Topic: somethig is wrong with my computer

[-Hutch-]

hey i was wondering if anyone could help me with my computer prablems

when i log on it replaced my screen picture with a warning here is what is says

 WARNING!
YOU'RE IN DANGER!



ALL YOU DO WITH COMPUTER IS STORED FOREVER IN YOUR HARD DISK. WHEN YOU VISIT SITES, SEND EMAILS... ALL YOUR ACTIONS ARE LOGGED. AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THEM WITH STANDARD TOOLS. YOUR DATA IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR FORENSICS. AND IN SOME CASES FOR YOUR BOSS, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR WIFE, YOUR CHILDREN.

Every site you or somebody or even something, like spyware, opened in your browser, with all images, and all downloaded and maybe later removed movies or mp3 songs - ARE STILL THERE and could broke your life!


SECURE YOURSELF RIGHT NOW!
REMOVE ALL SPYWARE FROM YOUR PC!

i also keep getting pop ups on my screen. i have uninstalled all spywere and it has done nothing.

well any help would be great
 

[Buzz]

What operating system are you using....ei) Windows XP, 2000, ME, 98, 95....?

[badpup]

Hutch, you have spyware.
I suggest:
Use Firefox rather than IE as your browser
If you have win XP, Microsft offers a free beta of Microsft anti spyware, it is quite effective and best of all free.
Disable Messenger service ( Not MSN messenger) google " tweak xp" and get lots of helpful hints on getting the most from your PC.
Install the google search bar and use the pop up blocker it provides.

[Buzz]

if you have xp.....sp2 it provides a popup blocker.

[Da_man]

run a scan with MS antispyware


http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

[-Hutch-]

Hutch, you have spyware.
I suggest:
Use Firefox rather than IE as your browser
If you have win XP, Microsft offers a free beta of Microsft anti spyware, it is quite effective and best of all free.
Disable Messenger service ( Not MSN messenger) google " tweak xp" and get lots of helpful hints on getting the most from your PC.
Install the google search bar and use the pop up blocker it provides.

when it comes to computers i am pretty usless. would you be able to provide a link for me please?
thank you very much

[Aden_Gatling]

1.  Get Ad-Aware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ (Free!) or Spybot http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html (donation requested) to kill the spyware you have now.

2. Do an online virus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/home/default.asp

2. Get Firefox http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

3. Get the Bug-Me-Not http://roachfiend.com/archives/2005/02/07/bugmenot/ and SwitchProxy Tool http://mozmonkey.com/switchproxy/ extensions for Firefox.

4. Laugh because the b*stards can't get you now (well, most of 'em)!   

[Buzz]

For XP...this is the Site for Service Pack 2 (Has a built in Firewall and pop up blocker)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

This is the site for "Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool"
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ad724ae0-e72d-4f54-9ab3-75b8eb148356&displaylang=en

Free Anti-Virus
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php

For any other questions (Knowledge base)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;EN-US;KBHOWTO

[Buzz]

Get Firefox for sure.

Cheers!!
-Buzz

[-Hutch-]

wow you guys are awsome thanx. i hope it works

oh and i jkust found out i have always been using firefox.

[badpup]

Came back in to give the links, and I see others stepped up to the plate as well.
Rule of PC use:
Avoid Porn Sites, Warez sites, and sites that offer cracks and serial numbers they will always infect your PC with spyware/adware, and trojans.
NEVER click on those too good to be true offers in your email
Use a Good anti virus program like Norton, or NOD anti Virus ( I Use NOD not one virus has got through since I installed a year ago)
Don't use download accelerators such as Gator.
Get and use a router (hardware firewall)
watch who and how many "Contacts" you have on IM applications like MSN,ICQ, etc  many trojans and viruses are coded now to spread via those applications.

