Question:
When trying to get on Internet I get Virus Alert wanting me to download for a price. My Security says I am OK
Stewart
2007-09-02 11:11:16 UTC
How do I get rid of viruses?
Nine answers:
2007-09-02 11:21:22 UTC
MESSENGER SPAM !

you have messenger spam

NOT to be confused with your instant messenger/s



start

all programs

administrative tools

services



all services are in alphabetical order



Alerter--

right click

select properties

from drop down menu

select disable



Messenger--

same thing as above



these are ports left open in the XP windows version but closed in Vista.

hackers know this and ping for these open ports to install messenger spam spyware.



after disabling,run anti-spyware program/s



SECURE COMPUTER:



NEVER !! :



open an email from:

anyone you do NOT know/trust

anyone purporting to be/from:



Microsoft

your bank

your creditors

your goverment

your financial company/ies

even your lawyer/s or church UNLESS you have a prior agreement with them

online petetion

contains attachment/s



SAFE EMAIL SET UP:



YAHOO:

open options link on your email page

select spam

Spam Protection



Choose the tools you'll use to protect your mail account from spam. Not sure what tools you need? Take a look at our Setup Guide for help.

Spam Filter

SpamGuard is ON



For messages SpamGuard identifies as Spam:

Immediately delete these messages upon receipt. (Note: If you choose this option, you will not be able to review the messages before they are deleted.)

When I mark a message as Spam, in addition to deleting the message:

Add the sender's email address to my blocked addresses list

Image Blocking

Block images in messages that SpamGuard thinks are spam

[ possible but 1 or the other ]

Block all images until I've had a chance to look it over



Block Addresses



Block addresses from which you don't want to receive mail.

Add Block

Enter email address (or domain) to block:



GMAIL:

Gmail has an EXCELLENT spam filter,learn to trust it.

Spam Filtering is automatic,unlikeYahoo.

Gmail offers a secound way to protect your inbox by using filters.

1st,you need to create labels [ folders ] to store your filtered email in.

then create the label filter.



SETTINGS:FILTERS:

Create a new filter

Create a Filter

Choose search criteria - Specify the criteria you'd like to use for determining what to do with a message as it arrives. Use "Test Search" to see which messages would have been filtered using these criteria.

From: Has the words:

To: Doesn't have:

Subject: Has attachment



after you fill the above out,you go to label [ folder ] selection.



MSN HOTMAIL:



on your email page,select options then more options

Junk e-mail

Filters and reporting

Safe and blocked senders



choose from these choices:

Safe and blocked senders

Safe senders

Manage who is allowed to send you e-mail. Messages from safe senders will not be sent to the junk e-mail folder.



Safe mailing lists

Manage which mailing lists are sent to your account. Messages to safe mailing lists will not be sent to the junk e-mail folder.



Blocked senders

Manage who is blocked from sending you e-mail. Messages from blocked senders are automatically deleted.



WINDOWS LIVE MAIL:

JUNK E-mail

Options:

safe list only

permanently delete suspected junk e-mail



Safe Senders:

add e-mail addresses to your safe list here

check:

also trust my Windows Contacts

automatically add people i e-mail to the safe senders list



Blocked Senders:

add senders addresses here to create a blocked address list



International:



Blocked Encoding List:



choose the language pack you do NOT want downloaded into your inbox here



Phishing:



check:

protect me from potential Phising emails

move phishing emails to junk

apply & ok



Windows Live Mail has 2 other options:

Tools

message rules

mail

condiotions:

where you choose:

from

to

subject

content and more



Message:

junk e-mail

add to:

safe senders

blocked senders



Web Browsers:



Internet Explorer:

XP Home & Vista:



start

control panel

internet options

general

history:

clear history

set days to keep to 0



Privacy:

advanced

override

First-party Cookies:

Accept

Always allow session cookies

Third-party [ spyware ] Cookies

Block

ok



Content:

content advisor

Enable

ratings:

set content you do NOT want permitted



Approved Sites:

add websites that ARE allowed ALWAYS here



apply & ok



Advanced:

Phishing Filter

enable



Security:

for Internet--Trusted Sites--Restricted Sites

custom

Enable Protected Mode

Custom Level:

XP Home:

Active X:

uncheck each active x control marked:

unsafe

unsigned



Vista:

be sure Active X controls and plugins is marked disable

as well as Automatic prompting for Active X controls

and download unsigned Active X controls

and Intialize and script Active X conttrols not marked as safe



XP & VISTA:



Access data sources across domains-disable

Allow scripting of Internet Explorer web browser control

disable



Allow script-initiated windows without size or position

disable



Allow websites to open windows without address or status bars

disable



Don't prompt for client certificate selection when none exist



Navigate sub-frames across different domains

disable



Use Phishing filter

enable



Allow status bar updates via script

disable



now for your Restricted Zone,EVERYTHING should be disabled EXCEPT:

Pop up blocker

Phishing Filter



[internet,trusted,restricted]

download signed-PROMPT

auto-prompt-DISABLE

binary & script-ENABLE

download UNsigned-DISABLE

download UNsafe-DISABLE

run active x-ENABLE

download SAFE -ENABLE



Spy Sites



Stop Web Sites from installing Spyware, Sleazeware and Cookies on your PC



SpySites includes a database of over 4,600

known Spy/Sleaze sites and guides you

through the simple process of including them in

Internet Explorer's Restricted Zone and setting policies

to prevent them from performing intrusive acts on your PC.

