When I went on the internet, I went to this site which linked to this link: http://scan.antivirus2008scanner.com/110050/4/?q= It said that my computer was infected, but when I did a full scan of my computer with ThreatFire, it said nothing was wrong! Is this just an advertisement to buy a antivirus software or is my computer really infected?
if u didn’t download the scanner u will be fine but u can still run a scan with 1 if the scans they recommended however if u didn’t download it and just want it 2 stop popping up when u go to the site you might need full privileges 2 do dono 4 sure go to whatever drive windows is installed on for me it is c: and go here
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
right click the host file for me it is lmhosts and say open with then click select a program from a list then select notepad from the list and press ok if done right notepad will open it no go all the way 2 the bottom and put this line in at the bottom
127.0.0.1 scan.antivirus2008scanner.com
now save it and close it now if u did it right u cant access that site so when u go 2 the site u tried 2 access before it will work again
it is an advert to get you to buy, i did and messed up my computer really bad had to restore to factory settings,, DONT TOUCH IT.
That is scamware. Your computer is not infected.
Did ThreatFire remove the antivirus 2008 xp product?
http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm
http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm
http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm
IT IS A VIRUS DONT TOUCH IT…… GO TO THE SITE AND SCROLL DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM AND FOLLOW THE STEPS TO REMOVE IT. the virus system wont detect it because its a trojan and it disguises itself as an antivirus system.
This is a fake software site. If you have NOT downloaded anything then you should be pretty safe.
Do a scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:
http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?hhTest=1.
Download, install, update and select Quick Scan.
Remove all infections that it finds after scan.
you can try superantispyware as well thats pretty good
If you have run a scan with this you are now infected, if you have then you will need to do this -
Switch off System Restore – you can re-start it if you choose to when your computer is clean.
Install the free version of SUPERantispyware http://superantispyware.com Update it and run a full scan.
Install ccleaner http://ccleaner.com – run the ccleaner and the registry scans and delete what they find but repeat the registry one until nothing is detected.
Reboot and job done.
I’d also recommend you install a good anti-virus program like avast home edition http://avast.com
and another good anti-spyware program is spybot search and destroy http://safer-networking.org