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Help - pop ups

  • 01-12-2006 2:28am
    #1
    a147pro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 585 ✭✭✭


    Couldn't find any more relevent forum. Computer seems riddled with pop-ups or spy ware or something. McAfee is out of date and I can't afford to renew it. Computer runs very slow and when online repeatedly opens windows advertising all kinds of crap. These aren't coming from the webpages, they open even if explorer is closed. When I look at the task manager theres project 1 and 2, and loads of suspicious looking crap in the processes, exe files.

    Are there any easy solutions or free to download softwear to search and remove this stuff?


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    For Anti-virus download AVG or Anti-Vir, both have free editions and work well.
    For Anti-spyware/malware download AVG Anti-spyware, Ad-aware, Spybot-Search and Destroy or Windows Defender. Those are free too (some limitions in some of the ones mentioned)


  • #3
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,602 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    download ad aware :) should do it for you. and AVG anti spyware. both free forever


    bah got there before me *waves a fist in the air*


  • #4
    DublinEvents
    Closed Accounts Posts: 209 ✭✭DublinEvents


    You can also try removing them manually by preventing any suspicious looking apps from starting up with Windows. In the Run dialog box, type msconfig and press enter. Then goto the startup tab and uncheck the suspicious apps. Also, note their names down. Reboot your pc. Now check your process list. If none of those unchecked apps are there, then all you gotta do now is search for their exe files and delete them and your problem is solved. Otherwise, you might have to install another copy of Windows and try deleting these malicious files from the other Windows. In any case, good luck!


  • #5
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,536 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    If your using msconfig and your unsure of what to tick use this http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/start_ups.exe

    Anything your unsure of in msconfig you can check against this list, it'll give you more info on the file name, very useful app, been using it for years :)
    more info here http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm


  • #6
    a147pro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 585 ✭✭✭a147pro


    Thanks lads I'll give them a crack this weekend, really looking forward to cleaning these off, its become kind of personal.


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