Help - PC Virus problems..

[Rougvie]

I have a problem on my laptop that is really pissing me off, I lent it to someone, and it came back soiled (I am of course above reproach on this (*snigger*))

When I click the internet, it defaults to...

c:\WINDOWS\secure.html and then a load of (ahem) sites just keep popping up, there is nothing to bad, but every time I delete temp int files and restore the home page it goes back to this thing again, but its driving me up the wall totally.

I have the latest Norton, but in the Rougvie household, we just dont do IT.

Any assistance in this matter will be rewarded in alchoholic beverage at the first home game of the season in't sportsmans.

Ta

Roogers

 

[kevinsmith]

Not up with all the technology but when I had a problem with my PC I was advised to take it back in time. This cured my problem and may cure your's. Take it back to the date prior to you lending it out and it should be OK.

Go to start, accessories,system tools and then system restart.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Go to Start, Shutdown, Restart...

 

[Platypuss]

You want "system restore" if it's an XP machine.

It also sounds like you have some nasty spyware on there. If the above doesn't sort it, then get adaware from www.lavasoft.nu

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

download adaware 6.0 it deletes just about every spyware virus that youve got on there

 

[Rougvie]

I did say I was a complete SPAZ when it comes to IT, but that seems pretty easy

I shall give it a go..

 

[Rougvie]

Ive got adaware too 6.0, and it doesnt get rid of it

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Serious response from moi this time Rougvie. This should mop up a load of the nonsense you seem to have got on there

CoolWebShredder

Click on the link above
Click Open
Close the wee 'Register' window - you don't need to register
DoubleClick on the .exe file
Click Fix

Pint of Stella por favor

 

[tedebear]

have you got your original xp cd still? there should be a recovery file on there you can run as the type of pop ups you are getting have been written into the system file of ie and you'll need to reinstall it to overwrite the corrupt (or devious) file...

 

[Rougvie]

Tom, I cant seem to get that page to open, it opens a front screen and it says 'contacting the site' with a little gauge that goes quickly to the end and then cannot find server.

Help me again !

 

[Zebedee]

I think Tom meant www.spychecker.com, Rougvie.

Give it a go.

 

[Rougvie]

Cheers guys, Zebedee, do you recomend any of their free stuff, or is it best to fork out some wonga ?

 

[Terrace Dandy]

The best anti Virus is AGV. It beats Spy bot search and destroy and adaware 6 hands down. Left a link for you. It picks every virus up. quality..AGV ANTI VIRUS.

 

[Hunting 784561]

try one of these :

http://www.cexx.org/noadware.htm

Something there should sort it out.

 

[Terrace Dandy]

I've got Zone alarm which is free and it stops everything. Got 4 different tracker's for bugs and viruses. If I was you I would get Zone alarm which is brilliant but also AGV which will destroy the virus if a bugger slips through the net.

 

[Beach Hut]

Where can you get that from terrace ?

 

[Terrace Dandy]

Where can you get that from terrace ?

Afternoon Beach hut, what are you after?

 

[aftershavedave]

I've got Zone alarm which is free and it stops everything. Got 4 different tracker's for bugs and viruses. If I was you I would get Zone alarm which is brilliant but also AGV which will destroy the virus if a bugger slips through the net.

agreed...zone alarm is excellent, and free. as effective as norton's firewall for example. go to zone alarm home page, download for free.

 

[Beach Hut]

Afternoon Beach hut, what are you after?

This Zone Alarm which is a free download - sounds good

 

[Rougvie]

Right lads, cheers for all your help, looks like some dialer had infiltrated the system, AVG sorted it out and Zone Alarm is certainly worth the download time too.

With the missus out, looks like an action packed evening of surfing shall comence

*splurt*