Answers to Everyday Questions : how can i stop a hoax anti virus program telling me to download their program everytime i open internet explor?

how can i stop a hoax anti virus program telling me to download their program everytime i open internet explor?

10 Responses to “how can i stop a hoax anti virus program telling me to download their program everytime i open internet explor?”

1. giggitygiggitygoo said :
   August 25th, 2010 at 1:22 pm

   you need spyware software
   malwarebytes,
   spybot or spyware doctor are all free programs that work really well.
   just google them and you will find a link
2. dels replies said :
   August 25th, 2010 at 1:54 pm

   yes I had these . Your spyware/ virus defender should deal with it on a full scan and remove it to vault . Are your firewalls strong enough to keep these things out . It got so bad on mine I had to strip the PC memory right back to factory settings , then reinstall everything .. Took a couple of hours to do .. Take a back up disc first
3. sothaswotdidit said :
   August 25th, 2010 at 2:34 pm

   Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware download and run this
4. tempo1 said :
   August 25th, 2010 at 2:37 pm

   It is very likely a Smitfraud infection. Fake and phony ‘warnings’ to try and con you into purchasing a rogue software to ‘fix’ the problem.

   It should actually be called extortion-ware. First they infect your computer and then they want money to ‘cure’ it.

   All of these are specialised removal tools for this type of fake, rogue advertising of useless malware removal softwares. (Zlob/Smitfraud infections.).

   RogueRemover:
   http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/RogueRemover.shtml

   RogueFix:
   http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm

   SmitfraudFix:
   http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php

   I would try RogueRemover first, myself.

   Almost all “general purpose”,”all-in one” spyware and virus removal programs such as AVG Anti-virus, Norton, McAfee or Spybot S & D cannot remove it, as you may have already found out.
5. cotojo said :
   August 25th, 2010 at 2:57 pm

   Boot into Safe Mode with Networking.
   Use the following free programs, download, install, update and scan:

   Norman Malware Cleaner – No install required, will also run from usb flash drive or CD
   http://download.norman.no/public/Norman_Malware_Cleaner.exe
   Kills running processes that are infected
   Removes infections from disk (including ActiveX components and browser helper objects)
   Reveals and removes rootkits
   Restores correct registry values
   Removes references created by malware in hosts file
   Removes windows firewall rules for malicious programs

   Alternative download site:
   http://www.download.com/Norman-Malware-Cleaner/3000-2144_4-168467.html?tag=mncol

   Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:
   http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
   Select Full Scan.
   Remove all infections that it finds after scan.

   SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition:
   http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
   Select Scan your Computer, select your drive and select Perform Complete Scan and remove infections.
6. Casey J said :
   August 25th, 2010 at 3:43 pm

   you could try clearing your internet browser history and cookies before you go downloading anything.
   If you have a anti virus you should do a scan on your computer.
   If you continue to get the problem you could download Spy-Bot search and destroy from here for free http://searchdestroydownload.com/
7. Bob T said :
   August 25th, 2010 at 4:21 pm

   Buy a Security suite CD.
8. 00Fred said :
   August 25th, 2010 at 4:49 pm

   ur infected with adware. NEVER EVER install an antivus software that pops up, doing so will install a proper virus on ur comp.
   u have 2 options
   1. get AVG antivirus – free … in my opinion is the best
   http://free.avg.com/ download the free version, after u finished scanning dont forget to click ‘heal all unhealed infections’ otherwise AVG wont do it for u
   2. get AdAware – free … in my opinion is the best antispyware/adware removal, doesn’t do viruses though but better than AVG at removing adware
   http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php just get free version
9. mona lisa said :
   August 25th, 2010 at 5:15 pm

   You need to install spybot it is free and will get rid of this adware what is coming in,it will take a few hours to scan but it should get rid of your problem.
10. Jen said :
    August 25th, 2010 at 5:17 pm

    it’s browser hijacker. if you have anti-spyware on your computer, run a scan. but you need regular antispyware, not the frauds recommended by Homesiterenew.com. if you don’t have antispyware, i’m afraid you won’t be able to download one because homesiterenew.com redirects browser all the time. i recommend using Homesiterenew.com removal at http://www.spywarevoid.com/homesiterenewcomsecurityvista.html install anti-spyware when homesiterenew is gone so you can protect your computer in a future.