| Subject: Anitvirus 2009 |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 7/13/2008 10:10:21 AM |
| From: "Kim Doyle" [Email Address Protection] |
Hi ... I took a quick scan through the posts and haven't seen this problem so any advice would be appreciated. Last week, I installed Windows Updates to my computer as requested ... As part of this update, Anitvirus 2009 was installed on my computer. It immediately scanned my computer and reported that there were 40+ critical viruses and malware programs running on my computer, did I want to remove them? Of course I was a little shocked, since every time McAfee runs a scan, it finds nothing. I said yes, remove the viruses & malware programs, then instead of removing the programs I was taken to a pop-up that said it was going to cost me $50 U.S. ... so I thought forget this cash-grab, McAfee has found nothing, and my computer is running perfectly. No problems anywhere. However, now EVERY SINGLE site I visit on the Internet is blocked by this friggin' program -- I try accessing an Internet site about needlework for pity's sake and get an error page that the site is blocked because it may contain malicious software. I can usually get to the site if I reload it but it's driving me nuts. I've tried to remove it, but I can't find the program. I can't turn it off. I've been searching for the past hour or so and haven't been able to find any information about this program or how to get rid of it or even how to configure/control it. Frankly, I'm thinking that this is the malware program. I'm extremely angry that Microsoft would list this as a critical update for my computer. Not being the most computer savvy person, I trust Microsoft to inform me what's critical and what is an option and I also trust they won't have me download malicious software as part of their updates. How stupid of me! Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone have any advice for me? Thanks very much, Kim kim_doyle@rogers.com |
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| Subject: Re: Anitvirus 2009 |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 7/13/2008 10:33:58 AM |
| From: "Kim Doyle" [Email Address Protection] |
Well, that was quick! That's what I like about this group. Only used it a couple times but my problems are always solved by you experts pretty quickly. It was recommended that I go to this site: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/uninstall-antivirus-2009 and use the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. It worked for me ... Not guaranteeing it will work for you, just posting the link as a starting place, something to try, if you too are having the same problem I had. Thanks for your help, Kim And, by the way, although I was told it couldn't have, I guarantee it came through and was loaded on my computer as part of Windows Update -- it's the only download I've done in a long, long while. "Kim Doyle" <kim_doyle@rogers.com> wrote in message news:4325D20D-1917-4EC2-B30C-AE439709CC46@microsoft.com... > Hi ... I took a quick scan through the posts and haven't seen this problem > so any advice would be appreciated. > > Last week, I installed Windows Updates to my computer as requested ... As > part of this update, Anitvirus 2009 was installed on my computer. It > immediately scanned my computer and reported that there were 40+ critical > viruses and malware programs running on my computer, did I want to remove > them? Of course I was a little shocked, since every time McAfee runs a > scan, it finds nothing. I said yes, remove the viruses & malware > programs, then instead of removing the programs I was taken to a pop-up > that said it was going to cost me $50 U.S. ... so I thought forget this > cash-grab, McAfee has found nothing, and my computer is running perfectly. > No problems anywhere. > > However, now EVERY SINGLE site I visit on the Internet is blocked by this > friggin' program -- I try accessing an Internet site about needlework for > pity's sake and get an error page that the site is blocked because it may > contain malicious software. I can usually get to the site if I reload it > but it's driving me nuts. > > I've tried to remove it, but I can't find the program. I can't turn it > off. I've been searching for the past hour or so and haven't been able to > find any information about this program or how to get rid of it or even > how to configure/control it. Frankly, I'm thinking that this is the > malware program. > > I'm extremely angry that Microsoft would list this as a critical update > for my computer. Not being the most computer savvy person, I trust > Microsoft to inform me what's critical and what is an option and I also > trust they won't have me download malicious software as part of their > updates. How stupid of me! > > Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone have any advice for me? > > Thanks very much, > > Kim > kim_doyle@rogers.com |
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| Subject: Re: Anitvirus 2009 |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 7/13/2008 12:01:49 PM |
| From: Nonny [Email Address Protection] |
On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:33:58 -0400, "Kim Doyle" <kim_doyle@rogers.com> wrote: >And, by the way, although I was told it couldn't have, I guarantee it came >through and was loaded on my computer as part of Windows Update -- it's the >only download I've done in a long, long while. N O W A Y |
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| Subject: Re: Anitvirus 2009 |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 7/13/2008 12:44:13 PM |
| From: "Mike Hall - MVP" [Email Address Protection] |
"Kim Doyle" <kim_doyle@rogers.com> wrote in message news:9506DEB1-A0D7-4D6A-8C58-292711CF1675@microsoft.com... > Well, that was quick! That's what I like about this group. Only used it > a couple times but my problems are always solved by you experts pretty > quickly. It was recommended that I go to this site: > > http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/uninstall-antivirus-2009 > and use the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. It worked for me ... Not > guaranteeing it will work for you, just posting the link as a starting > place, something to try, if you too are having the same problem I had. > > Thanks for your help, > > Kim > > And, by the way, although I was told it couldn't have, I guarantee it came > through and was loaded on my computer as part of Windows Update -- it's > the only download I've done in a long, long while. > > > "Kim Doyle" <kim_doyle@rogers.com> wrote in message > news:4325D20D-1917-4EC2-B30C-AE439709CC46@microsoft.com... >> Hi ... I took a quick scan through the posts and haven't seen this >> problem so any advice would be appreciated. >> >> Last week, I installed Windows Updates to my computer as requested ... As >> part of this update, Anitvirus 2009 was installed on my computer. It >> immediately scanned my computer and reported that there were 40+ critical >> viruses and malware programs running on my computer, did I want to remove >> them? Of course I was a little shocked, since every time McAfee runs a >> scan, it finds nothing. I said yes, remove the viruses & malware >> programs, then instead of removing the programs I was taken to a pop-up >> that said it was going to cost me $50 U.S. ... so I thought forget this >> cash-grab, McAfee has found nothing, and my computer is running >> perfectly. No problems anywhere. >> >> However, now EVERY SINGLE site I visit on the Internet is blocked by this >> friggin' program -- I try accessing an Internet site about needlework for >> pity's sake and get an error page that the site is blocked because it may >> contain malicious software. I can usually get to the site if I reload it >> but it's driving me nuts. >> >> I've tried to remove it, but I can't find the program. I can't turn it >> off. I've been searching for the past hour or so and haven't been able to >> find any information about this program or how to get rid of it or even >> how to configure/control it. Frankly, I'm thinking that this is the >> malware program. >> >> I'm extremely angry that Microsoft would list this as a critical update >> for my computer. Not being the most computer savvy person, I trust >> Microsoft to inform me what's critical and what is an option and I also >> trust they won't have me download malicious software as part of their >> updates. How stupid of me! >> >> Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone have any advice for me? >> >> Thanks very much, >> >> Kim >> kim_doyle@rogers.com > Not a chance of getting it through Windows Update.. every chance that you have visited some other site, clicked on something which then incited the Antivirus 2009 popup to appear.. -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx |
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