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WhaleSnail

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Posted at: 11/4/09 04:40 AM

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I was just playing wow a minute ago when this annoying little window came up prompting me to download some sort of antivirus software called "Protection Centre" I automatically closed it thinking it was a virus. Then another window came up with an installation bar for the Protection Centre thing. I closed it but it just came back up again! And now I have to keep clicking the little x so It doesn't fully download! I can't play anything fullscreen because it just minimizes every 5 seconds when the protection centre thing pops up! This thing is seriously starting to piss me off!

Anybody know how to stop it?

in order to avoid sexual innuendo, Nintendo should have called the wii the perfect nintendo entertainment system. or P-nes for short!

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Posted at: 11/4/09 04:44 AM

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Lol. This is a very old pop-up. It should just be able to be closed after it does it's fake little 2 second scan.


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Posted at: 11/4/09 04:45 AM

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if it hasn't fully downloaded yet, best thing you can do, is disconnect yourself from the internet, hit Ctrl+Alt+Del, go into the processes tab, close Iexporer.exe(if you are using Internet explorer), Firefox.exe(If you are using firefox), Chrome.exe( if you are using chrome) etc. after you have done this, clear your cache, and cookies, reconnect to the internet, re open your browsers, and continue surfing the net like usual.


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Posted at: 11/4/09 04:53 AM

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At 11/4/09 04:45 AM, jmalouin7 wrote: if it hasn't fully downloaded yet, best thing you can do, is disconnect yourself from the internet, hit Ctrl+Alt+Del, go into the processes tab, close Iexporer.exe(if you are using Internet explorer), Firefox.exe(If you are using firefox), Chrome.exe( if you are using chrome) etc. after you have done this, clear your cache, and cookies, reconnect to the internet, re open your browsers, and continue surfing the net like usual.

....That wont do anything. What you should do is get an antivirus. May I suggest Protection Centre?

That was a joke.

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WhaleSnail

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Posted at: 11/4/09 04:55 AM

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At 11/4/09 04:45 AM, jmalouin7 wrote: if it hasn't fully downloaded yet, best thing you can do, is disconnect yourself from the internet, hit Ctrl+Alt+Del, go into the processes tab, close Iexporer.exe(if you are using Internet explorer), Firefox.exe(If you are using firefox), Chrome.exe( if you are using chrome) etc. after you have done this, clear your cache, and cookies, reconnect to the internet, re open your browsers, and continue surfing the net like usual.

SHIT! It just finished downloading! If only I was a faster reader! Now that little piece of fake crap is sitting it's fat fake ass down on my toolbar ready to make my computer shit itself!

Fake Antivirus

in order to avoid sexual innuendo, Nintendo should have called the wii the perfect nintendo entertainment system. or P-nes for short!

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Posted at: 11/4/09 04:59 AM

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Rofl, you got owned. Prepare for your computer to get shit on.

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Posted at: 11/4/09 05:05 AM

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Oh man, this ancient thing?

Just run a virus scan and get it off.

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Posted at: 11/4/09 05:07 AM

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Only pussies use real anti virus anyway.


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WhaleSnail

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Posted at: 11/4/09 05:12 AM

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At 11/4/09 05:05 AM, EvilerBowser1001 wrote: Oh man, this ancient thing?

Just run a virus scan and get it off.

I have no antivirus. I can't download AVG Free coz there are about a million viruses going around my school that make AVG Free go completely ape shit and wipe your computer while you are sleeping. There are also a few other viruses for each and every other free antivirus software. So Basically antivirus is not an option until my school's IT's get their fat lazy asses outta bed and fix it.

in order to avoid sexual innuendo, Nintendo should have called the wii the perfect nintendo entertainment system. or P-nes for short!

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Posted at: 11/4/09 05:17 AM

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At 11/4/09 05:12 AM, WhaleSnail wrote:
At 11/4/09 05:05 AM, EvilerBowser1001 wrote: Oh man, this ancient thing?

