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Aivlis

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Help! Virus!
« on: September 06, 2007, 10:09:32 AM »
So I was stupid enough to download something from an "adult" website and now I think I've got a virus.  It started out with internet pop-ups saying "fatal error" and a bunch of computer lingo I didn't understand.  My computer started showing me virus alerts but the software is out of date so I tried downloading some free virus protection offline.  It doesn't really seem to work, it just pops up a "detection" window that asks me if I want to delete, deny access, ignore or quarantine the virus.  Another part of my computer tells me I've got malware.  My computer is really slow and sometimes my icons or tool bar don't show up when I boot up. 

Tonight when I get home i'm going to reinstall the virus protection on my computer and try and delete that other stuff...it just doesn't seem to be working and I'd rather do what my computer tells me.  I have no idea what I'm doing....any help?

CBMatt

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Re: Help! Virus!
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2007, 05:15:20 PM »
You should be very careful when downloading anything, especially from adult sites.  Many of them are chock full of viruses...a bunch of politics we don't need to be getting into right now.  Anyway...

Assuming you have Windows, which version is it?
Exactly what protection do you have?

Go ahead and post a HijackThis log and we'll take it from there.
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wefr0

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Re: Help! Virus!
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2007, 05:24:24 PM »
Ok....... first of all the internet is a great place for Fun and games but most sites are made up of viruses I hope you get this problem fixed soon...
get AVG virus software just google AVG or Avast Or norton internet security.
And Scan in safe mode if you have no clue how to get into it please post saying you dont know how.

CBMatt

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Re: Help! Virus!
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2007, 04:57:08 PM »
Due to lack of feedback, I am closing this topic.  If you are the original poster and you would like this topic to be re-opened for any reason, PM me or another moderator and it can be arranged.

If you are not the original poster and you require help, please start a New Topic with information about your computer and your problem.
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An undefined problem has an infinite number of solutions.
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