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This morning I found a System Alert message at the bottom of my screan. I am
running XP and it is what looks like a hard drive picture with a question red question mark in the lower right, it flashes on and off and is replaced with a just a regular ?. When I click on it it takes me to web address for Antivermin, want to scan my machine and probably sell me their software. I already have a complete McAfee Security on my PC and don't think I need anything, how do I get rid of this message. I have run a complete system scan for virsus and have found nothing. Thanks -- Brian |
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Brian wrote:
This morning I found a System Alert message at the bottom of my screan. I am running XP and it is what looks like a hard drive picture with a question red question mark in the lower right, it flashes on and off and is replaced with a just a regular ?. When I click on it it takes me to web address for Antivermin, want to scan my machine and probably sell me their software. I already have a complete McAfee Security on my PC and don't think I need anything, how do I get rid of this message. I have run a complete system scan for virsus and have found nothing. You are infected with malware--not the malware that Antivermin wants to protect you against, but Antivermin itself. You may think you are adequately protected, but clearly you are not. Next to Norton, McAfee is probably the worst security software on the market. Be sure you run a firewall program, a good anti-virus program, and at least two or more anti-spyware programs. I recommend that you go to Malke's Malware Removal site at http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware and follow the instructions there. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Ken,
Ok my protection stinks, it was what I got from Dell, what do you reccomend for spyware protection and antivirus protection? WOuld appreciate any thoughts people have on this meanwhile I will get going on fixing my current problem-- Brian "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: Brian wrote: This morning I found a System Alert message at the bottom of my screan. I am running XP and it is what looks like a hard drive picture with a question red question mark in the lower right, it flashes on and off and is replaced with a just a regular ?. When I click on it it takes me to web address for Antivermin, want to scan my machine and probably sell me their software. I already have a complete McAfee Security on my PC and don't think I need anything, how do I get rid of this message. I have run a complete system scan for virsus and have found nothing. You are infected with malware--not the malware that Antivermin wants to protect you against, but Antivermin itself. You may think you are adequately protected, but clearly you are not. Next to Norton, McAfee is probably the worst security software on the market. Be sure you run a firewall program, a good anti-virus program, and at least two or more anti-spyware programs. I recommend that you go to Malke's Malware Removal site at http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware and follow the instructions there. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Brian wrote:
Ken, Ok my protection stinks, it was what I got from Dell, what do you reccomend for spyware protection and antivirus protection? WOuld appreciate any thoughts people have on this meanwhile I will get going on fixing my current problem-- I use a combination of freeware products: Firewall ZoneAlarm Free Version Anti-Virus Avast Anti-Spayware Spyware Blaster Spybot Search and Destroy Adaware Windows Defender -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: Brian wrote: This morning I found a System Alert message at the bottom of my screan. I am running XP and it is what looks like a hard drive picture with a question red question mark in the lower right, it flashes on and off and is replaced with a just a regular ?. When I click on it it takes me to web address for Antivermin, want to scan my machine and probably sell me their software. I already have a complete McAfee Security on my PC and don't think I need anything, how do I get rid of this message. I have run a complete system scan for virsus and have found nothing. You are infected with malware--not the malware that Antivermin wants to protect you against, but Antivermin itself. You may think you are adequately protected, but clearly you are not. Next to Norton, McAfee is probably the worst security software on the market. Be sure you run a firewall program, a good anti-virus program, and at least two or more anti-spyware programs. I recommend that you go to Malke's Malware Removal site at http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware and follow the instructions there. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Brian wrote: Ken, Ok my protection stinks, it was what I got from Dell, what do you reccomend for spyware protection and antivirus protection? WOuld appreciate any thoughts people have on this meanwhile I will get going on fixing my current problem-- Brian That is a lame excuse for not being informed or educated on the proper care and feeding of computers and their users. The only reason Dell has such products is because it was paid to put them into its systems. It does not necessarily mean that the embedded products are good, bad or otherwise. Every one of the Firewall, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware products cited by Ken is well-publicized on the Web, in print and,sometimes, on radio and TV. |
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Average users who purchase named branded computer "think" they are
adequately protected from everything on the internet. They trust the named brand. It is not a lame excuse for those how are ignorant to the gamut of malware on the internet today if they are not knowledgeable in the subject. Many of "professionals" forget that they once did not know anything in this particular field as well. The average computer user does not care to understand how things work, they just want them to work. They do not know which AV or anti spyware programs are the best. Heck, we as professionals have trouble with that. More of less we end up arguing our "opinion" as to which we "think" is the best. So how is the average computer user suppose to know? -- Michael D. Alligood MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+, Network+, i-Net+, CIW Assoc., CIW Certified Instructor "GHalleck" wrote in message : Brian wrote: Ken, Ok my protection stinks, it was what I got from Dell, what do you reccomend for spyware protection and antivirus protection? WOuld appreciate any thoughts people have on this meanwhile I will get going on fixing my current problem-- Brian That is a lame excuse for not being informed or educated on the proper care and feeding of computers and their users. The only reason Dell has such products is because it was paid to put them into its systems. It does not necessarily mean that the embedded products are good, bad or otherwise. Every one of the Firewall, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware products cited by Ken is well-publicized on the Web, in print and,sometimes, on radio and TV. |
