So i got a trojan last night and my Avast program got rid of the trojan but it left the adware which is “Home Antivirus 2010” I can’t uninstall it, I can’t get rid of it. the email address for support is apparently bogus, any ideas on what program to get to get rid of this damn thing be it freeware or a retail program I can get in best buy?
Some features…
it keeps throwing up these stupid ballons from the task bar telling me that my comp is not protected…
(My favorite) I’ll go to a specific page and this stupid “you are not protected page” comes up on the browser instead and it has 2 links, one says, “click here to completely protect yourself” and the other says “continue browsing unprotected(not recommended)”
this is why it’s my favorite: cause the protect yourself link kicks you right over to their “Buy our shit” portion of their web page, the other link is dead and won’t let you continue your browsing, so the only option you have is to redirect… FUCKING ASSHOLES!
Late,
grmpysmrf
A friend of mine got this too. It’s a nasty little bugger. The only way I found to get rid of it was to use PCTools. That did the trick no poblem. Hope that helps!
A friend of mine got this too. It’s a nasty little bugger. The only way I found to get rid of it was to use PCTools. That did the trick no poblem. Hope that helps!
You also might want to download Spybot, SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition and Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. Those programs have saved my hide on a few occasions.
Instead of downloading stuff, the best thing is to NOT download stuff or click on crap that you don’t know is good. Works for me. I don’t run any of that virus or adware prevention stuff because it is mostly “slow down your computer - ware”.
ok found a copy of pc tools at officemax for 30 bucks… so far so good. It found 6 infections and 85 threats, nothing bigger than a medium risk, but when I ran the full scan it found a HIGH security alert which was the adware that was busting my balls. but since I’ve run this software, nothing!! so I’m hoping it holds. so thanks krowe
You also might want to download Spybot, SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition and Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. Those programs have saved my hide on a few occasions.
just a few hours late… but I’ll certainly keep those in mind, if the future has me seeking more advice
what browser are you using for the web?
standard internet explorer- firefox makes my comp run SUPER DUPER SLOW
Instead of downloading stuff, the best thing is to NOT download stuff or click on crap that you don’t know is good. Works for me. I don’t run any of that virus or adware prevention stuff because it is mostly “slow down your computer - ware”.
I didn’t download anything. I got it merely by going to a website. i was researching the pros and cons of getting the new “the state” dvds and one link i clicked apparently was for some stupid torrent site and bam i was fucked
-thanks everyone
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grmpysmrf
I recently purchased Kaspersky Antivirus a few months ago and that program was able to remove many viruses that my other programs could not find. I had some sort of bug that completely crippled my DOS program, but after scanning with Kaspersky, I can finally install other programs that had to use DOS. I can finally use Microsoft word…however I find myself playing Duke Nukem now more often than working on my papers.[:P]
That program informs you about any sort of adware or trojans that are about to be installed on your computer and blocks them immediately. It also informes you about reported “Attack Sites” (usually porn sites) and shows you why they were reported. I have had absolutely no complaints with Kaspersky.
ok the pro’s are you get every episode of the state, the pilot, all their commercials, audiocommentary to every episode… the spring break skits… plus the unreleased skits the network wouldn’t air. all in one neat little package… the con is that the could not get the rights to the original music that was used in the skits… like smashing pumpkins “today” playing in the pre-school undercover narc skit, or the marvin gaye in the barry and levon skits… though they did still have the infomercial that is nothing but “sitting on the dock of the bay”. if you were a fan of the show, get it… =)
ok the pro’s are you get every episode of the state, the pilot, all their commercials, audiocommentary to every episode… the spring break skits… plus the unreleased skits the network wouldn’t air. all in one neat little package… the con is that the could not get the rights to the original music that was used in the skits… like smashing pumpkins “today” playing in the pre-school undercover narc skit, or the marvin gaye in the barry and levon skits… though they did still have the infomercial that is nothing but “sitting on the dock of the bay”. if you were a fan of the show, get it… =)
Yeah I learned that while I was getting infected… actually the way it reads on wiki is that mtv didn’t even try to secure the rights… I’d bet that this will be released with all of the real music and what not when/if they convert it to bluray.
Late,
grmpysmrf
yeah maybe… but it’s taken them this long to finally put it out on dvd, i think blu-ray is pushing it… I don’t think this is gonna be a huge seller… but moreso a steady consistant seller that over time moves alot of copies… so give them like 5 years… but still if they put the music in then the artists get points for use of thier music. while when it was showed on mtv obviously the network had the rights to use the music. strangely they were showing the episodes on mtv2 the other night and they didn’t use the old music either.
they apparently have a new thing on friday were it’s like 90’s night for an hour so they’ll show the state, or the maxx, or whatever and even throw in the old commercials like the jimmy the cab driver guy, or the guy in the kitchen who blows his nose and it’s the mtv logo but he “wasn’t gonna show it to you anyway”.
I don’t know i got all the old shows on tape still and even though i bought the dvd anyway… and it’s weird i would record those oddball commercials from time to time cause I thought some of them were funny. and yes i was a royal dork in middle school. obiously.
I wouldn’t pay for it but the next 90’s revival dvd they’re doing is all the daria stuff. Great show, but I wouldn’t buy it.