FKING VIRIUS!! What to do?

[jjgold]

My computer is telling me there is a virius and I am noticing that it jumps around to pages automatically, I think that is a sign of The Worm Virius. This is a "beater" laptop I brought home from my office. It is a Windows 2000 platform. What should I do to fix it?

Thanks

 

[jjgold]

anyone? HELP

 

[MetroStyles]

A good start would be a virus scanner.

 

[jjgold]

ok I have done that and it tells me there are 62 infected files. I am getting solicitations to remove. Is there an online program that someone recommends?

thanks

 

[feynmix]

adaware maybe?

 

[ryoneo]

Do you have anti-virus installed on your computer?

 

[TJS1589]

buy a mac

 

[JetBlast]

What is a virius?

 

[BrettChaotix]

a "beater" laptop with Win2000 and no virus protection... yeah, it's probably not worth repairing, just start over.
Email your most important files to your gmail or hotmail account (both scan attachments for viruses). Then either re-install windows (this time with a anti-virus program) or, your laptop is a perfect contender for a linux install.

 

[Bird's One View]

Spell check!

 

[w.kevin]

+1 on the linux if you have some time.

Otherwise, try to kill it via virus scanner (I use Avast! as it is pretty low maintenance unlike ZoneAlarm, Norton, etc. Ad-aware is also good. Get both.).

By the way, it's spelled 'virus'.

 

[Huntsman]

Did you say you are getting 'solicitations' to remove? If it is from a program called Antivirus 360 stop right now. TrendMicro's housecall would be a wise step.

 

[Spilotro]

http://malwarebytes.org/

Their cleaner should take care of you.

 

[blackdarkeye]

use avast, spybot, and adaware

 

[unjung]

Originally Posted by Huntsman

Did you say you are getting 'solicitations' to remove? If it is from a program called Antivirus 360 stop right now. TrendMicro's housecall would be a wise step.

Originally Posted by Spilotro

http://malwarebytes.org/

Their cleaner should take care of you.

Originally Posted by blackdarkeye

use avast, spybot, and adaware

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