WARNING: Fake Anti-Spyware, Pop-ups

[surreal]

Originally Posted by uethello

Maybe try registry mechanic? It's oriented more toward registry repair.

ouch,,(thinking of the first time I found out about fixing the registry) perhaps he should tell us why it didn't work and give more info first. Attempting to repair the registry by a novice usually fries windows. I'll drink to that!

[RedFury]

Anything like these things popping up? I can't seem to find a way to get rid of them. Adaware SE and Spybot have both been run multiple times, and I've gone into the registry to find anything odd, plus found a couple of programs installed without my knowledge for advertisment purposes....I can't get rid of it.

[Bizkitkid2001]

Disable the messenger service under the service manager and those messages will go away red.

[Tygur]

The first and last ones tell u how to stop it: "NOTE: TO BLOCK THIS TYPE OF WARNING DISABLE WINDOWS MESSENGER SERVICE". I'm surprised they put it there. Go to Administrative Tools, and then Services. The service you want to disable should be called "Windows Messenger" or just "Messenger". I somehow remember it being called "Windows Messenger", but on my computer, it's now being called "Messenger". Whatever the case, that's how to stop it. What you're seeing is actually a message sent to your computer from across the internet, so anti-spyware programs won't help.

[erhan28]

Man what really P** me off is how stupid and annoying people can get. They think they know so much about computers just cause they took a course and now they create spware or spam. Man i have the old sprint pop-blocker, and by god is the best i ever saw. Far as spyware i use Spybot S&D. I have a firewall. My comp is clean because i know what things have spyware. I had to reformat my comp 3 times in a period of 7 months. Enough is enough. I am smart about it now and am cautiosus to Spware and hacker. Far as the java i have seen more of those and WHY do they do it, those morons. they need to be shot. It is not a good to create spyware. Plesase folks help by not makeing spyware, virusus, and other childish things. Get protected with atleast a Firewall. And if you need i have a free antivirus program that updates by itsself called AntiVir. IT is wonderful and free. Also get Spybot Search and destroy.

[KillCity44]

where can I get ada-ware, all i can find is SpyAssasin at adaware.com

[JPMiller]

you can find adaware se and spybot at download.com
scroll down to "most popular" downloads and it is in the list...

[KillCity44]

thanks

[usslindstrom]

Using a mix of SpyBot, Norton Antivirus/Internet Security/Firewall, and Pop-Up Stopper Pro seems to work for the most part.

They should make a program that blasts the computer back that sends you the stuff in the first place. -Kinda' like a whole little virus war thing.

[pphalan]

That would be a great program to have, one that hits them every 20 seconds "STOP DOING THIS GARBAGE TO PEOPLE AND I'LL STOP DOING THIS TO YOU "