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AntiVirus Software
jackievar 10/20/2008 8:46:01 AM
I hope I have this question in the right place.but if not, I apologize.

All of a sudden I keep getting this Internet AntiVirus Pop-Up thing coming
on my screen every two minutes. It's not in the install/uninstall list and I
don't know how to get rid of it or how it got there. I have Norton 360 and I
ran a scan and it shows evevything is all right. This other thing keeps
telling me I have 146 viruses, Trojan something is on it like 20 times.

How do I get rid of it? Oh, yes, they want me to purchase it for $89.99, of
course. My pop-up blocker is on.

Thanks so much
Re: AntiVirus Software
"DL" <address[ at ]invalid> 10/20/2008 9:37:27 AM
This isnt an Office question, what it means is that your PC is infected with
malaware which is not the same as a virus and many anti virus packages are
not that successfull in detecting/removing malaware.
You will need to scan your PC with several malaware detection apps;
MS Defender, Adaware, and SpyBot all being free
Other than that post to a 'security' group for advice, or one that supports
your o/s

"jackievar" <jackievar[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CF7BC870-6706-4CF1-89D9-DDB2F1698512[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
>I hope I have this question in the right place.but if not, I apologize.
>
> All of a sudden I keep getting this Internet AntiVirus Pop-Up thing coming
> on my screen every two minutes. It's not in the install/uninstall list
> and I
> don't know how to get rid of it or how it got there. I have Norton 360
> and I
> ran a scan and it shows evevything is all right. This other thing keeps
> telling me I have 146 viruses, Trojan something is on it like 20 times.
>
> How do I get rid of it? Oh, yes, they want me to purchase it for $89.99,
> of
> course. My pop-up blocker is on.
>
> Thanks so much


Re: AntiVirus Software
jackievar 10/20/2008 2:54:05 PM
Thanks so much for answering my question, even though it doesn't belong here.
It's really helped me.

"DL" wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> This isnt an Office question, what it means is that your PC is infected with
> malaware which is not the same as a virus and many anti virus packages are
> not that successfull in detecting/removing malaware.
> You will need to scan your PC with several malaware detection apps;
> MS Defender, Adaware, and SpyBot all being free
> Other than that post to a 'security' group for advice, or one that supports
> your o/s
>
> "jackievar" <jackievar[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CF7BC870-6706-4CF1-89D9-DDB2F1698512[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >I hope I have this question in the right place.but if not, I apologize.
> >
> > All of a sudden I keep getting this Internet AntiVirus Pop-Up thing coming
> > on my screen every two minutes. It's not in the install/uninstall list
> > and I
> > don't know how to get rid of it or how it got there. I have Norton 360
> > and I
> > ran a scan and it shows evevything is all right. This other thing keeps
> > telling me I have 146 viruses, Trojan something is on it like 20 times.
> >
> > How do I get rid of it? Oh, yes, they want me to purchase it for $89.99,
> > of
> > course. My pop-up blocker is on.
> >
> > Thanks so much
>
>
>
Re: AntiVirus Software
"DL" <address[ at ]invalid> 10/20/2008 2:57:59 PM
your welcome

"jackievar" <jackievar[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BF7253B1-2D7C-445A-A0E5-484C0400D18B[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
> Thanks so much for answering my question, even though it doesn't belong
> here.
> It's really helped me.
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> This isnt an Office question, what it means is that your PC is infected
>> with
>> malaware which is not the same as a virus and many anti virus packages
>> are
>> not that successfull in detecting/removing malaware.
>> You will need to scan your PC with several malaware detection apps;
>> MS Defender, Adaware, and SpyBot all being free
>> Other than that post to a 'security' group for advice, or one that
>> supports
>> your o/s
>>
>> "jackievar" <jackievar[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CF7BC870-6706-4CF1-89D9-DDB2F1698512[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> >I hope I have this question in the right place.but if not, I apologize.
>> >
>> > All of a sudden I keep getting this Internet AntiVirus Pop-Up thing
>> > coming
>> > on my screen every two minutes. It's not in the install/uninstall list
>> > and I
>> > don't know how to get rid of it or how it got there. I have Norton 360
>> > and I
>> > ran a scan and it shows evevything is all right. This other thing
>> > keeps
>> > telling me I have 146 viruses, Trojan something is on it like 20 times.
>> >
>> > How do I get rid of it? Oh, yes, they want me to purchase it for
>> > $89.99,
>> > of
>> > course. My pop-up blocker is on.
>> >
>> > Thanks so much
>>
>>
>>


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