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I have ran into this issue a lot lately. Follow the direction he
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic17258.html, and use Ken's advice. I will tell you that this particular, annoying bug can at times be difficult to remove. This is one malware that demands more of my time to remove. -- Michael D. Alligood MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+, Network+, i-Net+, CIW Assoc., CIW Certified Instructor "Brian" wrote in message : This morning I found a System Alert message at the bottom of my screan. I am running XP and it is what looks like a hard drive picture with a question red question mark in the lower right, it flashes on and off and is replaced with a just a regular ?. When I click on it it takes me to web address for Antivermin, want to scan my machine and probably sell me their software. I already have a complete McAfee Security on my PC and don't think I need anything, how do I get rid of this message. I have run a complete system scan for virsus and have found nothing. Thanks -- Brian |
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Thanks for the comment Michael. I had Adaware on my last machine and just
haven't gotten around to installing it on my new machine (which I have had less than 2 weeks), I've learned my lesson and next time will get the extra protection same day as I start up a new pc. As for GHalleck's helpful comments, well I accept responsibility for my PC and if it messed up well it is my fault. The McAfee Sof****e I keep updated and was looking to this space as a place for recommendations on how I can prevent this from happening as well as good software. As for knowing about these products, outside of Adaware I have never heard of them. Ken, thanks for the help I am all cleaned up now, appreciate the assistance Brian -- Brian "Michael D. Alligood" wrote: Average users who purchase named branded computer "think" they are adequately protected from everything on the internet. They trust the named brand. It is not a lame excuse for those how are ignorant to the gamut of malware on the internet today if they are not knowledgeable in the subject. Many of "professionals" forget that they once did not know anything in this particular field as well. The average computer user does not care to understand how things work, they just want them to work. They do not know which AV or anti spyware programs are the best. Heck, we as professionals have trouble with that. More of less we end up arguing our "opinion" as to which we "think" is the best. So how is the average computer user suppose to know? -- Michael D. Alligood MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+, Network+, i-Net+, CIW Assoc., CIW Certified Instructor "GHalleck" wrote in message : Brian wrote: Ken, Ok my protection stinks, it was what I got from Dell, what do you reccomend for spyware protection and antivirus protection? WOuld appreciate any thoughts people have on this meanwhile I will get going on fixing my current problem-- Brian That is a lame excuse for not being informed or educated on the proper care and feeding of computers and their users. The only reason Dell has such products is because it was paid to put them into its systems. It does not necessarily mean that the embedded products are good, bad or otherwise. Every one of the Firewall, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware products cited by Ken is well-publicized on the Web, in print and,sometimes, on radio and TV. |
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Michael D. Alligood wrote:
Average users who purchase named branded computer "think" they are adequately protected from everything on the internet. They trust the named brand. It is not a lame excuse for those how are ignorant to the gamut of malware on the internet today if they are not knowledgeable in the subject. Many of "professionals" forget that they once did not know anything in this particular field as well. The average computer user does not care to understand how things work, they just want them to work. They do not know which AV or anti spyware programs are the best. Heck, we as professionals have trouble with that. More of less we end up arguing our "opinion" as to which we "think" is the best. So how is the average computer user suppose to know? Well said! -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup Brian wrote: Ken, Ok my protection stinks, it was what I got from Dell, what do you reccomend for spyware protection and antivirus protection? WOuld appreciate any thoughts people have on this meanwhile I will get going on fixing my current problem-- Brian That is a lame excuse for not being informed or educated on the proper care and feeding of computers and their users. The only reason Dell has such products is because it was paid to put them into its systems. It does not necessarily mean that the embedded products are good, bad or otherwise. Every one of the Firewall, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware products cited by Ken is well-publicized on the Web, in print and,sometimes, on radio and TV. |
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As for my laptop that I use religiously, I have Windows Live One Care
(with Windows Defender), Spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html), Spyware Blaster (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html), Spyware Guard (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html). I only listed these programs because they actively prevent spyware from being placed on your system to begin with. I am very hard on my laptop with regards to surfing the internet. I have been to places that I know are infectious to test out my security in a real world experience. The key to these programs listed above is the updates. Since a majority of them are free, they do not perform live updates -- meaning you have to open the program and update the definitions. However, this is better than trying to remove installed spyware! I really hope this info helps you out. Good Luck. -- Michael D. Alligood MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+, Network+, i-Net+, CIW Assoc., CIW Certified Instructor "Brian" wrote in message : Thanks for the comment Michael. I had Adaware on my last