For all the novice computer people. Please beware of pop ups they say your machine is infected. DO NOT CHECK YES. Just close the window. please.
CTRL + ALT + Delete Start Task Manager On 'Applications' tab choose the 'Task' to close and click the 'End Task' button at bottom
Another good thing to do when this happens Also another application that you can download free and run is Malwarebytes. Alot of pop-ups can be related to malware. I've seen folks deal with the pop-ups to the point that it crashes their systems. The best thing to do is to remove the malware as soon as you notice the pop-ups occurring. The url is http://www.malwarebytes.org (the free version works great). I hope that this helps!
If you have a root kit just closing a window is kicking the can down the road, instead of fixing the problem.
For the perticular issue I am referring to cleaning the cache will be sifficient. By closing it will not have a chance to seed in the cache.
haven't had any problems in I don't really know how long on my personal pc's since I have been running Comodo. Here at work we run McAfee Enterprise on our network (with the exception of my pc which I'm running Comodo on) and I have had to clean a few of the pc's here and had to rebuild one entirely, however mine is still sitting pretty with no problems.
NONE of my personal computers have ever had viruses, malware, trojans, root kits, etc. When I say "personal" I mean the ones that I (not anyone else) use personally, at home, on my network. I have never used any "pay" or "corporate" level anti-virus, anti-malware, or anti-spyware programs. Anything that I use is or had been "free" versions. My browser (Firefox) is locked down, i.e. cookies and scripts are allowed only for trusted 'sites, and trackers are blocked. As for the other PCs on my network, that's another matter. The wife has her own that nobody else uses and I have had to clean it of serious infections three times. But then she accidentally installs toolbars, uses Google talk and Yahoo IM, and she downloads music and games and programs, and has nothing blocked in her browser (Firefox).
Anyone who says they "Don't Need" AV or any other protection is a fool and a novice at best. Most of the time they are free source junkies. I watch nightly how many times my IP address is hit from Japan, China, Sweden, and Germany. So please. Don't use your brain. Give me your IP address. We will see how bad you need it.
I didn't need any virus protection until I found this great porn site, now the firewall is working overtime :mrgreen:
