about 2 weeks ago i started noticing this pop up that keeps popping up on the right bottom corner of my computer its saying its infected and i clicked it and this awola thing popped up… 1st of all it looks fake… and 2nd of all i cant find an icon at all on my desktop its basically no where 2 be found.. when i hit the x on that pop up it pops right back up within a minute how can i get rid of it and what is it…. how did it get on my computer?
appriciate all the advice thanks
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7 responses so far ↓
1 David M // May 10, 2008
It is spyware.
Go here for removal instructions:
http://www.spywareremove.com/removeAwola.html
You should download Spybot Search and Destroy, Adaware, and AVG Anti Virus to protect yourself from viruses in the future.
Good Luck
2 Sly_Old_Mole // May 10, 2008
Run:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic17258.html
http://www.majorgeeks.com/RogueRemover_d5360.html
how did it get on my computer?
By you going on un-safe sites, use free McAfee siteadvisor.
WARNING….
David M link is un-safe.
3 cajunspike1959 // May 10, 2008
It is spyware….read Norton instructions below
4 malware_expert // May 10, 2008
Awola Anti-Spyware 6.0 is a new rogue anti-spyware that can be dangerous for your security and privacy. Awola claims to purchase itself in order to remove reported spyware and adware. But in real Awola produce false positives, it have no spyware detection and removal engine. Awola is a representative of badware family. It can bypass antiviruses and install other spyware to track users activity, save keystrokes and then generate targeted advertisments (pop up's, browser hijackers). Never download Awola, it's useless for spyware removal. If your computer is infected - use removal instructions or Awola remover.
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try manual removal instructions
5 golden ray! // May 10, 2008
awola infects computers throught web browser vulnerabilities, this means that you have visited some website and it secretly put awola on your computer. sometimes awola can be installed by trojans, so there's a possibility that your computer is infected with something more than just awola.
here's awola removal tutorial: http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-awola.html
i also recommend scanning your computer with antispyware to make sure there's no other parasites.
6 CiscobayGuy // May 10, 2008
Awola is actually a rogue anti-spyware program.
There are a lot of files that should be removed to stop the popups and remove the Awola program.
There is a process for removing Awola found at http://www.pchubs.com/blogs/awola-removal-process-remove-awola-6-0. it shows you how to restart in safe mode and use the smitfraudfix free program to remove all of the files and clean your registry of the Awola entries.
7 nazura // May 10, 2008
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Hope this helps out some way
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