My laptop got infected by this fake spyware and i cant get rid of it. It covered my background with a black screen and all i can see is my task bar and the only thing that works is my internet. I tried to download spyware doctor to get rid of it but i cant install it once it downloads bc the black screen covers it up. Im sorry if my explanation is a little confusing but if anyone knows how to get rid of this please answer.

1. stop av.exe processor under task manager
2. delete C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Loca\av.exe
3. delete C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Local Setting\Application Data\av.exe
4. delete HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe (default) –>There’s 2 file. One is good and the other is bad. The bad one is (Secfile).

I got all of these information by running malwarebytes, however before taking any action, I go into my folders and I did not find any of these files. Sometimes I wonder if Malwarebytes is the start of this scandel. I installed it for remove some trojan and then deleted it and install avast. A few weeks later, I got 2010 vista security popping up. So I have to reinstall malwarebytes and malwarebytes detects the malwares and deleted it. Then I deleted the malwarebytes again, a couple days later I got the 2010 pop ups again. So I have to reinstall the Malwarebytes again. This time after malwarebytes scan everything, I want to see for myself if those files actually exit. Went into the directory and I can not find any of those files. It is like you actually need Malwarebytes to do the work. I used spybot the first time I have 2010 pop up and spybot did not find any 2010 vista security threat, instead it only found some xupiter spyware. After spybot found xupiter and not 2010 vista security thread, I have to run malware b/c I still have 2010 popping up, of course, malewarebytes found the files to 2010 vista security. So with that say, what’s your point of view on this?

It will not allow me to download other spyware or use the ones I already have installed. Any ideas?

I recently had to get a new computer due to the malware "MyWebSearch" which overtook my computer and eventually made registry changes that caused a massive loss of data. I purchased McAfee Security with its "Site Advisor" feature and was wondering if that is enough to keep out malware, spyware and other nasty things that I don’t want on my computer. Is it enough protection or is there something else I need to do. I cannot afford to purchase another computer for a very long time. Thanks.

When I got on my computer(1/29/08)after school I got on and it said that Virus Protection Not Found. It said I need a new antivirus program. My computer is being attack by Spyware.Ardakey,Trojan Horse,Downloader,and Downloader.MisleadApp PLEASE HELP ME! PLEASE HELP ME A.S.A.P

As Above, my mom was using our Gateway GM 5478 when she got a message that she had all these viruses trojans and spyware, yet we already use McAffee so we are already protected. Well Since I had just gotten up I really did not know what was going on, she clicked a box several times trying to remove the precieved threats…HOW DO I ELLIMINATE THE WHOLE PROGRAM FROM MY SYSTEM?

It will not even let me hit ctrl/alt/del to start the task manager or even open up windows explorer to download appropriate spyware to get rid of it. I’m out of ideas! Help is greatly needed!

My symantec antivirus security is out of date and i try to use live update and it says that it can’t establish a connection even though my internet is working fine. Worse part is that I think I have some spyware or malware because my computer is running very slow and random pop-ups occur a lot without me even being on a page with pop ups. Please help!!!

I’m very cheap so I installed only freeware softwares to protect my computer.

I have:
- Avast! Antivirus
- Ad-Aware by Lavasoft
- Spybot Search & Destroy
- ZoneAlarm Firewall
- I also have CCleaner

They’re all working out great and they’re all free…and to think I used to waste my money on internet/computer security!

What softwares can I add to my collection? Or am I good? Remember it has to be free if you make any suggestions! lol

If you want my combination here it is:

Avast: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Ad-Aware: http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
SpyBot S&D: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
ZoneAlarm Firewall: http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/zonealarm-pc-security-free-firewall.htm
CCleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/
CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it’s fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!

-Also I’ve decided to uninstall Ad-Aware by Lavasoft and go with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

I have Windows Vista and was wondering what programs I can download for free that will help keep my pc safe.I would like a good spyware,firewall,antivirus program for free that works great.Any ideas?Thanks

im using zone alarm free and i keep getting a security alert that says tcp port 2869 from 192.168.1.1 and the other is tcp port 2051 tcp flags:s it is all inbound but i dont know what it is at all in a 15 min period it blocked 48 attempts and it keeps poping up i need help please its gettin annoying
in zone alarm list it says that it is svchost.exe in a 6hr period it says that it blocked 4336 intrusion all from the same one i have no high risk intrusions just the low ones i need help
i have also ran spybot and adaware and yahoo antispyware to check for spyware checked for viruses cant find nothing wrong
i figured out that it was my wireless router it had stateful packet inspection so i disabled it and everything working good thanks for the answers

Ok I have been reading a lot on different websites and through pages and pages on yahoo answers on computer security with mixed opinions.

