Yes
malwarebytes anti malware
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
Free download and will fix minor problems.
They do want money for a bigger and better program, but this usually
does the trick.
Stewart
At 08:34 PM 2/25/2010, you wrote:
Is this a specific program?
Randall
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall <
[email protected]> wrote:
> I have had great luck with Super anti malware.
>
> It has rescued a few computers that have been hijacked.
>
> Stewart
>
>
>
> At 02:10 PM 2/25/2010, you wrote:
>
>> *Since today my Dell desktop is acting crazy. Keeps popping up with
>> messages (every few seconds) that my computer is infected, when I try to
>> run
>> programs it says they are infected, and can't access AVG (says that is
>> affected), can't find Zone Alarm, and several times has brought up an
>> alleged antivirus program called Soft antivirus which starts scanning my
>> files. Actually, not sure if it is really scanning my files or this is
>> their "demonstration." At bottom of screen it is trying to get me to buy
>> this program to disinfect the computer. I don't recall ever having
>> installed this software and can't even find it listed. Can't even go to
>> add
>> or remove hardware. When I'm not on the computer for awhile I notice that
>> it is bringing up webpages (fake pages?) for porn sites, VIagra and other
>> similar stuff.
>>
>> I have no idea what to do to try to remedy this. I'm running Windows XP.
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated. I can connect to the internet and
>> use
>> email, so long as about every 5 seconds I say no to the pop-ups that say
>> my
>> computer is at risk or infiltrated or bring up these websites (using IE,
>> while I am only using FireFox). I keep stopping the scan this new
>> antivirus
>> program seems to be running because I am afraid it itself is a virus,
>> maybe
>> part of a scam to infect the computer in order to get me to buy the
>> software
>> to disinfect it!
>>
>> Help! And thanks
>>
>> Randall
>> *
>>
>>
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