sunshine-lady
05-12-09, 01:31
I have had to totally restore my pc due to antivirus system pro, despite having Norton antivirus.
I don't know how I was infected -some people say internet explorer updates, but basically it starts running a scan and says you have various viruses, trojans etc. It will then ask you to pay to get it fixed (in the mean time your pc goes haywire, porn etc coming up). It is all bogus of course.
I tried all the online solutions to get rid of it, but couldn't. It wouldn't let me access task manager, delete programs, system restore, search and even wouldn't let me reboot in safe mode (I tried several ways to do that) .. it wouldn't let me do anything, it totally took over!
Just wanted to warn people if they get infected with it not to pay anything. I am no computer wizz kid, but it made me very wary.
There are loads of sites offering quick fixes, at a price, or manuel fixes, but in my case they didn't work.
Anyone who has any info to become more aware of things like that, i would really apperciate it and also how I can make my pc more secure.
Many thanks xx
I don't know how I was infected -some people say internet explorer updates, but basically it starts running a scan and says you have various viruses, trojans etc. It will then ask you to pay to get it fixed (in the mean time your pc goes haywire, porn etc coming up). It is all bogus of course.
I tried all the online solutions to get rid of it, but couldn't. It wouldn't let me access task manager, delete programs, system restore, search and even wouldn't let me reboot in safe mode (I tried several ways to do that) .. it wouldn't let me do anything, it totally took over!
Just wanted to warn people if they get infected with it not to pay anything. I am no computer wizz kid, but it made me very wary.
There are loads of sites offering quick fixes, at a price, or manuel fixes, but in my case they didn't work.
Anyone who has any info to become more aware of things like that, i would really apperciate it and also how I can make my pc more secure.
Many thanks xx