Tom Help

[Bra_Skee_Sko]

I keep getting a security popup that is telling my PC could be infected with Spyware.IEmonster.b.  A window opens up and starts scanning my PC with a program called winxprotector2.1 I googled this and it is a fake program that tries to get you to buy this non-existence software.  I declined to purchase the software but, it continues to pop-up and I now have porn icons installed on my desktop.  In addition, my internet explorer gets redirected if I try and search for this virus.  Have you ever heard of this and do you have any idea on how to get rid of it?

[elmythical23]

wow girlfriend had that pop up and we click off it, thank god but my buddy has the same thing on his computer right now what i know he did was had to start running everything in safe mode, but he is going to go take his to a local comp store to try and get it fixed. I know this dosen't help much but maybe it will give you an idea.

[Zeus]

Bra,

I had a friend with the same problem, those viruses can get deep into your registry which is what it sounds like already. I don't know if Tom has any suggestions but I would save anything you need on a disk, and then reformat. Trying to get that stuff off your PC is way to much of a hassel and usually ends up coming back several times after you think you have been rid of it.

[.space.]

Bra,

I had a friend with the same problem, those viruses can get deep into your registry.. is way to much of a hassel and usually ends up coming back several times after you think you have been rid of it.

Herpes?

[Major Tom]

Try scanning with "search and destroy" and AVG makes a decent spyware scanner.

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/us/frt/0

[masume]

make sure when you're scanning and deleting you have it in safe mode and have windows restore off

[Cipherz]

Yeah, I once had a "level 5" trojan hit my computer, it infected all the virus and spyware scanners so that they couldn't stop it, we finally got it by installing a second virus program before it detected.