is it virus? what to do?

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punceh

Discussion Starter · Mar 3, 2009

hey evryone i have a problem.
for about a week ago my pc has been acting strange. when i open IE when playing music it stops for about 10 secs and continue after that. i also notice my pc is much slower when googling ect. yesterday when i opened internet explorer it also opened 4 other sites(spam sites like get paid for clicking ect). i was kinda confused but did nothing with it(i still have the sites being opened when opening internet explorer).
so i though i had a virus. i scanned my pc with mcafee internet security suite(2009) and it found nothing so i though i let it rest for a night. then today when i am like playing games or internetting mcafee pop's up with a virus. i say "delete" and thats it. also when internetting i get ramdong pop ups from internet explorer which says something about privacy prevention or something(im not english neither is my xp install and i suck in translating).
i'm yet guessing it's a virus but my mcafee doenst find it and im not actually looking for a format(have to downoad all music&programm's again and there is some work for school which isnt on my usb flash drive.

is there a way to remove these errors(remove virus/spyware) without a fresh install of windows or losing (important) data.

i really hope you can save my ass

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JadeMiner

· #2 · Mar 3, 2009

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hey evryone i have a problem.
for about a week ago my pc has been acting strange. when i open IE when playing music it stops for about 10 secs and continue after that. i also notice my pc is much slower when googling ect. yesterday when i opened internet explorer it also opened 4 other sites(spam sites like get paid for clicking ect). i was kinda confused but did nothing with it(i still have the sites being opened when opening internet explorer).
so i though i had a virus. i scanned my pc with mcafee internet security suite(2009) and it found nothing so i though i let it rest for a night. then today when i am like playing games or internetting mcafee pop's up with a virus. i say "delete" and thats it. also when internetting i get ramdong pop ups from internet explorer which says something about privacy prevention or something(im not english neither is my xp install and i suck in translating).
i'm yet guessing it's a virus but my mcafee doenst find it and im not actually looking for a format(have to downoad all music&programm's again and there is some work for school which isnt on my usb flash drive.

is there a way to remove these errors(remove virus/spyware) without a fresh install of windows or losing (important) data.

i really hope you can save my ass

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That's malware man. Go to www.malwarebytes.org and download the free program.

Then scan for malware and spyware. This should fix you up good.

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Bloodfire

· #3 · Mar 3, 2009

Seems like spyware to me. Download malwarebytes and let it do a full scan, and it'll take care of it.

http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes...=dl&tag=button

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seems like i got beat to the punch xD

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Ghostscript

· #4 · Mar 3, 2009

Emty you're temporary internet files as well.. as well as malwarebytes you could also do a scan with Lavasoft AdAware, one program doesn't always catch all the mal- and spyware..

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ashblk

· #5 · Mar 3, 2009

Also download www.superantispyware.com and let that update and run.

Ditch Mcafee 2009 and put www.free-av.com on your pc, Antivir.

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Maddog7771

· #6 · Mar 3, 2009

I agree with JadeMiner it is most likely malware or spyware and malware bite is a great program you will also want ot get an antiviris program like avast or avg both have basic versions which are free if you are looking for somthing that is more comprehensive like i have i would recommend zonealarm security suite it is an anti viris and ani spyware program that also has its own fire wall

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punceh

Discussion Starter · #7 · Mar 3, 2009

thx for fast reply, i'm trying out now.
im not so into the anti spyware/malware/virus thing. i though i buy mcafee(most review's admire it) and i though it would be alright.

SoulThief

· #8 · Mar 3, 2009

Screw AntiVir when I installed a freelancer mod last night every file was a potential thread.

Anyways, get Hitman Pro 3 while your at it, it includes all the top spyware databases as well as virus definitions, one scan with Hitman Pro is probably all you'll ever need.

JadeMiner

· #9 · Mar 3, 2009

I agree with all you guys. Malwarebytes. Superantispyware. And AVG Free. And he'll be set

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punceh

Discussion Starter · #10 · Mar 3, 2009

is avg(free version) really better than mcafee? i bought this and it was quite expensive(not making so much money) so i think its waste of money to uninstall it right now.
lol like more than 5 posts in 2 minutes....
thanks alot guys.

Bloodfire

· #11 · Mar 3, 2009

I disagree with ditching McAfee. Does wonders for me. And I test out malware occasionally

McAfee and malwarebytes catches everything together. I used to use more than 2 when I used ewido before discovering malwarebytes... but malwarebytes is VERY complimentary to McAfee. Never had any issues. Only other AV I would recommend is the new Nod32. But if you already bought McAfee just use malwarebytes.