By setting the policies for the Restricted

sites zone to a very high level of security,

you can be assured that any web sites added

to the Restricted sites zone cannot do

certain things which could compromise your privacy

and security such as installing and/or running:

Spysites

http://camtech2000.net/Pages/SpySites_Program.html#SpySitesFree



Pre-Fetch File Cleaing



pre-fetch files are "cached" or stored copies of files/websites you visit each session

after a period of time,these files hog up a LOT of disk space

for this reason,i advocate the deletion weekly of those space hogs

some claim that windows will automatically remove files older than 7 days

I have found MY pc does NOT perform this task so I do it manually

what happens is,when you go to a website,your pc looks into your pre-fetch file/folder

to see if that website is "cached",stored there FIRST

this gives you a faster website load,BUT,you get the "cached" version and NOT the NEWEST version

unless you have "check for newest version" cheched in internet options

it may take that website 1/2 a second longer to load

but,you'll get the newest version loading each time



as added security,spyware removers often miss these files,so delete them manually.



My Computer,disk drive [c],windows,pre-fetch,view,select all,select delete



same situation with Temp files:

Temp File Folder



i use Disk Clean to clean up extraneous files i no longer need

however,everytime i use Disk Clean,it DOESN'T clean out Temp Files!

solution?

My Computer,local disk drive [c],windows,temp

you can safely delete each temp file there.

i leave the most current [that day] alone.

also,do not delete any FOLDER there

folders have a folder icon,leave alone

[ Vista,it's Computer ]



Firefox Web Browser:

tools

options

content

check block pop ups



load images automatically:

exceptions:

enter those websites addresses that show up on pop ups that appear AFTER you close a browser window

also add those same urls to

Privacy

Cookies

Exceptions



there are a number of kewl Security add on firefox extensions i use and they are:

CallingID link advisor

Dr. Web [ link checker ]

Finjan Secure Web Browsing

No Script

SafeDownload

http://mozilla.friendpages.com



IF you follow all the above suggestions,you'll not have the Fort Knox od computers,but Dammed close !
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2016-05-19 08:57:43 UTC
You can run antivirus and antispyware programs, but the sad fact is if you have found one virus on your computer, you probably have several. Cleaning the computer now requires you to follow these steps, because modern viruses and spyware entrench themselves in files that your computer needs in order to run: 1. Virus-check your data files (not application files-- you have installer CDs for those). 2. Back up the data files, getting them off your hard drive. 3. Get your original operating system CDs that came with your computer. 4. Boot your computer from the operating system CD. 5. Select the option that erases your hard drive and then reinstall your system software. 6. Turn on your software firewall that came with your operating system. 7. Reconnect to the internet, and download *all* Windows updates, no matter how long it takes. 8. Reinstall your application software, and update the applications as much as you can. 9. Reinstall your data files. 10. Create a limited user account on your system that does *not* have administrator access, and web surf only from this account. Yes, this is a pain in the butt. No, there is no other way. No, antivirus and antispyware programs cannot fix this problem on its own. So, what do you do in the future? 1. Never click on links you find in an e-mail. 2. Never open an e-mail attachment, ever. 3. Only download files from a reputable website that you know is on the up-and-up. 4. Never use bit-torrent and other file-sharing programs. 5. Never use an unsolicited drive-checking site. 6. Turn off all java and java scripting by default, and only enable java and java scripting for sites that you know you can trust. 7. Never read an unsolicited e-mail, and delete spam immediately. It is possible to be hacked by reading an e-mail alone. Please adhere to the 'dont's' I provided above, because you will have to repeat the cleaning steps that I listed first *every time you get infected.* Anti-spyware and anti-virus programs are good to have, but they are a second line of defense. The best way to protect your system is you, and changing your behavior. Good luck!
2007-09-02 11:13:46 UTC
A PC needs 3 types of protection. Anti Virus, Anti Spyware, Firewall.

There is a guide on my PC help site on; What you need, Why you need it, Where to get it.

All are free.



http://www.phpbbserver.com/stevie19605/viewtopic.php?t=40&mforum=stevie19605
yipzdu02
2014-10-07 17:46:48 UTC
Install Xubuntu.
Kerov Rickardo
2007-09-02 11:28:32 UTC
this means that your pc is infected with a spyware programe that

automatically send you this message from there sites not

detected by your antivirus



try the following programe:

Ad-ware 2007 it's free!

and here is it's site



http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php



vote for me plz
sho95@sbcglobal.net
2007-09-02 11:18:17 UTC
Sound like you got highjacked try spybot in safe mode and see if it helps.
Ricky B
2007-09-02 11:49:52 UTC
The Question is Do You Currently have protection? If so don't listen to it,
truetaurus86
2007-09-02 11:16:07 UTC
I had the same problem...but I

found this and it actually works!!

1month and counting!!!

http://spybot-download.net/
female
2007-09-02 11:19:16 UTC
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2007-Free/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5


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