my computer was infected with spyware almost a week ago and i have tried everything to get rid of it. The background on my computer is a blue screen with a box that says "warning, your computer is infected with spyware. Add a antivirus or spyware remover." Ive tried ad-ware which didnt work that well. now i haveSuper anti-spyware which scans really fast and works well at removing them however after i remove the infections the come right back. I have done the scan in safe mode and even that didnt work. I used this other thing "clean up something" that i downloaded as well and that works too but still when i turn on my computer a lilttle box pops up that says "set display mode failed". at most my computer runs fine but when it is idle for minimun of 2 mintues this blue screen pops up and says remove newly installed programs or turn of BIOS and something else. What do i do to completely remove the spyware?
ive also tried a system restore but it will not allow me to restore my computer before todays date.
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1 IRONFIST-X2 // Jun 25, 2008
Follow this guide to the letter and it will clean your system 100%.
http://www.hollandcomputerrepair.com/computerforum/showthread.php?t=7
2 dychambers // Jun 25, 2008
trendmicro.com. Then free Housecall scan and virus/spyware removall.
3 JJ // Jun 25, 2008
well then get rid of it
4 ALF // Jun 25, 2008
Hi….hmmmm well….do you have an anti-virus programme on your computer and also a firewall? The only mention you make of 'anti-virus' is in the warning you get, but you don't say that you have one installed.
Sometimes these 'warning' do not mean your pc is infected but have been downloaded sneakily to pop up and frighten you into trying out and buying a particular programme which will scan your computer and then not clean it till you've paid over a handsome sum of money. So before you panic, try the following which I've found to be very useful……..
A very good anti-virus and one I swear by is AVG and you can download it from: http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
And a superb firewall is Zone Alarm at:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,7228-order,1-page,1-c,alldownloads/description.html
There are some rogue anti-spyware and anti-virus programmes about which actually infect computers rather than clean them, so you could try this Rogue Remover [again free] which I use:
http://www.download.com/RogueRemover/3000-8022_4-10634508.html
This will search out and remove these rogue programmes.
Finally try this overall cleaner which again I use daily and it will clean out your restistry, spyware, erase internet tracks and more:
http://www.download.com/Glary-Utilities/3000-2094_4-10508531.html
I hope you find this reply useful and you get things sorted.
Alf
5 hU9Plyo // Jun 25, 2008
If your computer has been accessing the Internet unprotected it is infected.
Spyware has surpassed viruses as the #1 threat to identity theft and without protection your Internet activities are never private.
To get rid of spyware and keep your computer clean you can use an antispyware or even more.
There are top 10 the best and latest anti-spywares in 2008.
the reviews link:
http://toptenantispywareviews.com/
All are safe and can be trusted and you can download one.
6 G // Jun 25, 2008
Fake anti virus pop ups are a sign of smitfraud trojan.
Go here to remove it free useing the smitfraud fix
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic17258.html
7 malware_expert // Jun 25, 2008
try this, hope it will help
http://malware-remover.com/warning-spyware-detected-on-your-computer-popup-removal-tool/
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