And the free version isn't better, it's just a nice free AV, cuz it does have a relatively extensive database for a free version.

If you buy McAfee after talking to an online rep you can get up to a 50% discount, so I hope you did that :S.

And avoid adaware like the plague.

Adaware, spybot search and destroy, and a few others... AVOID!

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Diabolical999

· #12 · Mar 3, 2009

Spybot Search & Destroy: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

Avast Antivirus: http://www.avast.com/eng/download-av...fessional.html

Ghostscript

· #13 · Mar 3, 2009

If you don't mind paying for you're antivirus I can strongly recommend Eset Smart Security... antivirus and mal/spyware protector in one.. been using it for years, never had a single virus or malware issue...

SoulThief

· #14 · Mar 3, 2009

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is avg(free version) really better than mcafee? i bought this and it was quite expensive(not making so much money) so i think its waste of money to uninstall it right now.
lol like more than 5 posts in 2 minutes....
thanks alot guys.

Support from McAfee will be better, but usual commercial AV's are bloated with fancy GUI's and features that are probably only a hassle instead of doing anything good.

Free AV's do just that, they scan for virusses and no other fancy doolittle doodie doo things.
Plus some Virus scanners use open source code, and open source is slowly getting much better than commercial stuff.

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punceh

Discussion Starter · #15 · Mar 3, 2009

ok thanks all i ran mallware bites and found 4 files and 6 registry keys. i think i'll wait till my mcafee subscription ends then ill probably go to eset. i hear alot from people at work and reviews it like kills almost all other virus/spyware scanners.
again guys thx.

ashblk

· #16 · Mar 3, 2009

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I disagree with ditching McAfee. Does wonders for me. And I test out malware occasionally

McAfee and malwarebytes catches everything together. I used to use more than 2 when I used ewido before discovering malwarebytes... but malwarebytes is VERY complimentary to McAfee. Never had any issues. Only other AV I would recommend is the new Nod32. But if you already bought McAfee just use malwarebytes.

And the free version isn't better, it's just a nice free AV, cuz it does have a relatively extensive database for a free version.

If you buy McAfee after talking to an online rep you can get up to a 50% discount, so I hope you did that :S.

And avoid adaware like the plague.

Adaware, spybot search and destroy, and a few others... AVOID!

Mcafee is trash....

http://remove-malware.com/anti-malwa...s-2008-review/

I clean alot of computers and Mcafee doesn't catch much, it's doesn't catch Vundo at all.

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ashblk

· #17 · Mar 3, 2009

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Screw AntiVir when I installed a freelancer mod last night every file was a potential thread.

Anyways, get Hitman Pro 3 while your at it, it includes all the top spyware databases as well as virus definitions, one scan with Hitman Pro is probably all you'll ever need.

You probably had the heuristics set to "High".

Antivir is very good but at times it will give a false positive, people just can't scan and delete, they have to research a file and make sure it's safe to delete first.

I recommend Antivir before I recommend anything else, that's to all my clients that are somewhat computer literate.

Those who aren't I recommend they either buy Norton 2009 or use AVG.

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punceh

Discussion Starter · #18 · Mar 3, 2009

ok now like 15 different people recommended me 15 different av programm's which according to them is the best. now which one really is the best? i know its probably difficult to say but please recommend me one? a few years ago i got recommended by mcafee(other site) and it probably was the wrong decision so recommend me a good one now please.

Ghostscript

· #19 · Mar 3, 2009

Paid? Eset Smart Security .... or if you just want the antivirus part.. Eset NOD32..

GodofGrunts

· #20 · Mar 3, 2009

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hey evryone i have a problem.
for about a week ago my pc has been acting strange. when i open IE when playing music it stops for about 10 secs and continue after that. i also notice my pc is much slower when googling ect. yesterday when i opened internet explorer it also opened 4 other sites(spam sites like get paid for clicking ect). i was kinda confused but did nothing with it(i still have the sites being opened when opening internet explorer).
so i though i had a virus. i scanned my pc with mcafee internet security suite(2009) and it found nothing so i though i let it rest for a night. then today when i am like playing games or internetting mcafee pop's up with a virus. i say "delete" and thats it. also when internetting i get ramdong pop ups from internet explorer which says something about privacy prevention or something(im not english neither is my xp install and i suck in translating).
i'm yet guessing it's a virus but my mcafee doenst find it and im not actually looking for a format(have to downoad all music&programm's again and there is some work for school which isnt on my usb flash drive.

is there a way to remove these errors(remove virus/spyware) without a fresh install of windows or losing (important) data.

i really hope you can save my ass

+rep for answer's

Stop using IE. What version are you using? 6? Get Firefox

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