jespo91 wrote:
ok so the kid is online and gets that message that appears it is from microsoft about infected computer yadda yadda yadda.......ends up clicking on it and now my computer is screwed. i am getting 20+ popups all over the freakin place. i ran everything from spybot s/d to everything i could find and nothing is helping. i did find out that there appears to be trojans on my computer.
1) 2nd thought trojan
2) always updated news trojan
3) trojan downloader stubby
i am by no means a computer guy other than running nortons ,spybot etc. so what in the world can i do to get rid of this junk!?!?!?!?!?!? besides hitting my laptop with a sledge hammer??????
OK, that sucks. What your kid probably clicked on was one of those pop up ads that look like its a computer error message but it just reels you into downloading a trojan. That really sucks man, I had a miserable virus on my old pc last summer.
Have you tried a system restore?
you should search for a remedy at my favorite help site....
http://castlecops.com
you can also do an open port scan and so on to make sure you're not being constantly infected through open ports...I had that too.
I also use...HiJackThis, it catches registry key changes so you know what is being screwed around. This is good for protection IE from being hijacked...
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html
Oh get a pop up blocker too! try the google toolbar for starters.
good luck.