Chad is Dead Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 My computer keeps telling me that I have a spyware infection. At times it also pops up a spyware program I can download but it costs' $50. I tried a free sample of one at download.com but it said it could only fix 4 problems and then I would have to pay money. And when I went to fix the 4 problems it was messing up. My computer runs fine, but I keep getting these alerts that are extremely annoying because they pop up alot from my tool bar. Does anyone have any idea what to do or any programs to download? I've had spybot since I got the computer and now it says error on some things when I run it. Please help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I took your first sentence and put it in google and found a solution to your problem. consider this me teaching you to fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue98ls1 Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Try running http://housecall.trendmicro.com its an online virus & spyware scanner. It usually does a pretty good job getting rid of stuff like that. It May take a while depending on your internet connection. You can also get free online tech support by email at http://www.protonic.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 The program telling you your infected is in reality also a spyware program. You need to get the freeware program Ad-Aware http://www.lavasoft.com/products/select_your_product.php. Also get at least a free ware firewall and set it up real good. Spybot is also a good program to set some immunities for your browsers. Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 This Thread made me LOL. KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 fdisk, format, reinstall windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar1647545494 Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 fdisk, format, reinstall windows. Ouch. I'd run either Spybot Search & Destroy, and/or Adaware. They're both free and do great jobs. I run them both, and try to update them every few weeks. If you have any sort of toolbar installed, ex. Yahoo toolbar, Google toolbar, pr0n toolbar, w/e. Uninstall it, those things are crap and spyware themselves. The ad's your getting are also spyware. They're just trying to scare you into buying their program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88lx5oh Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 fdisk, format, reinstall windows. agreed really there is no way to completely rid your computer of infections without a reformat. i have tried and tried and tried several things.. and nothing will completely rid it of all the mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88lx5oh Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 by the way.. Norton internet security is your friend. this is the ONLY antivirus i have used that actually works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad is Dead Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 fdisk, format, reinstall windows. I'm computer retarded....will this fuck up all the songs I have on itunes? If so, how can I save them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88lx5oh Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 yes it will. your wiping the hard drive clean. yuoll need to reinstall windows and the drivers, and then put back on whatever you had or want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88lx5oh Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 chad bring it over ill get you on track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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