Originally posted by masscatGet rid of the wife..😀
One of my computers has been infected with something so that when I sign on the Internet I keep getting directed to dozens of online shopping sites. Does anybody know what this is or how to remove it? The computer guy at work is stumped.
Originally posted by masscatOk seriously ... if it happened recently go to "Help and Support" and do a "System Restore". What that will do is restore your computer to a previous date (it will ask you to select a date) and remove whatever virus your wife got on the internet. It will not delete files or emails.
One of my computers has been infected with something so that when I sign on the Internet I keep getting directed to dozens of online shopping sites. Does anybody know what this is or how to remove it? The computer guy at work is stumped.
Originally posted by Rajk999I doubt if SR will cure any decent virus.
Ok seriously ... if it happened recently go to "Help and Support" and do a "System Restore". What that will do is restore your computer to a previous date (it will ask you to select a date) and remove whatever virus your wife got on the internet. It will not delete files or emails.
First of all,
I would run a scan like Malwarebytes:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
Then run an online scan like Housecall:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/
If you still have a problem check back here for further suggestions.
The above are free.
Theres also a program called HijackThis which will scan and save a log which you should show to someone who is qualified to analyze them. There are many computer help forums on the net who will do that for you. [Warning: it is not advisable to try doing it yourself unless you know exactly what you are doing]
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/programs.php
Can i make a suggestion to everybody who posts on here involving web based computer problems. Chances are what you are experiancing is somekind of malware problem, be it spyware, adware, viruses, trojans blah blah blah.
If you are having trouble goto this link.
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/
Register with majorgeeks it is totally free and follow their guide for "Malware removel"
Scrool down three threads and click on "run and read me first". Follow these instructions.
Secondly i think "the computer man at work" may have lied on his CV.
Originally posted by Rajk999a system restore will not remove a virus
Ok seriously ... if it happened recently go to "Help and Support" and do a "System Restore". What that will do is restore your computer to a previous date (it will ask you to select a date) and remove whatever virus your wife got on the internet. It will not delete files or emails.
Originally posted by masscatyou do have spyware or adware... download spybot or adaware and do scan a few times with both...
One of my computers has been infected with something so that when I sign on the Internet I keep getting directed to dozens of online shopping sites. Does anybody know what this is or how to remove it? The computer guy at work is stumped.
contrary to the other post, you do not have a virus, a virus doesnt react in this way...
a system restore wont remove a virus and by most chances wont remove spyware either, it is a self contained program and system restore will not remove files
Problem resolved.
System Restore would not work because the malware deleted all the restore points.
I could not access any of the suggested sites because when I signed on the net, I was redirected to other sites and Yahoo would not load. I finally downloaded the removal programs on another computer then transferred them to a CD then copied them on my HD and ran them.
BTW, it wasn’t my wife’s fault…I picked something up searching for Pocono resorts.
Thanks to everybody who offered suggestions…may you gain 100 rating points.
🙂
Originally posted by masscatGlad you got it sorted, little tip download a program called "spyware blaster" from download.com its free and gives you realtime protection from nasty little programs like the one you picked up the other day.
Problem resolved.
System Restore would not work because the malware deleted all the restore points.
I could not access any of the suggested sites because when I signed on the net, I was redirected to other sites and Yahoo would not load. I finally downloaded the removal programs on another computer then transferred them to a CD then copied them on my ...[text shortened]... cono resorts.
Thanks to everybody who offered suggestions…may you gain 100 rating points.
🙂
All you have to do is click update once a week and you should stay malware free for a long time. I have been using this program for a few years now and have not had a problem since ive been using it.
Of course no program can guarantee that you will be 100% protected, but their a few really good free programs out there which will help you on your way.