The Forum Site - Join the conversation
Forums: Technology & Internet:
Programming

stupid fake virus

Reply to Topic
AuthorMessage
neverending On April 26, 2010

Deleted



,
#1New Post! Sep 05, 2008 @ 04:29:35
hi, i dont know if any of you have heard of VirusRemover 2008 yet but its a fake virus and its f***ed up my pc. ive managed to get rid of it and fix most of the pc but it seems to have deleted my programme section on my start tab. anyone know if i can get it back?
vekta On November 18, 2013




,
#2New Post! Sep 05, 2008 @ 05:08:13
If you have a partition you can restore it to factory condition. You'll have to reinstall all your 3rd party software but it'll be back to the way it was before you used VR2008.

Pain in the a** I know but sometimes it's just easier to do it that way.
neverending On April 26, 2010

Deleted



,
#3New Post! Sep 05, 2008 @ 07:14:58
thank you.

ive managed to do it now, all restored and back to how it should be. working quicker now too which is better. found a malware remover which seemed to do the job! its took me 7 hours in total (dont laugh!!) but ive done it!!!!!!

im actually very proud of myself!!!! i'll be a pc nerd before you know it!!

thank you for your help. x
treebee On April 13, 2015
Government Hooker

Moderator




London, United Kingdom
#4New Post! Sep 05, 2008 @ 07:18:39
Never ever click any pop up's or adverts that say free malaware or malicious software remover tool. They generally end up putting a lot of crap on your PC.

Try AVG Free
neverending On April 26, 2010

Deleted



,
#5New Post! Sep 05, 2008 @ 07:23:20
i used to have avg but it crashed my pc so put me off it a bit. it wasnt a pop up, plus i have pop up blocker on. i bought a malware remover, cost a bit but it worked!! never knew there were so many virus and spyware and whatever until recently. i know where it came from though. i was trying to go on a cookery site and some weird video thing downloaded without my consent then pc crashed! sticking to cook books from now on!
KulliK357 On July 15, 2013
Sausage Snowman





Dingwall,Scotland, United King
#6New Post! Sep 05, 2008 @ 07:40:35
If it broke your computer in what way is it a "fake" virus
neverending On April 26, 2010

Deleted



,
#7New Post! Sep 05, 2008 @ 08:02:32
look up VirusRemover 2008 and you'll see what is said about it!
cmh0114 On January 14, 2014




,
#8New Post! Nov 18, 2008 @ 04:16:37
I think Kulik was trying to say that it's not fake if it crashed your computer. Personally, I've used Avira AV Personal Edition for the past year or so and haven't gotten a virus or malware yet. It's amazing what you can find for free on the Internet. 8)
yuri On April 05, 2009




Temirtau, Kazakhstan
#9New Post! Jan 05, 2009 @ 07:23:23
Setup Nod32 or ??????????(KAV)-it is best antiviruses
townie_guy On May 07, 2013

Deleted



, United Kingdom
#10New Post! Sep 23, 2009 @ 18:51:48
If it crashed ur computer it aint always a virus, just malware. A virus is a replicating piece of code that attaches itself to other files. Virii, Trojans, Malware and spyware are all different types of code and perform different fuctions, however the end result is always the same, ur puter crashes. So there is no suchj thing as a fake virus unless its a program that says ur puter is infected when it aint. Sorry just had to clean the air on that one.
Skydive On December 08, 2009




, California
#11New Post! Dec 08, 2009 @ 20:58:15
install "Malwarebytes Ant-malware" https://www.malwarebytes.org/ this will remove it and restore your computer back to normal. It will scan your computer....
northnet On February 21, 2012




Pomeroy, Iowa
#12New Post! Jan 30, 2010 @ 06:03:13
I never have a problem with viruses or malware ect. I run a program called DeepFreeze on my system and it prevents any new system changes without consent. I use it on a client/server model though. I would recommend only installing it if you have multiple logical partitions otherwise it's a pain in the a** to work with.
Reply to Topic<< Previous Topic | Next Topic >>

1 browsing (0 members - 1 guest)

Quick Reply
Be Respectful of Others

      
Subscribe to topic prefs

Similar Topics
    Forum Topic Last Post Replies Views
New posts   Technology & Internet
Mon Apr 11, 2011 @ 04:29
37 5461
New posts   Security
Fri Aug 07, 2009 @ 02:58
16 1706
New posts   Random
Sat Jan 24, 2009 @ 10:39
2 311
New posts   Technology & Internet
Thu Jul 03, 2008 @ 06:56
15 724
New posts   Security
Thu Sep 20, 2007 @ 11:47
45 4599