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And you can't get your PC to work unless you subscribe to their service? That's what's happening to a friend of mine.

I told him to subscribe and then download lavasofts Ad-Aware and then cancel their service with his CC company that he made the charge on.

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YES!! baggy... my wife had this happen before... Just go to your PC and start it in safe mode and you should have a safe backup automatically done ... you can restart it back before you got infected. It worked for us


If you subscribe its is most likely a SCAM to get your cc info... DO NOT subscribe! If he has subscribed he should watch for fraud charges
 

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And you can't get your PC to work unless you subscribe to their service? That's what's happening to a friend of mine.

I told him to subscribe and then download lavasofts Ad-Aware and then cancel their service with his CC company that he made the charge on.

Any other suggestions?

He actually signed up for the malware antivirus? Oh that's not good. He'll probably have to uninstall and reinstall the operating system.
 

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He actually signed up for the malware antivirus? Oh that's not good. He'll probably have to uninstall and reinstall the operating system.


you can go back to your backup saved and start it before you got infected in safe mode..
 

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Unfortunately, he already subscribe for $60 for the year or $80 for lifetime. I told him to still download Ad Aware and scan his system. That way he can find out if anything is left in his system. He'll then cancel the subscription and hopefully be done with it.
 

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Unfortunately, he already subscribe for $60 for the year or $80 for lifetime. I told him to still download Ad Aware and scan his system. That way he can find out if anything is left in his system. He'll then cancel the subscription and hopefully be done with it.

he needs to watch his identity very careful... that was not smart to do that they have alot of his personal info most likely... Just saying he needs to really watch his credit and identity
 

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List of Fake Antivirus Software:

Following is the list of some common antivirus software. According to McAfee, the number of fake antivirus software has increased by 400% since 2009 and its growing fast.

- CleanUp Antivirus
- Dr Guard
- Antimalware Defender
- XP Guardian 2010
- Antivirus Live
- XP Internet Security
- Antivirus XP 2010
- XP Antivirus Pro 2010
- Security Antivirus
- Advanced Defender
- My Security Wall

Tips & Warnings

- Do not use your credit card information to buy a product you are not aware of.
- Never scan your computer online with a antivirus you are not familiar with.
- If you are not sure whether some program is legit or not, do little research over the Internet to find out details.
- The price of one software can be as high as $99.99. Do not waste your money on this.
- If you are affected with a fake antivirus, immediately clean your computer with a legit Antivirus software. Some well known security software are Kaspersky, McAfee, Panda, malwarebytes, etc.
- Always reboot your computer in Safe Mode to carry on the cleaning process. Do not start your computer in Normal mode until you are not sure that your system is cleaned.
 

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Man, I don't miss some of those virus sites acting as anti-virus sites at all. Tell your friend if he can next time buy an Imac. I got tired of them so I bought one for under a grand. One of the best buys I ever bought.
 

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Your friend should cancel his credit card immediately. There's a 99% chance he didn't actually buy any type of Anti-virus or malware program.

These are just the new "scam" right now. A fake anti-virus program tells you your computer is infected, it pretends to go through your hard drive checking to see how many infections you have (don't worry, it's not actually going through your hard drive at this point), and then tells you that you need to purchase their anti-virus software of malware program to "fix" your computer.

Now they have your credit card and will either use it online, or sell it to others who will use it maliciously.

Anytime this happens, your best option is to completely turn off your computer. Clicking anywhere on the pop up or ad can activate the virus to a further extent. Your best bet is to get on another computer and google the exact name of the fake anti-virus program and you can usually find a relatively quick fix for it. As another poster alluded to, you will likely have to try and fix your computer in Safe Mode, when you start it back up.

NEVER give them your credit card info.
 

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It's a pretty common virus the last 6 months or so. I clean up computers on the side and have had to fix that same thing 3 or 4 times.
 

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Need to call his credit card company before he gets billed for the Boat and as many Ipads that can purchased with his balance.
 

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Sorry if I come off as a jerk when I say this but some people should not be on the internet.

I've had this happen to me twice and I knew right away both times that it was a virus. All I did was go on another computer and type the name of the fake anti virus program on Google and look up the solution.

This is worse than falling for the Nigerian money scam.
 

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For anyone else.

Always have Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware installed on your computer.

This will usually remove that type of virus. It is better that it is on the computer before the virus takes over the computer.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
 

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Sorry if I come off as a jerk when I say this but some people should not be on the internet.

I've had this happen to me twice and I knew right away both times that it was a virus. All I did was go on another computer and type the name of the fake anti virus program on Google and look up the solution.

This is worse than falling for the Nigerian money scam.

If ir's worse than the Nigerian money scam, how did you get caught in it twice. You're right, some people just don't belong on PC's. LOL!
 

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YES!! baggy... my wife had this happen before... Just go to your PC and start it in safe mode and you should have a safe backup automatically done ... you can restart it back before you got infected. It worked for us


If you subscribe its is most likely a SCAM to get your cc info... DO NOT subscribe! If he has subscribed he should watch for fraud charges

that's what i had to do.....it's gotten me twice in the past year.....2nd time it happened i woke up to it, 1st time i got it it seems like i was looking at baseball standings on espn
 

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For anyone else.

Always have Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware installed on your computer.

This will usually remove that type of virus. It is better that it is on the computer before the virus takes over the computer.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

SuperAntiSpyware is another good one. I run both and sometimes one will catch something the other missed. Both are free.
 

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