Re: computer is infected message

Julie wrote:
Hi! Today when I signed on to my computer, there was an icon on my
taskbar (a red circle with a white X in it), and the balloon said
"Your computer is infected! Windows has detected spyware infection!
It is recommended that you use special antispyware tools to prevent
data loss. Windows will now download and install the most
up-to-date antispyware for you. Click here to protect your
computer from spyware!"
So I clicked it, and something came up offering to do a scan of my
computer. So I ran the scan, and it came up showing like 160 files
infected. So then it said to click to Remove Infected Files, and
when I clicked that, it said it couldn't do that in the "trial"
version - that I had to pay like $40 for their program. So then I
figured the whole thing (including the error message on my taskbar)
was just some ad or scam, so I exited out of the scan. But the
message keeps popping up and the red circle with the X won't leave
my taskbar. It pops up like every 15 seconds!! It's driving me
crazy! I went to Remove Programs, and removed the scan program.
But that did not remove the X and the annoying pop-up message.
Now, even when I click into the balloon to supposedly "protect my
computer from spyware", it won't even go to the scanning program
anymore because I removed it!

PLEASE help me - how do I make this stop popping up on my
computer?????

Julie,

In the future - if you feel it is relevant to many groups - crosspost as
opposed to multiposting.
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

See my advice in your other posting...
Someone may come to you with more specific instrrictions to get rid of what
may be a smitfraud or related infestation - which is good.... But you should
probably do my suggestions as well - because if you have one thing - you
likely have 20 others.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


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