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09-10-2009, 08:24 PM
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computer program help/question
I have a new program that somehow got installed on my computer that I know I didn't download. It is called Antivirus Pro 2010.
Anyone know what this is & how to get rid of it?
TIA!
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09-10-2009, 08:32 PM
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09-10-2009, 08:44 PM
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Thanks! I swear my ds did this.
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09-11-2009, 09:02 AM
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Good Luck. We had to wipe the whole thing clean and now I still can't get the computer up and running.
Best of luck!
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09-11-2009, 11:43 AM
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If you have XP or Vista try doing a system restore as far back as possible and hopefully that will get rid of it. And warn DS not to download anything NO matter what the pop up says.
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09-11-2009, 11:56 AM
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see if it is listed in add/remove programs
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09-11-2009, 12:33 PM
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My dad got that program installed on one of the computers recently. The only way to remedy the situation was the Malwarebytes software. haha I thought I was going to go insane until I found the Malwareware software. Good luck!
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09-11-2009, 12:51 PM
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I love malware bytes, that's why I went straight to their forum to find help.
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09-11-2009, 06:43 PM
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Whatever it was it is now gone, TG! When I logged on just now I got a notice that McAfee found & isolated a spyware program & that little balloon-notice thing is now gone as well.
Thanks everyone.
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09-11-2009, 06:58 PM
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Trust me - it is not gone if you only relied on the anti virus. Get the Malwarebytes, run it, restart your computer and run it again. What you got is actually a trojan taht pops up like antivirus and fools the user to think that a virus was detected, when you click ont he clean program, it runs releases the trojan. Antivirus is NOT enough.
Malwarebytes is free and runs quickly.
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09-14-2009, 11:26 AM
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Thanks everyone. I ran the malware & found 8 items & then ran it a second time & the program I wanted to remove was gone EVERYWHERE! WHEEW!!!
Many thanks!  I just tried to download the same program on my computer at work & McAfee's was not having any of it. Weird & bad computer. 
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