Down by my clock there is a Danger icon stating that my computor is infected with adware/spyware. I downloaded Privacy Crusader and it came back with a lot of problems and it quarentined them, Well its still saying that i'm infected. Is there anyway to stop this from happening? Is there anyway to erase everything and start from scratch ? please help!
Your computor is in Danger and is infected with Spyware, Please Help?virus protection
The icon down in the system tray is usually a sign of something called Spyware Sheriff, which is TRULY nasty -- the spyware and the removal program are written by the same company.
It can be removed, but it's time consuming. Start here (or look up "spyware sheriff" on your favorite search engine) and research what you'll need to do:
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php...
You will probably need to download a program called HijackThis.exe; it scans your system for programs that run when you start up, and lets you delete them. Be aware that a lot of spyware changes its name and you may need to run the removal several times; you may also need to edit your system registry.
If you're not sure how to do that, there are on-line support sites that can walk you through it.
Once you've removed it, train yourself to use Firefox instead of IE. Most (not all, but MOST) spyware exploits security holes in Internet Explorer; Firefox does not have these holes.
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