How to do I get rid of the annoying Windows Security Center pop ups?

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How to do I get rid of the annoying Windows Security Center pop ups?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Phony alert boxes or "balloon" pop-ups from the tray (by the clock) about a trojan, virus or spyware infection and the attempt to sell you some useless software to "fix" the problem usually indicates that your computer has a Smitfraud infection. DO NOT BUY THE PRODUCT THEY TRY TO SELL YOU! IT IS SCAM.



Sounds like your computer may have a variant of this ubiquitous Smitfraud infection.



Almost all "general purpose","all-in one" spyware and virus removal programs such as AVG, Norton, McAfee or Spybot S & D cannot remove it, as you may have already found out.



Free specialised Smitfraud removal tool is here (SmitfraudFix)

http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php



After running SmitfraudFix, to clean-up any remaining infection traces, scan for trojans,

and spyware and remove (free online scan, no downloaded program) with Ewido Online Scanner ( now known as AVG Anti-Spyware). This is NOT the same as AVG Anti-Virus. Press "Scan your computer now online and clean it for free!" on the left.

http://www.ewido.net/en/



Good luck.

Answer 3

try manual removal instructons:

http://fix-slow-computer.com/spyware/puresafetyherecom-removal-tool-remove-puresafetyherecom-hijacker/

Answer 4

I've not had anything quite as bad as what you have experienced, but I have learned that you don't download anything without knowing what you are doing.

Get a new computer, start as you mean to continue.

I've been using the web for 7 years with no problems. Be careful. Good luck is also needed!

Answer 5

Yes, Microsoft Windows is the laughing stock when it comes to security. Unlike Mac OS X and Linux, Windows its plagued with malware! Unfortunately that first pop-up meant you were already infected before you added even more malware. Try SuperAntiSpyware



http://www.superantispyware.com



to remove most of the current nasties.



But the story isn't over as the free version won't stop you getting infected again in 10 mins time. What you need is a comprehensive protection suite from somewhere like one of these companies:



http://www.sophos.com

http://www.mcafee.com



They will give you real-time protection against viruses, spyware, adware and all sorts of other nasties Windows likes to get infected by. The integrated suite also means you can get rid of everything else you have installed already and just stick with th one brand.



You'll also need to make sure you get all bugfixes from Microsoft via "automatic updates".



To help prevent re-infection, avoid using common infection points such as "Internet Explorer" and "MSN Messenger"; upgrade to Firefox and Pidgin instead.



If you find that you're still plagued, then remember you have a choice! The free upgrade to Linux - http://www.ubuntu.com - will free you completely from all Microsoft Windows malware.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTHCYjFWqHA