"Your Computer Is Infected" popup message

[geezer]

Last night I tried to watch a video clip, but got a message that I need a certian CODEC. I then clicked on the link provided for the CODEC, and now my PC are constantly giving me a pop-up message that my PC is infected and wants me to download some anti-spyware program. It also constantly resets my home page to "about: blank". Can someone help me to get rid of it? At this stage I cannot give more info, because I am at work and it is my home PC that is infected. Any help will be appreciated.

 

[kissingmybbgoodbye]

Watchin dirty video clips

 

[Darth Garth]

I then clicked on the link provided for the CODEC

Not very bright are we ???.
But it serves you right for watching p0rn .

Your PC is infected with a trojan ... download and run Spybot S&D to get rid of it.

 

[rabbiddog]

Watchin dirty video clips

I know someone who had the same problem.
The codec you downloaded has installed .exe and .dll files into the system32 folder. You need to identify them (they will have last nights date time stamp on them) and either find the removal tool on the net for them, or manualy remove them after booting into dos (don't do this unless you know what you are doing or you may corrupt windows) and then you need to remove them from the registry.

Good luck

 

[Moederloos]

always wear a condom...



EDIT: You can also try giving your PC a shower....

 

[Tassidar]

Get some good anti-spyware software. I use XoftSpy, which I am highly impressed with, but it is not free.

 

[Darth Garth]

You can also try giving your PC a shower..../QUOTE]

Rubbing garlic all over it also helps .

 

[shabsta]

on a serious note, the guy's answer hasnt been answered.
dude, go get the following applications using google to search for them
look for : search and destroy, and ad aware personal edition. < download both and install, run and see what they find
for a good free online anti virus scan, go to www.pccillin.com and click on House Call

 

[Darth Garth]

on a serious note, the guy's answer hasnt been answered.

You must have missed my response above where I said

"Your PC is infected with a trojan ... download and run Spybot S&D to get rid of it."

 

[shabsta]

You must have missed my response above where I said

"Your PC is infected with a trojan ... download and run Spybot S&D to get rid of it."

saw it, just felt sorry for the guy after he was told to take his machine for the infamous aids destroying Zuma Shower

 

[bdt]

www.pccillin.com and click on House Call

Or, more directly, here. But, and presuming an XP box, the first thing I'd do is a 'rollback', i.e. 'System Restore' to before the installation ..and then redo the codec installation with something safe.

 

[noswal]

Another new piece of malware is rootkit - hidden files on your system
Check this for a program that will scan your system

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/rootkitreveal.shtml

 

[The_Unbeliever]

r00tkits are satanspawn, and the newer r00tkits are much more troublesome to remove.

Only way to recover from r00tkit hacks is to nuke said windows installation and start reinstallation from scratch.

Besides, you'll never know whether you uninstalled said fscking app properly.

Another way would be to use a "virtual" machine to surf the Web, and it's quicker to "rollback" an virtual machine than reinstalling from scratch.

Or rub garlic all over and take the infamous Zuma shower, like suggested earlier...

 

[bahamut]

I have one that will even stump gates and probibly god himself I have 2 computers and while you might be thinkin that im at work or on a friends computer Im infact on my laptop and im having a problem with my home pc
It keeps flashing the same message and I quote YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED
but I dont seehow that is possible since it has to beconnected to the internet constantly and downloading everything in sight to get that way. My home pc is manly my media computer (games, music, movies<DVD>and Music editing)
its not on line except for updates for windows and anti virus so can you help me with this problem

 

[noswal]

Does it have a firewall when connected?
Use above suggestions

 

[Azrael]

sounds familiar - quite a pain in the ass that one. if the above mentioned advice doesn't work go to http://noahdfear.geekstogo.com/ and download smitrem, follow the instructions.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

I have one that will even stump gates and probibly god himself I have 2 computers and while you might be thinkin that im at work or on a friends computer Im infact on my laptop and im having a problem with my home pc
It keeps flashing the same message and I quote YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED
but I dont seehow that is possible since it has to beconnected to the internet constantly and downloading everything in sight to get that way. My home pc is manly my media computer (games, music, movies<DVD>and Music editing)
its not on line except for updates for windows and anti virus so can you help me with this problem

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