ASUS tablet

[SuperDave]

I'm trying to disinfect my daughter's tablet. When I click on the IE app I receive a warning that the computer is affected and to call a number to have it repaired. I've run some scans and nothing is coming up. When I open IE from the taskbar it opens normally. Can I uninstall/delete this IE app. When I right-click on the app and choose uninstall it takes me to the control panel to uninstall programs. Any ideas?

[Computer_Commando]

This happened to me with IE on my desktop, had to kill IE with the Task Manager.  I suspect the shortcut icon is hijacked, delete it & create a new one.  Or are you referring to IE on the Start Screen of the tablet?  You can pin & un-pin those icons.  I rarely use the Start Screen on my tablet, since it takes you to the desktop for many apps, i.e. Firefox.

BTW, my tablet is an Asus Transformer T100.

[SuperDave]

It won't let me delete it. When I right-click it gives me Unpin from start, unpin from taskbar, uninstall, open new window and resize. It appears to be that the app is hijacked.

[BC_Programmer]

It won't let me delete it. When I right-click it gives me Unpin from start, unpin from taskbar, uninstall, open new window and resize. It appears to be that the app is hijacked.

If this is a tile on the start screen, than unpinning it from start basically deletes it.

[SuperDave]

Ok, I unpinned it and somehow it came back clean. Problem solved but I don't really know how. Thanks.