Can someone help me with my PC

Question

Hi, i keep getting pop-ups that alert me that there is a virus, and that i need to purchase antivirus 2009,and I also get something that pops up in the lower right hand corner saying that my PC isn't protected and may be at risk, but I have mcafee security already installed on my computer...I also do weekly scans with no problem. This problem started yestarday. Any idea what could be going on and how I can stop these pop-ups from popping up everytime I turn my computer on?

Answer 1

You have a virus the notification is probably  the virus just trying to annoy u. Here try this

Restart the computer and spam the f8 button before the windows logo screen comes on and you go to another window and press enter safe mode and run virus scan there. Safe mode is basically what the name says it runs only needed processes or ones turned on by the user and has everything set to the lowest for maximum efficiency. Meaning mcafee can have a deeper scan and find the virus easier but ONLY RUN MCAFEE for best results.

Answer 2

Are You Sure that it says that you have a virus, or is it just asking for an update? If it doesn't say that, then you are still unprotected, as there are new viruses out there, created by hackers. If it does, then you will need the updated version to fight the virus. it is also another tool to earn mcafee some more money. Depends on what you feel like doing, buying it or not. otherwise, you can ignore it

(if this was not helpful, a screen capture sent to me would help)

Answer 3

i had a similar issue and was able to fix it with the google pack. You can get google pack free from here, http://safe-google.com/pack . It will remove viruses and spyware from your pc.

Answer 4

Antivirus 2009 is a rouge antivirus program that displays false results as a tactic to scare you into purchasing the software. Here are step-by-step directions on how to get rid of it completely.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-...