I was on explosm.net, (a comic site) and something minimized my window and had a pop-up come in the bottom right corner of my scree, saying something like: You computer has been running slower than usual, would you like us to do a free virus scan?
I clicked cancel and went back to the website I was currently on, but the it took me to another screen that was scanning for viruses. I canceled out of it, but then it did the thing again where it put the pop-up in the bottom right corner...I hit cancel and nothing happened after that.
So is this "virus scan" actually a virus, I doubt it was legit. Should I have my computer scanned? If so, what is a great, free anti-spyware or virus scanner I can download? Thanks :)
Computer Virus, I think...?spyware remove
Yes, scan your computer. Norton, AVG , Avast are free antivirus software. Ad-aware, Spybot, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html . You can also run a free registry scan using utilities from http://re7.info
Computer Virus, I think...?virus protection
You are right - it is. Go to Majorgeeks.com and download smitfraudfix.exe. Install it and run it. Pick #4 (update). After it updates, reboot the computer into safe mode (F8). Run SF again from #1 all the way through (skipping #4). Reboot again. You should be rid of the pest.
It probably is a virus or spyware. You could go to:
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