I went away for the weekend and when I returned this is what I get everytime I try to access the internet. Can't use google at all so IE is my only option. I'm freaking out a bit. I keep getting pop ups from "System Progressive Protection" that is trying to sell me stuff but I'm not buying into what I see as a scam. Every program I open is said to be infected. Everything was fine 3 days ago. It won't even let me Skype. Help, please
Ignore warnings and visit that site in the current state (not recommended).
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posted by Ohdemah
on Oct 11, 2012 -
10 answers
Does anybody have any ideas on a fix short of a re-installation of Windows?
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posted by 4Lnqvv
on Dec 29, 2011 -
7 answers
My home computer seems to have been attacked, and possibly wiped of all programs and files, by some kind of virus. Is there hope for my computer or is all my data (which includes 75% of a rough draft of a novel) hopelessly lost?
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posted by orange swan
on Nov 15, 2011 -
21 answers
Apparently my laptop is a zombie. Do I need to do something about this? Complication: I'm in middle-of-nowhere Russia until next fall.
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posted by toesock
on Nov 11, 2011 -
12 answers
Virus removal help! I seem to have a katusha.a infection on our laptop. AVG said it removed it, it came back, now AVG won't run correctly. MalWarebytes doesn't seem to run at all. All the instructions I can find online seem to be "Download OUR awesome virus cleaner!" Can you hope me? Please explain everything to me as if I am a cavewoman. I
am considering hitting it with a hammer.
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posted by artychoke
on Oct 3, 2011 -
16 answers
ComputerVirusFilter: OK...So i got a virus:
Worm:Win32/Rebhip.A
Heres my question. I had this virus on my computer and then connected to my work computer via Teamviewer. Could this virus be propagated to my work network via the teamviewer session?
THx
posted by flipmiester99
on Sep 29, 2011 -
5 answers
Do I have a virus? The only symptoms that I notice are:1) mysterious Internet Explorer clicking sounds & 2) window focus is changing without my direction.
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posted by stuart_s
on Jun 26, 2011 -
12 answers
So, I have nearly a terabyte of photos of my daughter stored on a computer which has been taken over by tr/crypt.xpack.gen (if that is your real name). It would probably be best that I store the photos on some sort of server somewhere (clouds?), but I know nothing of such things. Any advice on online storage, computer security, and not shooting in raw would be greatly appreciated. Please help, as we would rather not have to force my daughter back in the womb to recreate the photos of her birth.
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posted by defreckled
on May 28, 2011 -
13 answers
Techsupport filter....Other variations of this question exist, but I think mine will be useful for the archives too. How can you save your photo, song, etc. files before reformatting a computer you can't log or boot into anymore?
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posted by skepticallypleased
on Nov 8, 2010 -
6 answers
Computer repair from afar-filter: my sister's Dell desktop is infected with one (or more) viruses, and I'm not around to fix it for her.
deezil's profile is too detailed to mail to her or trying to walk her through, so I'm looking to get her to a fix-it shop in Ventura, CA, or recommendations on one of the fix-it shops in chain stores. Oh, and we don't know her admin password.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Aug 31, 2010 -
4 answers
I had a weird experience just now on MetaTalk. Is it a virus or an extension I've forgotten about.
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posted by doublehappy
on Jul 20, 2010 -
2 answers
Can anyone recommend an affordable, effective computer virus protection and removal program?
posted by tangyraspberry
on Apr 13, 2010 -
17 answers
I'm looking for a reputable computer repair shop in the Phoenix, AZ area. I lent my Compaq laptop (running vista) out to a friend and now it's totally owned by virii, and I don't have the time, patience, wherewithal to fix this level of problem.
Is there a good, independent (not Best Buy) place in town to get this looked at and potentially fixed for a reasonable price? Again, I'm not interested in fixing it myself, I'd rather pay someone else to be frustrated for me.
posted by chlorus
on Jan 25, 2010 -
10 answers
Oh no! In the aftermath of a wicked virus I went in and manually deleted the corrupted files, one of which happened to include the driver I need to install new software.... I think....
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posted by wild like kudzu
on Jan 23, 2010 -
4 answers
Computer froze completely during a game, all subsequent downloads of various installer files were corrupt. BSODs galore. Now, when I turn on my computer, no video input is detected whatsoever. Next step?
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posted by TimeTravelSpeed
on Jul 13, 2009 -
19 answers
What are the common form of Computer Virus spread these days? I remeber back in the day it was all about Word macros, then Outlook attachmets auto-running, but therse days is it all Internet Browser Exploits? How does your computer get infected these days? Can you get a virus just by visiting a webpage (but not running any aps / agreeing to intall anything)?
