OMG!!! Need computer help!!! (Virus/Pop-up related)
08-03-2005, 07:55 PM
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It'll make your life easier like the guy said reformatt the computer but make sure you have all the driver disks i/e video and sound and printer, although you can download them off the net, redo the computer and another thing is that alot of the "free" programs are loaded with spyware but firefox is great 
08-05-2005, 09:52 AM
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I called Dell to see how you reformat the computer to factory settings and there is no way. They said the only way you can put it back to the way you bought it is to reinstall everything with CDs. I ran Ad-aware and Spyware Doctor in safe mode, but I still get pop ups. I thought maybe it would work, but I still havent fixed it. On the AVG website, which of them do I download? There's tons of them.
08-05-2005, 09:56 AM
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Under AVG 7.0 for Workstations then AVG 7.0 for Windows.
Make sure you run the Check for Updates after its installed. If its a virus on there, AVG usually does pretty good to find & fix it. Good luck.
Make sure you run the Check for Updates after its installed. If its a virus on there, AVG usually does pretty good to find & fix it. Good luck.
08-05-2005, 10:21 AM
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I am PARTING OUT my computer.
All parts are off a 2004 Dell and are in excellent shape. Prices do not include shipping and are over 75% off of Dell's list price. If there's something you need that you don't see, feel free to ask because there's lots that I didn't list.
Norton Anti-Virus 2005 (purchased new, still like new, very little use)-$5,200
Ad-Aware (Downloaded free, but still in good condition)-$220
McAfee Internet Security Suite (purchsed used, still like new, not used)-$360
All parts are off a 2004 Dell and are in excellent shape. Prices do not include shipping and are over 75% off of Dell's list price. If there's something you need that you don't see, feel free to ask because there's lots that I didn't list.
Norton Anti-Virus 2005 (purchased new, still like new, very little use)-$5,200
Ad-Aware (Downloaded free, but still in good condition)-$220
McAfee Internet Security Suite (purchsed used, still like new, not used)-$360
08-05-2005, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Dragaholic
By the way the computer was purchased in '03, only the newer computers have the capability to reformat without having to reload discs.
As far as keeping them off, many of the programs listed here will help you. I personally use McAfee. Works very well, and also informs me whenever they try to install.
If you want to see what sites have been visited, you can click the History button in Internet Explorer.
08-05-2005, 11:16 AM
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LMAO 
@ hawgs!!!!
do what PSJ says to, firefox is 100x better than IE.... I've only found 2 sites that didnt like it, and that was because of some activx crap...
@ hawgs!!!!do what PSJ says to, firefox is 100x better than IE.... I've only found 2 sites that didnt like it, and that was because of some activx crap...
08-05-2005, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by hawgs
I am PARTING OUT my computer.
All parts are off a 2004 Dell and are in excellent shape. Prices do not include shipping and are over 75% off of Dell's list price. If there's something you need that you don't see, feel free to ask because there's lots that I didn't list.
Norton Anti-Virus 2005 (purchased new, still like new, very little use)-$5,200
Ad-Aware (Downloaded free, but still in good condition)-$220
McAfee Internet Security Suite (purchsed used, still like new, not used)-$360
All parts are off a 2004 Dell and are in excellent shape. Prices do not include shipping and are over 75% off of Dell's list price. If there's something you need that you don't see, feel free to ask because there's lots that I didn't list.
Norton Anti-Virus 2005 (purchased new, still like new, very little use)-$5,200
Ad-Aware (Downloaded free, but still in good condition)-$220
McAfee Internet Security Suite (purchsed used, still like new, not used)-$360
Don't forget to up the prices due to the shipping charges you incurred when you bought the stuff new.
Don't get all bent out of shape Jeramy. Everyone is just having a little fun with you at your expense. If you get mad at anyone get mad at yourself. You're your own worst enemy since you provide the material to be made fun of with!
08-05-2005, 12:19 PM
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CySevans, that's what someone at Dell told me. I know on my cousin's computer which is a HP, I had to put his back to factory settings just as he bought it and I didnt have to use any discs. I think I used F10 while it was booting up and would prompt me to a screen where I could clean up everything without deleting files or completlely wipe out everything besides what came with the computer.
08-05-2005, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Dragaholic
CySevans, that's what someone at Dell told me. I know on my cousin's computer which is a HP, I had to put his back to factory settings just as he bought it and I didnt have to use any discs. I think I used F10 while it was booting up and would prompt me to a screen where I could clean up everything without deleting files or completlely wipe out everything besides what came with the computer.
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08-06-2005, 11:26 AM
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Ok...downloaded the Microsoft anti-spyware Beta, ran it like 3 times in safe mode. 1 of the 3 times I ran a full system scan which I let do on its own over night because it said it was an estimated 29 mins. to complete. I also ran Ad-aware in safe mode before that. Then Spyware doctor. Anyhow, I'm still getting pop ups, what do I do next? Even if I cleaned up the whole system, it still gets infected. So there's really no protection. I just keep having to clean it up everytime I get on the net. How do I stop the pop ups and keep from getting viruses?
08-08-2005, 10:24 PM
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Ok...I've ran Ad-aware and Microsoft Antispyware a billion times already and her computer still gets pop ups! I can run it over and over right after one another and it'll find infections. I dont know if it'll ever completely clean them up to no infections. Even if I did, there's still no protection. I would have to run these programs over and over to keep them off. What do I do next?
08-09-2005, 05:25 PM
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I actually ran into this problem once before. It turned out to be an application that had installed itself. Applications don't always get removed. I actually had to not only locate and delete the files manually, but also had to search through the Windows registry and remove the entries. The company even said you can remove the program once I found out who it was, and there was an entry in the "Add/Remove" programs section, but it never fully uninstalled. It was a pain in the butt.
You can look at all of the startup files by running "msconfig" from the start\run menu. Anything that looks suspicious in the "Startup" section you can remove the check mark from and perform a diagnostic boot. Once you've found the program that's causing the popups, you can either just leave it unchecked and tell Windows to quit telling you you're running in diagnostics mode, or you can look at the "command" and "location" sections to find out where the program is on the hard drive and in the registry and remove them. Editing the registry is a dangerous thing because there is no "undo", so if you don't feel comfortable doing that, find someone who is windows savvy enough to do it for you.
Good luck!
You can look at all of the startup files by running "msconfig" from the start\run menu. Anything that looks suspicious in the "Startup" section you can remove the check mark from and perform a diagnostic boot. Once you've found the program that's causing the popups, you can either just leave it unchecked and tell Windows to quit telling you you're running in diagnostics mode, or you can look at the "command" and "location" sections to find out where the program is on the hard drive and in the registry and remove them. Editing the registry is a dangerous thing because there is no "undo", so if you don't feel comfortable doing that, find someone who is windows savvy enough to do it for you.
Good luck!