My computer has somehow been infested by this company called rightonadz, which has installed things on my computer that open it up to be totally raped by popups among other things. I also get these message boxes offering to scan my computer for virus (yeah right), and sometimes i get this thing where the "download complete" windows sound plays spontaniously every 2 or 3 seconds.
Has anyone got any idea how i could get rid of this crap off my PC? I've done full system scans using symantec, adaware, spybot S&D, and super anti-spyware, and whilst they tend to get rid of most of the ads, there are some trojans or something hidden somewhere that just download it all back again.
Stuckboy
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In the past when I used to get viruses as bad as that, I'd just back up any important files (MMF projects etc) and then format the HDD. A bummer I know but it works.
I'd also recommend you install some variety of antivirus. Also keep away from adult sites.
But erm yes. I'm sure someone else here who knows way more about computers will come up with a better suggestion - Give it a few minutes.
i had a major problem once that wouldn't go away. With popups telling me to download virus scanners because i was infected every 3 seconds + random porn pop ups even when i wasn't connected to the internet.
I think i found a specialized program just for these cases.
Nasty one, that. It would pop up at any time it liked after boot up and tell me it was going to shut down my PC after a breif count down for no valid reason.
Yep. Most decent anti-spyware program suits will rid of that. I've always liked AVG Anti-Virus... because it doesn't ENSLAVE your pc, like Symantec and McAfee seem to.
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