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posted by mary8nne
on Jun 22, 2009 -
13 answers
Do any of the major virus-scan software sites permit sending in a questionable programs for possible addition to the ongoing alerts?
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posted by Quarter Pincher
on Jun 16, 2009 -
3 answers
Can a virus on my desktop infect my external HD? Solutions needed for backing up data on a computer I'm about to nuke.
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posted by gnutron
on May 20, 2009 -
7 answers
Norton detected a virus (?), Downloader.MisleadApp, on my laptop. According to Norton, the problem has been "fixed." But ever since then, I cannot access the Internet. How do I get back online?
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posted by ihavepromisestokeep
on Apr 27, 2009 -
8 answers
On or around April 1, my computer caught something that caused havoc with my antivirus programs but now everything seems fine--this can't be correct?
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posted by librarylis
on Apr 27, 2009 -
5 answers
C5.zedo keeps opening tabs on Firefox and redirecting me to poker sites! I've run Sophos and Ad-Aware and the problem keeps continuing. Has anyone managed to get rid of zedo?
posted by TorontoSandy
on Jan 31, 2009 -
4 answers
Something is eating up my disk space as I watch. What should I do? (somewhat urgent)
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posted by Gor-ella
on Jan 3, 2009 -
18 answers
My friend's only Admin account on Windows has been ripped to shreds by a virus, an uninstaller program, or both; his CD drawer won't open or shut manually at all; and his BIOS settings, which are protected by a password we don't know, are to boot from a CD in the drive before anything else. Help me to not destroy his computer with an axe.
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posted by Acheman
on Nov 14, 2008 -
20 answers
Which anti-spyware and anti-virus programs are best at detecting and removing spyware and viruses respectively and why?
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posted by Fluffy654
on Oct 7, 2008 -
12 answers
ParentTechSupportFilter: My father has a virus. *sigh* before I send him to Geek Squad, what else should I tell him to do that he hasn't done already?
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posted by micawber
on Aug 15, 2008 -
15 answers
Anti-virus software managed to remove most of the viruses from my mother's computer. However, two files remain. How proactive do I need to be about deleting them?
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posted by dropkick queen
on Jul 4, 2008 -
13 answers
I can't figure out what's wrong with my computer and I can't Google the problem. Can you help me bring my Google back?
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posted by leigh1
on Jun 12, 2008 -
21 answers
Windows XP TrojanFilter: I caught a trojan, cleaned it out, and now...100% CPU usage making my computer unusable, and I can't turn on Windows Update besides. With System Restore off, and every piece of software I've run so far telling me it's now clean, how can I fix my system without wiping my hard drive?
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posted by StrikeTheViol
on May 27, 2008 -
18 answers
When checking out a gchat link from a friend to nbc.com, my firefox froze as "jew.wmv" tried to run (unsuccessfully) and a screaming chorus of "I'm looking at gay porno" came out of my computer. Does anybody know what the hell this is?
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posted by My Bloody Pony
on May 11, 2008 -
10 answers
My computer has recently been exposed to the wild internet without being behind a firewall. I'm running Windows 2000 without a software firewall. What should I do now to clean my machine and make sure it hasn't been subject to an exploit?
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posted by miasma
on May 6, 2008 -
10 answers
I need your help to settle a debate. Could you suggest the safest antivirus setup, within the confines of Windows XP and a wireless internet connection, with the
least bloat,
and provide the statistics to prove it?
I need more than simple AV comparatives. I need stats on the virtues of Firefox versus IE, on using two function-differentiated user accounts (admin versus everyday, with the 'everyday' account having no admin privileges), etc. Can you help?
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posted by flibbertigibbet
on Mar 25, 2008 -
6 answers
Why is my computer sending and receiving so many bytes of information in such a short amount of time?
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posted by Maishe
on Jul 28, 2006 -
13 answers
Now that my subscription is approaching its final week Norton is going berserk on my machine. I want to put it out of its misery. I hate it now even more than when it killed Webroot Spysweeper.
Of course I need to get good virus protection before I off Norton. I’ve been following the discussion here and it looks like McAfee offers a good alternative for someone like me who isn’t tech savy.
By the way, I’m just now switching from a dial up connection to Bellsouth DSL.
posted by Huplescat
on Jul 3, 2006 -
28 answers
I know that cookies may be automatically and surreptitiously installed on my computer when I arrive at a webpage, but what about spyware/malware/virus ?
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posted by studentguru
on Feb 25, 2006 -
13 answers
I was just contacted by my company's ISP saying that our company's account is compromised by a virus as phishing emails have been sent out from here. I find this very hard to believe as we are an all-mac shop and I am fairly confident that these phishing emails generally spoof headers and such. Am I wrong?
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posted by miss tea
on Nov 28, 2005 -
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