[Lim0]

Pay a hacker and blow up his comp =D

[Scotty]

I had a ton of spyware/adware/pop-ups about a year ago.  I used Ad-aware, Spybot Search and Destroy and switched to Firefox.  After that my computer ran a hell of a lot faster and I didn't have any pop-ups or other spyware related probelms. 

Haven't used Internet Explorer since.

[George Wallace]

Pay a hacker and blow up his comp =D

Faulty Informaatioon...You do not compute!

[-Hutch-]

OK now something is really ******.

i did a scan of my computer and it said i had to reboot so i did. when i got back on i could not use my msn and i can not use the internet. i am in serious trouble if i have screwed up this computer. my family all needs it for homework and research.
i am at school right now. that is the only way i can get on the internet.

i am going to see if one of my friends can come over and see if he can do something. i sure hope he can.

[Aden_Gatling]

OK now something is really ******.

i did a scan of my computer and it said i had to reboot so i did. when i got back on i could not use my msn and i can not use the internet. i am in serious trouble if i have screwed up this computer. my family all needs it for homework and research.
i am at school right now. that is the only way i can get on the internet.

i am going to see if one of my friends can come over and see if he can do something. i sure hope he can.

How are you writing this?  If you can download Avast! do it, install and run a full scan (it will do a low-level scan on reboot ... takes a while): http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html

[badpup]

Sometimes that may happen when your computer has so much spyware installed that it has integrated with everything.
It may require that you re-install windows if it is beyond fixing.
This is a good thing!, Start clean, and keep it clean!
PC Stores make more money repairing spyware/virus damage than they do selling PC's.

[-Hutch-]

How are you writing this?   If you can download Avast! do it, install and run a full scan (it will do a low-level scan on reboot ... takes a while): http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html

i cant use it becouse i can not get on the internet on my computer at home.  i am using my school computer right now for the internet.

[Aden_Gatling]

Do you have (or do you know anyone who has) Norton Anti-Virus?  The CD is bootable and can do a low-level scan.

[Aden_Gatling]

P.S> If you download the Avast setup program (at school, a friend's house or Kinko's or whatever) and burn it to a CD, you might be able to load and run it on your computer at home ...  if that doesn't work, try the same thing with ClamWin http://www.clamwin.org/ or free trial of F-Prot http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/download_fpwin.html (maybe copy them all and see if you can get any of them to run).

Lemme know how it goes (re-installing Windoze sucks)


P.P.S> When you are doing this, make sure that when you boot XP you press F8 during the startup phase and then select the "Safe Mode with Networking" option ... (actually, you might be able to get your browser running and download any of these antivirus programs in Safe Mode, but I wouldn't try it unless it was a last resort).

[badpup]

I still stick with my earlier post, a clean reinstall is far superior to a hay wire and duct tape fix.
The best defence is almost always a strong offence, be aware of what you are doing on the net, and do all you can to prevent the cyber scum from ruining your day with those malicious little jokes (Spyware and viruses) they produce

[-Hutch-]

Do you have (or do you know anyone who has) Norton Anti-Virus?   The CD is bootable and can do a low-level scan.

ya i have norton anti virus but it never seems to delete or even quarantine all the infected files it detects. right now when i scan my profile there are 10 infected files and they will not delete or quarantine

[Aden_Gatling]

ya i have norton anti virus but it never seems to delete or even quarantine all the infected files it detects. right now when i scan my profile there are 10 infected files and they will not delete or quarantine

Are you booting with it (i.e., insert CD, shutdown computer, boot directly from CD)?

[Alex252]

Hutch did you open a file on you MSN because you could be infected with one of those worms going around. I also strongly suggest DONT get  Ad-aware. It seemed to put more ads on my comp then block.

[badpup]

NOD anti virus is far superior to Norton, in all areas intercepting, quarantine, and deletion of file viruses and trojans. Ad aware is one to stay away from, spybot S&D is fairly good, however may not remove all threats from your PC, the only one I have found that will is MS antispyware Beta, removing a trojan on my son's PC that the others did not even detect.