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From: David on 28 Jun 2010 22:52 I just opened a site called Antivirus AV 7.0, it keeps asking for money and wont let me open any sites, could some one please advise, the site does not show in the "Add or remove programmes" Many thanks David
From: Peter Foldes on 29 Jun 2010 06:22 Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with the following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for this): SuperAntiSpyware http://www.superantispyware.com/ MalwareBytes http://www.malwarebytes.com/ After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products, if you wish. Download and run the MSRT manually: http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx Reboot. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. http://www.microsoft.com/protect "David" <djoh6186(a)bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:sddWn.994$vD2.745(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... I just opened a site called Antivirus AV 7.0, it keeps asking for money and wont let me open any sites, could some one please advise, the site does not show in the "Add or remove programmes" Many thanks David
From: 123Jim on 29 Jun 2010 11:01 > "David" <djoh6186(a)bigpond.net.au> wrote in message > news:sddWn.994$vD2.745(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > I just opened a site called Antivirus AV 7.0, it keeps asking for money > and wont let me open any sites, could some one please advise, the site > does not show in the "Add or remove programmes" > Many thanks > David "Peter Foldes" <maci252211(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:i0chh9$u08$1(a)speranza.aioe.org... > Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with > the > following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for > this): > > SuperAntiSpyware > http://www.superantispyware.com/ > > MalwareBytes > http://www.malwarebytes.com/ > > After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing > whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products, > if you wish. > > Download and run the MSRT manually: > http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx > > Reboot. > If you are unable to access the above websites .. you may need to close IE, then reset IE to it's original state: Control Panel > internet options > advanced > reset > apply > ok Now restart IE and go ahead with Peter's suggestions.
From: 123Jim on 29 Jun 2010 11:42 I should have said .. before any of that .. try a system restore in safe mode .. .. but if that does not restore your access to the web .. then go ahead try internet options reset, as suggested in my earlier post.
From: Dustin Cook on 29 Jun 2010 17:23
"123Jim" <jnkjnjnini(a)uhnuhnunuhnuy.invalid> wrote in news:i0d49k$l82$1(a)news.eternal-september.org: > I should have said .. before any of that .. try a system restore in > safe mode .. .. but if that does not restore your access to the web .. > then go ahead try internet options reset, as suggested in my earlier > post. > > > Do *NOT* initiate a system restore if your hit by one of those rogue applications. First, system restore should have been taken offline by it, second, system restore can do further damage in this case by replacing files it thinks are damaged with actually modified ones. Not to mention the registry issues you'll be dealing with. It's too late now for System Restore to help you. -- I'm just an ordinary average guy. My friends are all boring, and so am I. We're just ordinary average guys. We all lead ordinary lives, with average kids and average wifes. We all go bowling at the bowling lanes; drink a few beers bowl a few frames. We're just ordinary average guys. |