(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:48 pm
Post subject: RE: XP Antivirus Protection ver 2.4raymond [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>security_admin (more info?)
"kraway" wrote:
> I was recently surfing the web and now I seem to have a new antivirus
> software working on my machine. The name is XP Antivirus ver. 2.4. It
> always wants to scan my machiine but won't correct any bad files unless I
> purchase it first. I tried to unistall it but when I restarted my machine it
> is back again. My normal AVG antivirus software is not finding any bad files
> but this new one does. How do I get rid of it?
(Msg. 10) Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:32 pm
Post subject: Re: XP Antivirus Protection [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"handyman" <handyman DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F94D7143-D0D8-4354-A76A-D8195DF2C63B@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "kraway" wrote:
>
>> I was recently surfing the web and now I seem to have a new antivirus
>> software working on my machine. The name is XP Antivirus ver. 2.4.
>> It
>> always wants to scan my machiine but won't correct any bad files
>> unless I
>> purchase it first. I tried to unistall it but when I restarted my
>> machine it
>> is back again. My normal AVG antivirus software is not finding any
>> bad files
>> but this new one does. How do I get rid of it?
Here is a good starting place for getting rid of stuff.
Additionally, you may wish to perform more thorough scans for viruses
and
malware with other tools:
(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:57 pm
Post subject: Prevention from fake Anti-virus [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Useful tips for Users/Readers of this blog:
To prevent yourself from installing or using fake anti-virus which may
probably install malware or other unwanted software, always buy or download
the original product from its original website(e.g. You want to buy an
antivirus. Always buy from the original website). If you do not know the
original website, search it up on a search engine such as Yahoo!, Google,
Dogpile, Ask.com.
(Msg. 12) Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:13 pm
Post subject: Re: Prevention from fake Anti-virus [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
From: "PC OS Defender" <PC OS Defender.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com>
| Useful tips for Users/Readers of this blog:
| To prevent yourself from installing or using fake anti-virus which may
| probably install malware or other unwanted software, always buy or download
| the original product from its original website(e.g. You want to buy an
| antivirus. Always buy from the original website). If you do not know the
| original website, search it up on a search engine such as Yahoo!, Google,
| Dogpile, Ask.com.
This is NOT a Blog !
This is a Microsoft Usenet news group and you are accessing it via a http (web) front-end
and fake anti virus applications are malware.
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