machine and just haven't gotten around to installing it on my new machine (which I have had less than 2 weeks), I've learned my lesson and next time will get the extra protection same day as I start up a new pc. As for GHalleck's helpful comments, well I accept responsibility for my PC and if it messed up well it is my fault. The McAfee Sof****e I keep updated and was looking to this space as a place for recommendations on how I can prevent this from happening as well as good software. As for knowing about these products, outside of Adaware I have never heard of them. Ken, thanks for the help I am all cleaned up now, appreciate the assistance Brian -- Brian "Michael D. Alligood" wrote: Average users who purchase named branded computer "think" they are adequately protected from everything on the internet. They trust the named brand. It is not a lame excuse for those how are ignorant to the gamut of malware on the internet today if they are not knowledgeable in the subject. Many of "professionals" forget that they once did not know anything in this particular field as well. The average computer user does not care to understand how things work, they just want them to work. They do not know which AV or anti spyware programs are the best. Heck, we as professionals have trouble with that. More of less we end up arguing our "opinion" as to which we "think" is the best. So how is the average computer user suppose to know? -- Michael D. Alligood MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+, Network+, i-Net+, CIW Assoc., CIW Certified Instructor "GHalleck" wrote in message : Brian wrote: Ken, Ok my protection stinks, it was what I got from Dell, what do you reccomend for spyware protection and antivirus protection? WOuld appreciate any thoughts people have on this meanwhile I will get going on fixing my current problem-- Brian That is a lame excuse for not being informed or educated on the proper care and feeding of computers and their users. The only reason Dell has such products is because it was paid to put them into its systems. It does not necessarily mean that the embedded products are good, bad or otherwise. Every one of the Firewall, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware products cited by Ken is well-publicized on the Web, in print and,sometimes, on radio and TV. |
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Brian wrote:
Thanks for the comment Michael. I had Adaware on my last machine and just haven't gotten around to installing it on my new machine (which I have had less than 2 weeks), I've learned my lesson and next time will get the extra protection same day as I start up a new pc. As for GHalleck's helpful comments, well I accept responsibility for my PC and if it messed up well it is my fault. The McAfee Sof****e I keep updated and was looking to this space as a place for recommendations on how I can prevent this from happening as well as good software. As for knowing about these products, outside of Adaware I have never heard of them. Ken, thanks for the help I am all cleaned up now, appreciate the assistance You're welcome. Glad to help. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Thanks for the assistance and input Ken. It is always a pleasure.
-- Michael D. Alligood MCSA, MCDST, MCP, A+, Network+, i-Net+, CIW Assoc., CIW Certified Instructor "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message : Michael D. Alligood wrote: Average users who purchase named branded computer "think" they are adequately protected from everything on the internet. They trust the named brand. It is not a lame excuse for those how are ignorant to the gamut of malware on the internet today if they are not knowledgeable in the subject. Many of "professionals" forget that they once did not know anything in this particular field as well. The average computer user does not care to understand how things work, they just want them to work. They do not know which AV or anti spyware programs are the best. Heck, we as professionals have trouble with that. More of less we end up arguing our "opinion" as to which we "think" is the best. So how is the average computer user suppose to know? Well said! -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup Brian wrote: Ken, Ok my protection stinks, it was what I got from Dell, what do you reccomend for spyware protection and antivirus protection? WOuld appreciate any thoughts people have on this meanwhile I will get going on fixing my current problem-- Brian That is a lame excuse for not being informed or educated on the proper care and feeding of computers and their users. The only reason Dell has such products is because it was paid to put them into its systems. It does not necessarily mean that the embedded products are good, bad or otherwise. Every one of the Firewall, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware products cited by Ken is well-publicized on the Web, in print and,sometimes, on radio and TV. |
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Michael D. Alligood wrote:
Thanks for the assistance and input Ken. It is always a pleasure. You're welcome, and same here. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup Michael D. Alligood wrote: Average users who purchase named branded computer "think" they are adequately protected from everything on the internet. They trust the named brand. It is not a lame excuse for those how are ignorant to the gamut of malware on the internet today if they are not knowledgeable in the subject. Many of "professionals" forget that they once did not know anything in this particular field as well. The average computer user does not care to understand how things work, they just want them to work. They do not know which AV or anti spyware programs are the best. Heck, we as professionals have trouble with that. More of less we end up arguing our "opinion" as to which we "think" is the best. So how is the average computer user suppose to know? Well said! -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup Brian wrote: Ken, Ok my protection stinks, it was what I got from Dell, what do you reccomend for spyware protection and antivirus protection? WOuld appreciate any thoughts people have on this meanwhile I will get going on fixing my current problem-- Brian That is a lame excuse for not being informed or educated on the proper care and feeding of computers and their users. The only reason Dell has such products is because it was paid to put them into its systems. It does not necessarily mean that the embedded products are good, bad or otherwise. Every one of the Firewall, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware products cited by Ken is well-publicized on the Web, in print and,sometimes, on radio and TV. |
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