Windows anit virus?

Question

i keep getting a message that my computer is infected with spyware and virus and worms and that i should download windows anti virus. i have macafee anti virus and i use ad-aware for my spyware removel. do i really need to download this anti virus for windows or am i just getting ads so that i will buy the software?

Answer 1

maybe just getting ads from malware/spyware.

download this install and run it

Spybot: http://fileforum.betanews.com/download/S...

also switch to Avast! antivirus : http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-...

Answer 2

Your computer is infected with rogue anti-spyware -- bad software pretending to be good software. Don't give them money. It is a SCAM!!

Since your computer probably has a ton of infections you don't know about, here is my standard cleaning procedure:

NOTE: on badly infected computers, you may have to install and run the scans from safe mode. Some programs will be actively disabled or damaged by the infections. When this happens, just pick another cleaning program until you find one which isn't knocked out. Then reboot and try some of the others. Lather, rinse and repeat until you have a clean system.

Visit http://www.majorgeeks.com

Download, install and run the following:

(drive cleaner)

http://majorgeeks.com/CCleaner_Slim_No_T...

ccleaner slim (removes junk and temp files so that the scans have fewer files to look through)

(anti-virus) Pick one, some infections disable cleaning programs, so try another until you can start removing the infections.

Dr Web Cure it

AVG

AntiVIr

Avast

If your wallpaper has been changed (and you can't change it back).

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Wallpaper_Hija...



(anti-spyware) (This first group will detect and remove the worst infections. The 2nd group will clean up the stragglers).

Superantispyware

Malwarebytes Rouge Remover

Malwarebytes anti-malware

Threatfire

spyware doctor starter edition

ad-aware 2008

spybot search and destroy

Counterspy

AVG anti-spyware

Download and run combofix

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix...

Once you get the infections cleaned off, you have to repair the damage.

Download, install and run

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4899.h...

Dial-a-fix

Go through everything. This will fix a bunch of things that infections love to break. If you still have problems, (parts of windows is broken) you need to do an Windows repair install.

Good luck

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Answer 3

It is a SCAM