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XPS 1530 and desktop infected w/spyware

post #1 of 10
1/13/10 at 5:35pm
Thread Starter 
Pls, its been awhile since i've posted--i'm frantic have been hit big time w/pop ups and red alerts saying my computer is infected.

can u recommend a anti spyware that i can use to fix--i'm not sophisticated on the computer so it would have to be not too technical. Thank you very Much! m007
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post #2 of 10
1/13/10 at 5:48pm
try Spybot - is a free Dl

Spycathcer is very good they have a free version as well.

Clean out your Temporary files as well.
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post #3 of 10
1/13/10 at 7:23pm
Or it could be that you are a victim of a virus spam scam...

Where does these messages coming from? Which antivirus (or whatever) are you using?

cheers ...
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post #4 of 10
1/15/10 at 3:08am
malwarebytes anti-malware is also a good one to use. I always recommend using more than one spyware scanner so you can get some overlap.
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post #5 of 10
1/16/10 at 2:52pm
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dave-p, qhn, and MrEvil,

Thank you so much for your input. I'm going back now and check everything.
You're all terrific! many thanks again, m007
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post #6 of 10
1/16/10 at 11:29pm
Np glad to help

Cheers
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post #7 of 10
1/25/10 at 7:00pm
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dave-p, qhn, and MrEvil, i have Windows Security Suite, rogue anti-spyware. It pops up on my laptop and desktop unpredictably. Not all the time. When it does I shut the pc off and it goes away. I know there is something wrong. The first time it happened it scared the heck out of me--all these red flashing words 'infected- virus -trojan , etc.

would u know if there are any safe/secure ways to get rid of this? Thank you again for your help. Really appreciate it.
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post #8 of 10
1/25/10 at 7:44pm
run a full scan with Windows security suite and delete or isolate any infected files
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post #9 of 10
1/25/10 at 8:09pm
^^... and do it OFF-line

cheers ...
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post #10 of 10
3/6/10 at 4:51pm
IMO anti-malwarebytes has done the job on it's own for the past year. It's very effective
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