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General Topics => Computer Problems & Questions, Virus/Scam Warnings => Topic started by: Old Daffodil on February 21, 2011, 08:30:32 AM

Title: Virus warning
Post by: Old Daffodil on February 21, 2011, 08:30:32 AM

My daughter has a virus in computer she has been warned. What can she do about it does anyone know please?

Title: Virus warning
Post by: tribalelder on February 21, 2011, 09:11:06 AM

Who told her she has a virus? If it was a pop up which suddenly appeared on her screen it is probably a phishing scam!  Try running Spybot....it is a free download which gets rid of most of these nasties :)

Title: Virus warning
Post by: ukchris on February 21, 2011, 17:58:25 PM

the one i use to clear this type of thing is malwarebytes anti-malware.
just search for it on google. you may have to start the computer up in safe mode to install and run it.

Title: Virus warning
Post by: fethiye2003 on February 22, 2011, 12:36:46 PM

depends what kind of virus it is
there are somm nasty root virus problems that these two programmes will not remove

Title: Virus warning
Post by: tribalelder on February 22, 2011, 13:56:14 PM

As they are both free surely worth a try :)

Title: Virus warning
Post by: fethiye2003 on February 22, 2011, 14:11:15 PM

true :)
i use both with avast

Title: Virus warning
Post by: julesbob0303 on March 01, 2011, 21:19:27 PM

We've got a virus warning on our pc and can't even open the internet any more to download one of the free anti virus programmes.  Any ideas?  We're pretty sure it's a fake warning, but it's now taken over our home page (the first window that opens when you start up the computer).

How can we get rid of it?  (On my netbook at the mo, as the pc is completely out of use!  :( )

Thanks for any help.   :)