Just run a virus scan and get it off.
I have no antivirus. I can't download AVG Free coz there are about a million viruses going around my school that make AVG Free go completely ape shit and wipe your computer while you are sleeping. There are also a few other viruses for each and every other free antivirus software. So Basically antivirus is not an option until my school's IT's get their fat lazy asses outta bed and fix it.

There are many things out there other than AVG. Running a virus scan is the best thing for you to do if something was downloaded onto your computer. It may also get this to go away.


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Posted at: 11/4/09 05:28 AM

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dude, i shit you not.
avast! is probably one of the best antivirus i havec ever used.
download the home version NAO!

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Posted at: 11/4/09 05:29 AM

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Oh you gotta be fucking kidding me!
And It worked too!

What a dumbshit of a virus!

Fake Antivirus

in order to avoid sexual innuendo, Nintendo should have called the wii the perfect nintendo entertainment system. or P-nes for short!

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Posted at: 11/4/09 05:31 AM

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Why don't you try some anti-spyware/malware programs and see if that will clear it up.

Take your pick:
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
Superantispyware
Adware
Spybot Search&Destroy


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Posted at: 11/4/09 12:24 PM

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OH FUCK
SOMETHING LIKE THAT JUST POPPED UP ON MY SCREEN.


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Posted at: 11/4/09 12:50 PM

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At 11/4/09 05:29 AM, WhaleSnail wrote: What a dumbshit of a virus!

That wont be the end of it. I suggest you do some of the things that my news post recommends. Its not hard, just a few programs that will remove the last little bits of that virus :)

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Posted at: 11/4/09 02:35 PM

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I once got Windows AntiVirus 2009 or something. Avast! killed that fucker.

Well actually, Avast! took about 1000 scans before it found it.

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At 11/4/09 04:55 AM, WhaleSnail wrote:
SHIT! It just finished downloading! If only I was a faster reader! Now that little piece of fake crap is sitting it's fat fake ass down on my toolbar ready to make my computer shit itself!

correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't that just the windows alert saying you have no anti virus software installed?

Anyways, just download install the antivirus/antispyware/antimalware software already recommended in this thread such as Malwarebytes or AVG.


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DarkKingBernard

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Posted at: 11/4/09 03:14 PM

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Get NOD32 Antivirus,somethin called like dat.

Most of the time it poped up some shit that it detected some spy or sumtin trying to get in mah commputer(or something) from some site.


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Posted at: 11/4/09 03:20 PM

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Spybot S&D saved my computer's life

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SHIT! It just finished downloading! If only I was a faster reader! Now that little piece of fake crap is sitting it's fat fake ass down on my toolbar ready to make my computer shit itself!

looks like your computer just got bum raped... get a antivirus program that will ask you for permision to start a program... and just put it that program on the deny list and that will take care of it.

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It's impossible to fully remove fyi without a format.


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Posted at: 11/4/09 04:03 PM

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lolz, you gotz virus!!!!1oneone but use malwarebytes to get rid of that man

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Posted at: 11/4/09 04:10 PM

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Just close it...
AND NO'T DOWNLOAD IT.


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RobertJ

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Posted at: 11/4/09 04:12 PM

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You sure it's a virus, and not windows protection center updating itself?

god damn people are too stupid nowadays

and if it is a virus, i pity you. I have a mac. :D

mmm.

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Posted at: 11/4/09 04:56 PM

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I accidently d/l'd a Zlob virus.

Since then, I just close everything that says it's caught a virus or spyware. I'll do the scans manually, thank you.

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Posted at: 11/4/09 07:41 PM

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You know, if you use Chrome nothing can be downloaded to your computer unless you hit a download button and confirm it.

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Posted at: 11/4/09 08:15 PM

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Bahaha,
That happened to me, I felt like an idiot..
So I reformatted my computer.
Can't believe I fell for it.

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