Re: Virus problem?
- Posted by CoJaBo <CoJaBo_EUforum_Address at CJBN.net> Nov 27, 2004
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Patrick Barnes wrote: > > On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 23:16:08 -0800, don cole <guest at rapideuphoria.com> > wrote: > > I have a new to me computer and I installed Win98 in it w/IE. > > > > I keep getting a couple of message boxes. > > > > One warning about viruses and one warning about spyware. > > Both instruct me to download software at their website for money. > > I am sure they both are scams. > > How can I stop these message boxes from popping up? > > > > Does anybody have any experiance with this? > > Any help appreciated. > > > Use Firefox, not Internet Explorer: www.mozilla.org And don't think you're safe just because you're using Firefox. Another version af the Nitrous virus works on Firefox. Get a GOOD firewall/virus scanner(the cheap ones are no good). You will also need some adware scanners(like Adaware and Spybot S&D). If they don't remove it, you may already have Nitrous, the only way to get rid of it is to reinstall Windows(or even better: ditch Windows altogether and use Linux, Nitrous 2 runs on Linux, but causes no damage(except it crashed Mozzila)). > > > -- > MrTrick > >