Just got rid of malware on the computer again.
The message said my computer had a virus and then this other message that says something about a "Antivirus Security Suite" and 'scan your computer now' shows up at the same time...wow what a coincidence....
(By the way I use Firefox and use AVG free)
Malware is technically not a virus...it is a serious of rouge programs that try to scam you into buying their own antivirus...it ends up by blocking your internet access and interferes with normal computer functions if you don't buy their product. Their antivirus causes the problems so that you buy the 'cure' from them.
If this happens to you...look for "rkill" from a legitimate site like bleepingcomputer.com ...download it and run it.... (It stops the offending malware from running but doesn't eliminate it) .
Then download MALWAREBYTES Anti-Malware and update it and let it do a quick scan, it will find the malware. Then follow the prompts to delete the malware from your computer and it will have to restart the computer.
After restart...(no matter what browser you use) check internet options under Internet Explorer ...under LAN...see if proxy is checked...uncheck it and you should be good to go... This extra step is sometimes needed because the programs usually engage a proxy to prevent Internet Explorer and sometimes other browsers from working properly.
I have rid of my computers of this crap more than once...
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The message said my computer had a virus and then this other message that says something about a "Antivirus Security Suite" and 'scan your computer now' shows up at the same time...wow what a coincidence....
(By the way I use Firefox and use AVG free)
Malware is technically not a virus...it is a serious of rouge programs that try to scam you into buying their own antivirus...it ends up by blocking your internet access and interferes with normal computer functions if you don't buy their product. Their antivirus causes the problems so that you buy the 'cure' from them.
If this happens to you...look for "rkill" from a legitimate site like bleepingcomputer.com ...download it and run it.... (It stops the offending malware from running but doesn't eliminate it) .
Then download MALWAREBYTES Anti-Malware and update it and let it do a quick scan, it will find the malware. Then follow the prompts to delete the malware from your computer and it will have to restart the computer.
After restart...(no matter what browser you use) check internet options under Internet Explorer ...under LAN...see if proxy is checked...uncheck it and you should be good to go... This extra step is sometimes needed because the programs usually engage a proxy to prevent Internet Explorer and sometimes other browsers from working properly.
I have rid of my computers of this crap more than once...
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