ALL FIXED!!!! I booted into safe mode and scanned with spybot s&d and other anti-virus/spyware and cleaned everything up.
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ALL FIXED!!!! I booted into safe mode and scanned with spybot s&d and other anti-virus/spyware and cleaned everything up.
I can go on firefox and I downloaded Spybot S&D but this "AV Security Suite" won't let me run task manager or install anything and keeps saying my system is infected with these prompts asking me to...
GAH! My browser was actually Hijacked! Keeps redirecting me to other sites... I'm so.. P.I.S.S.E.D OFF!!!
I scanned with spybot... nothing. Maybe it was some kind of trickware (is that what its called?)
I guess I'll scan my computer daily now until I finally feel safe...
So I find this thing on my desktop and I'm like "hmm what is this.. I guess I'll run it and find out..." (YES I KNOW IM STUPID!) and so I run this setup.exe thing and all the sudden it dissapeared....
Thanks for the help,
I used the defragger that came with windows XP under control panel and Peformance and Maintenance. I did a thorough scan with Avast! and found 8 infected files, mainly all...
Sorry, i forgot to add i did defragment and had a lot of red bars but its all good after i defragmented :bigthumb:
I installed Avast! AV. I have windows defender, Avast, and Spybot S&D. I have an...
AH GOD!!! HOW COULD I LET THIS HAPPEN?! So i couldn't remove symantec (needed password) so i told my dad to get it for me since he had it and well he told me to call at&t for help?? I just played...
Yes i have taken an analysis of my drive and it says i should defrag, and what happens to the files in quarantine when you remove your AV?
Thank you tashi and drragostea, i have everything sorted out :)
~XxChronic2007xX
I have not defragmented my hard drive, how do i do that anyways? I don't think i have a defragmenter... my computer has 512mb of ram, its just a really old computer. After reading that thread about...
Sorry for posting a little late, i have windows XP.
Thanks,
XxChronic2007xX
Hi,
I have symantec anti virus and it doesn't seem to be doing a good job of keeping my computer clean. Im going to remove it and install Avast! AV. What do you guys think? Will Avast! use up less...
Thank you for the fast reply, does it do any harm leaving those in place?
What happens if you do not undo it before you uninstall spybot, and no im not gonna try it :p:
Thanks,
XxChronic2007xX
Edit: Even after i uninstalled it my internet still is having problems! Therefore its my wireless setup! Unless i didnt uninstall spybot correctly and something is still messing up my internet.
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Ok i deleted spybot search and destroy, i undid immunizations uninstalled spybot and then deleted its folder in program files so it is now completely off my computer ( I think ) and if i still...
I use firefox..... my desktop came with google desktop thingy but i removed all the google applications before i installed spybot.
Just as the titles says, after i installed spybot and all, either immediately or short time after my internet on my desktop here stopped working (temporarily) after i restarted my comp it was all...
Hi! I have just downloaded Spybot S&D and i have these other things installed: Windows defender and Norton Anti-Virus, my question is i heard there can be conflict between different...
Can this change your ip adress or something by mistake, like by itself? Sorry im just a little worried.
I did a full system scann with AVG and symantec and i get adware.purity scan from both AVG and Symantec in addtion AVG find trojan.small(tried to quarintine but doesnt seem to stay) so i need help...
Ok ill post hiJackThis file later because im about to sleep but im on my laptop and it has symantec antivirus and security protection w/e and it whenever i open up something like AVG anti-spyware...
wow..... so basically there is an army of haxorz out there just spreading viruses like crazy? ......WOW over 100million shesh wtf!! im thinking there should be computers that are like are 100% immune...
Um i was reading an article on the internet about a keylogger sheild that you download and install and runs in the background blocking keyloggers, it does not detect keyloggers just simply blocks...
I dont get how you get a virus or something when you visit a page like some sites have something that says this site might harm your comp, how?
Anyone?????
Avg found only cookies :p
Sorry for the double post but i just downloaded AVG anti-spyware and it seems the update download server is busy it says something like this (the message went away now it says ready for update), well...
Just one quick note, Spybot keeps picking up WildTangent and i search it on google according to wikipedia its something from directX or something from microsoft just thought i would note it incase,...
Thanks i fixed the problem and one more thing i used the tea timer with spybot and i cant see the options like it says bla bla bla value is being changed in registry do you want to allow this and i...
When i click to start spybot search&destroy i get an error message saying unable to locate compenent and its someting like framdll.dyn something close to that and it says it cant start but it starts...