I am trying to find what the best programs are. From what I have gathered there is different programs for different security issues and not just one will do the trick properly.

It seems like spysweeper might be the best for spyware along with some other free ones to run along side it. Is that true?

I have read a lot about Zone Alarm being the best firewall is that true?

For an ant-virus this is one that I keep reading about lots of different ones. I am looking for a very good one that will not slow the computer down too much any suggestions?

I have also read that using another internet browser like Firefox instead of IE will also decrease chances of attacks as well.

Any clarification on the subject would be great I am getting a new computer soon and it’s primary use will be for online school so it’s very important that I keep it protected.

Thanks in advance.

there’s virus
there’s spyware
there’s adware
there’s malware
are there more?

what should i do to get rid of these? do i really need to install all it? or is there a package that contains all of these removers and protectors that do all the stuff?

I recently reinstalled windows MCE, on my C drive , over the corrupted windows MCE, due to some system files screwup that was bothering.
I did not format C drive .. I just reinstalled , over and let the installation do the cleaning.
as i had my data on the drive, and no way to back it up…

Now everytime i click a folder or drive it takes time to open up, it shows me that hour glass. Its like it is changing file permissons or something.

The only other thing i suspect is the firewall antivirus - which i switched from Norton to Zone Alarm 6, Internet security suite.. (this has some component level firewall)

the HDD is NTFS format.. its a fairly good laptop, bought recently.

can i rectify it.. ?
UltraDMA mode 5, write caching enabled for drive.
cpu util is <5-10% , memory is 1gb, with normally 400 mb used up .
no spyware. No suspicious proceses, No unessary processes.

Note: this acess is faster at second time.
Hdd is defraged, 50% space available
External and internal both are behaving same.
I suspect file permissions on NTFS.

cause i see a ?<number> user in the permissions for folders and drives.. which i believe is of my previous - before install login ID

This link (along with other variables which I’ll not include) keeps secretly trying to request data from my PC.

My security software tells me that the data it is requesting is the administrator login to my PC.

Obviously it is the result of spyware or a phishing program which I sucessfully remove each time it occurs.
My question is:
Have any of you also experienced this ?

regards,
Philip T
*** I won’t copy & paste the entire link (which is about 200 characters long) & follow it because it may in fact contain the personal data my security software is protecting …doing so would successfully send it to this phishing server. ***
This guyd had the same problem but it was trying to retrieve his credit card info:
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=At0Hv5JYCy3ZfXYn2EiWve3AFQx.?qid=20061003221600AATMMBK

I already tried to scan my computer, i scanned it in safe mode and no viruses were found. I continue to get pop ups and my computer is still slow.

I think the virus is command.exe b/c i remember it popped up and went away. Just a few minutes ago i was looking through my files and i found a note (like from notepad) named DatRemover. here is a sample of what is contained:

Deleting dat files:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Verizon\Verizon Internet Security Suite\Spyware.dat
Deleting dat files:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Verizon\Verizon Internet Security Suite\Virus.dat
Deleting dat files:
Deleting key files:

Now im thinking that this is what’s keeping my virus scanner from finding this virus. it’s freaking deleting everything lol. Somebody help me please

i really have no idea what i am doing here, but
i want something that protects against:
-viruses
-spyware
-and any other bad things

i’ve heard AVG is good,

i tried Norton 360 and hated it,
now i have McAffee, and well, i don’t know?

any suggestions or advice?

I dont want a anti virus/spyware, or a firewall.
Not internet security, pc security. Like encrypting, ect

Paid for : Malwarebytes for real time protection
Online armor AV+ paid for two years firewall
Prevx 3.0 for two years protection

none paid:

Panda USB Security
Superantispyware
Appguard
and

G data antivirus, anti rookit, spyware and phising.

which one should i uninstall. please help..

First it told me that my page was old and I needed to refresh (or something like that). Then all I got was the new user page. When I clicked on already a user? sign in, I got a sign in box. When I typed in my ID and password, it just goes right back to the new user page. I cleaned the cache and deleted ALL cookies. In desperation, I uninstalled and reinstalled IE 6.0 to no avail. I still have to type in yahoo.com, get the new user page and the same thing happens.

My privacy and security settings are the same as they were when it was working. I have Zone Alarm security suite–had it for a year and do regular scans for viruses/spyware (I tried turning it off but made no diff). My yahoo home page works fine on Firefox. I have Windows 2000 on this PC. My yahoo home page works fine on my laptop in all browsers (running xp). This problem started last week. Does anyone know why or how to solve?