Computer Threats
04-26-2010, 06:53 AM
#23
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 208
I need to join this club also. Sat. I was PMing someone and a message came up that I had been attacked by virus and I must buy this brand of antivirus. This crazy screen blocked me from my real antivirus(cybernet)so I could not run a scan. After I unplugged everything and reconnected it seemed fine. I contacted the Admin, he suggested it might be adware. So off to the store, bought a new repair antivirus finally got it installed, 'puter' been working fine since. Hope to never have this happen again.
04-26-2010, 11:32 AM
#25
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: las vegas nv.
Posts: 2,452
Originally Posted by kygirl
I need to join this club also. Sat. I was PMing someone and a message came up that I had been attacked by virus and I must buy this brand of antivirus. This crazy screen blocked me from my real antivirus(cybernet)so I could not run a scan. After I unplugged everything and reconnected it seemed fine. I contacted the Admin, he suggested it might be adware. So off to the store, bought a new repair antivirus finally got it installed, 'puter' been working fine since. Hope to never have this happen again.
thanks.
p.s.
I don't use norton, I use avast and when i ran a scan it showed nothing.
thanks for the knowledgable quilters.
04-26-2010, 11:40 AM
#26
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,586
Originally Posted by craftiladi
Originally Posted by kygirl
I need to join this club also. Sat. I was PMing someone and a message came up that I had been attacked by virus and I must buy this brand of antivirus. This crazy screen blocked me from my real antivirus(cybernet)so I could not run a scan. After I unplugged everything and reconnected it seemed fine. I contacted the Admin, he suggested it might be adware. So off to the store, bought a new repair antivirus finally got it installed, 'puter' been working fine since. Hope to never have this happen again.
thanks.
p.s.
I don't use norton, I use avast and when i ran a scan it showed nothing.
thanks for the knowledgable quilters.
04-26-2010, 02:11 PM
#27
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: slowly going forward cuz' I can't find reverse
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screenshot
hit your prnt screen button
open Word if you have it, I use Irfanview for images
open a new file
click in the open area
hit Control V to copy your image
save
I use Vista so it may be different for each individual
hit your prnt screen button
open Word if you have it, I use Irfanview for images
open a new file
click in the open area
hit Control V to copy your image
save
I use Vista so it may be different for each individual
04-28-2010, 08:12 AM
#28
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: las vegas nv.
Posts: 2,452
Originally Posted by virtualbernie
Originally Posted by craftiladi
Originally Posted by kygirl
I need to join this club also. Sat. I was PMing someone and a message came up that I had been attacked by virus and I must buy this brand of antivirus. This crazy screen blocked me from my real antivirus(cybernet)so I could not run a scan. After I unplugged everything and reconnected it seemed fine. I contacted the Admin, he suggested it might be adware. So off to the store, bought a new repair antivirus finally got it installed, 'puter' been working fine since. Hope to never have this happen again.
thanks.
p.s.
I don't use norton, I use avast and when i ran a scan it showed nothing.
thanks for the knowledgable quilters.
That sounds like malware which hit my daughters 2 laptops. You'll need something like PC Tools--McAfee didn't pick it up and neither did Norton when my cousin had it on her computer. It took her 8 continuous hours to clean it up! She sent me this link, http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407 to get rid of that. Good luck to you!
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