its starting to really piss me off now Thanks Quote from: Useless on October 20, 2007, 03:27:08 PM Ive run Norton Anti Virus and fixed everything its found Ive run Windows Defender and fixed everything that that found Ive run SpyBot S&D and fixed everything that that found And its still popping up saying i need to install a virus affected anti virus I assume you didn't run them in Safe Mode. You should go into Safe Mode and scan your computer again, if you haven't already. Instructions for getting into Safe Mode.Posting your HijackThis (http://majorgeeks.com/Trend_Micro_HijackThis_d5554.html) log back here may be helpful... Quote from: dairyman on October 20, 2007, 05:29:46 PM Quote from: Useless on October 20, 2007, 03:27:08 PM Ive run Norton Anti Virus and fixed everything its found Ive run Windows Defender and fixed everything that that found Ive run SpyBot S&D and fixed everything that that found And its still popping up saying i need to install a virus affected anti virus I assume you didn't run them in Safe Mode. You should go into Safe Mode and scan your computer again, if you haven't already. Instructions for getting into Safe Mode. I havent, i will when i get in tomorrowWell if the PC is asking you to install something then install it. READ mate!!!! LISTEN !!!!!!!! Unfortunately, not all "advice" is worth listening to... —CBMatt Quote from: dos nerd on October 25, 2007, 03:24:07 AM Well if the PC is asking you to install something then install it. Whatever you do DO NOT follow this advice. The persistent pop ups you report in post #1 are almost undoubtedly fake - as you no doubt realise - and will make your system worse if do what they "ADVISE". Much malware tries to goad the user into downloading something that does more harm than good. Before you do anything else follow Broni's recommendation ... scan your system with HJT and post the resulting log file report here. More specific advice will follow to help fix the problem you have. OJ Quote from: dos nerd on October 25, 2007, 03:24:07 AM Well if the PC is asking you to install something then install it. This isn't the PC telling you to install AV software, it is the virus itself!i finaaly fixed it, i ended up downloading a trial of BitDefender, that did the trick hails Bit DefenderBitDefender is awesome but you should still read this post to ensure everything is gone.

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Im suspecting my dad has been on a dodgy site and now, shizzle loads of "Your system is affected with the LATEST version of spyware, download our anti virus now"

Ive run NORTON Anti Virus and fixed everything its found
Ive run Windows Defender and fixed everything that that found
Ive run SpyBot S&D and fixed everything that that found

And its still popping up saying i need to install a virus affected anti virus

Is there any way apart from formating the C:/ that will get RID of this as its starting to really piss me off now

Thanks Quote from: Useless on October 20, 2007, 03:27:08 PM

Ive run Norton Anti Virus and fixed everything its found
Ive run Windows Defender and fixed everything that that found
Ive run SpyBot S&D and fixed everything that that found

And its still popping up saying i need to install a virus affected anti virus

I assume you didn't run them in Safe Mode. You should go into Safe Mode and scan your computer again, if you haven't already.

Instructions for getting into Safe Mode.Posting your HijackThis (http://majorgeeks.com/Trend_Micro_HijackThis_d5554.html) log back here may be helpful... Quote from: dairyman on October 20, 2007, 05:29:46 PM

Quote from: Useless on October 20, 2007, 03:27:08 PM
Ive run Norton Anti Virus and fixed everything its found
Ive run Windows Defender and fixed everything that that found
Ive run SpyBot S&D and fixed everything that that found

And its still popping up saying i need to install a virus affected anti virus

I assume you didn't run them in Safe Mode. You should go into Safe Mode and scan your computer again, if you haven't already.

Instructions for getting into Safe Mode.

I havent, i will when i get in tomorrowWell if the PC is asking you to install something then install it.

READ mate!!!!
LISTEN !!!!!!!!

Unfortunately, not all "advice" is worth listening to... —CBMatt Quote from: dos nerd on October 25, 2007, 03:24:07 AM

Well if the PC is asking you to install something then install it.

Whatever you do DO NOT follow this advice.

The persistent pop ups you report in post #1 are almost undoubtedly fake - as you no doubt realise - and will make your system worse if do what they "ADVISE".

Much malware tries to goad the user into downloading something that does more harm than good.

Before you do anything else follow Broni's recommendation ... scan your system with HJT and post the resulting log file report here.

More specific advice will follow to help fix the problem you have.

OJ Quote from: dos nerd on October 25, 2007, 03:24:07 AM

Well if the PC is asking you to install something then install it.

This isn't the PC telling you to install AV software, it is the virus itself!i finaaly fixed it, i ended up downloading a trial of BitDefender, that did the trick

*hails Bit Defender*BitDefender is awesome but you should still read this post to ensure everything is gone.

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