How do I clear my pc of viruses?

Question

It says some kind of virus has been detected but my pc is slow, i have all these pop ups and an antivirus keeps popping up saying it wants to run a free scan ( not the avast antivirus I installed) PLEASE HELP ME THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Your best start is to read to this forum -

http://www.castlecops.com/HijackThis.htm...

Which will walk you thru the tools listed -

http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Remov...

One important thing is the fact that you should completely update the Operating System and ALL of the patches.  If your machine is patched for the vulnerability on the HD, then YOU cannot get infected.  It is the more proactive approach (patching your machine, keeping your software updated, using the most current firmware and drivers).  AV is ALWAYS reactive!

If you need any help (especially if the forum is slow), please let me know!

Answer 2

MESSENGER SPAM

XP Home:

this set up is for Internet Explorer alone

do you get pop ups claiming that your computer is at risk?

those are called "Messenger Spam" !

to stop messenger spam:

open start page

open administrative tools

open services

these services are in alphabetical order

you need to close two:

a] Alerter

b] Messenger

NOT related to MSN messenger or any other instant messenger

right click each service

click properties

from drop down menu,select disable

another method to deal with those that get through is to copy the pop up address at the top of the pop up or pop under [ starts up AFTER you close a window ]

open internet options [ start--control panel--internet options ]

open content tab

open settings

open enable

enter address

click never

close

open Advanced tab

check to see if pop up blocker is checked

close

reboot

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

use avg anti virus free you can go to download.com and search avg free or go to free.avg.com. Also if you don't want the pop up antivirus, try and see what the program is called and uninstall it.

Answer 5

Do a system restore to the last time your computer was running OK because this problem could be due to any programs that you may have recently downloaded.

If that doesn't work then download:

1)Avast Home edition 4.8 (anti-virus)

2)Zone Alarm (firewall)

3)Ad-aware (anti-spyware)

You can download these from www.download.com

and scan in safe mode by restarting your computer then tapping F8 and selecting safe mode.

Hope this helps.

Stanley.

Answer 6

The killing viruses and Trojan horses

I recommend the use of NOD

I think it is really great.

If the registry may need to be cleaned up to visit

http://www.Fix-pc-Master.com

Good luck