WannaCaPuma
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I think my boyfriend went to an online free antivirus scan type of website that actually ended up putting a virus or malware of some sort on his computer (although he won't admit to it).
Here are the symptoms.
1. A red circle with a white x in the center has appeared on the task bar near the clock. Hovering over it with the arrow does not reveal any information. Every few seconds a new one pops up, and they all display the a message saying: "Warning! You have a security problem!!" or "You have a security problem! Do you want to scan your computer for viruses?"
2. Occasionally the Local Disk (C
folder opens up.
3. Occasionally internet explorer and foxfire open up displaying various websites, including: http://skfjkhcdcsh.com or http://desktoprepairpackage.com
4. Clicking on the warning results in the website: http://easywinscanner17.com/maldef09_2/4/10526 to open along with a gray warning window with a blue question mark that says, "Warning!!! Your computer contains various signs of viruses and malware programs presence. Your system requires immediate anit viruses check! Malware Defender 2009 will perform a quick and free scanning of your PC for viruses and malicious programs. (Sometimes other warnings and/or websites appear).
What I have done so far.
1. I close the programs by using the Windows Task Manager to end process.
2. I ran SpyBot Search and Destroy 1.6.2 (which I have had installed for several months). It found several things, but did not stop these pop ups.
3. I ran avast! Antivirus, which found one virus, but did not stop these pop ups.
5. I used easy cleaner to clear unnecessary folders. It could not clear the following because they are in use. I don't know if they are related to the pop ups or not.
promo.exe
History.IE5\index.dat
Content.IE5\index.dat
netadvisor[1].htm
How do I remove this problem? I'd rather not download any other programs.
Here are the symptoms.
1. A red circle with a white x in the center has appeared on the task bar near the clock. Hovering over it with the arrow does not reveal any information. Every few seconds a new one pops up, and they all display the a message saying: "Warning! You have a security problem!!" or "You have a security problem! Do you want to scan your computer for viruses?"
2. Occasionally the Local Disk (C
folder opens up.3. Occasionally internet explorer and foxfire open up displaying various websites, including: http://skfjkhcdcsh.com or http://desktoprepairpackage.com
4. Clicking on the warning results in the website: http://easywinscanner17.com/maldef09_2/4/10526 to open along with a gray warning window with a blue question mark that says, "Warning!!! Your computer contains various signs of viruses and malware programs presence. Your system requires immediate anit viruses check! Malware Defender 2009 will perform a quick and free scanning of your PC for viruses and malicious programs. (Sometimes other warnings and/or websites appear).
What I have done so far.
1. I close the programs by using the Windows Task Manager to end process.
2. I ran SpyBot Search and Destroy 1.6.2 (which I have had installed for several months). It found several things, but did not stop these pop ups.
3. I ran avast! Antivirus, which found one virus, but did not stop these pop ups.
5. I used easy cleaner to clear unnecessary folders. It could not clear the following because they are in use. I don't know if they are related to the pop ups or not.
promo.exe
History.IE5\index.dat
Content.IE5\index.dat
netadvisor[1].htm
How do I remove this problem? I'd rather not download any other programs.
