popup keeps coming on my screen to go to restorefix.com the reviews i read are NOT good what should i do?

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Posted by Kristen Meyers on 28 Mar 09 -

Thats an obvious sign of adware. Adware stands for ADvertising supported softWARE and its responsible for annoying pop-up and website redirection to suspicious / dangerous / porn websites.

Tools that will remove it :

♣ Malwarebytes AntiMalware
♣ SUPERAntiSpyware
♣ Spyware Terminator
♣ Ad-Aware SE
♣ Spybot Search & Destroy
♣ HijackThis

I`d give special intention to the first 3 programs listed.

How to set/configure SUPERAntiSpyware : http://www.ecuhq.com/tested-programs-how-to-use-f32/superantispyware-how-to-use-t121.htm

HijackThis removes malicious registry keys, pretty useful for final cleaning.

How to use HijackThis : http://www.ecuhq.com/tested-programs-how-to-use-f32/hijackthis-how-to-use-t67.htm

All available at :

http://www.filehippo.com
http://www.download.com
http://www.softpedia.com
http://sourceforge.net/

You could also try going back in time, using System Restore : http://www.ecuhq.com/tricks-f6/create-a-system-restore-point-checkpoint-t28.htm

Hope it helped.

If interested in computer security, feel free to visit : http://www.ecuhq.com

9 comments for “popup keeps coming on my screen to go to restorefix.com the reviews i read are NOT good what should i do?”

sarahf2788

test
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March 28th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

donkeyblade

Get a good spyware/pop up blocker. Run that and a virus check.
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March 28th, 2009 at 1:05 pm

DoctorWho

I think your PC was infected with trojan or adware ,you need to run ad ware removal program or fully scan your pc using very good antivirus program .
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March 28th, 2009 at 1:11 pm

Taurus62

It's a scam. Go to download.com and get Malwarebytes (it's free) and run a simple scan and it will get rid of your malware.
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March 28th, 2009 at 1:17 pm

Clinkyunleashed

do a virus scan, and do not click on the pop up what so ever, that will only make things worse… if you do not have a antivirus program.. go to avg.com and get the free version, it does a pretty good job. but if that doesnt fix it, then it may require a manual removal. which would require finding all files associated with it on the computer… so pray an antivirus will find and remove it.
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professional, personal experience.

March 28th, 2009 at 1:51 pm

lcs.miller

I know from personal happening that it is a virus.
You have two choices
1. Take it to a computer repair shop.
or 2. Call geek squad. Turn off your computer and remove the internet cable. Then again it may not be any thing but its better to check.
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Brother works at a computer repair shop

March 28th, 2009 at 2:17 pm

Don

Here is a list of online virus scans Safety.Live.com (That one is Microsoft's) Symantec.com Housecall.TrendMicro.com Comodo.com…Comodo.com offers free manual disinfection and a free security suite from the makers of Comodo Firewall Pro…besure to turn off onboard antivirus before starting online scanner…Avira.com now offers free antivirus and antispyware
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March 28th, 2009 at 2:29 pm

Disco stew

test it on safeweb.com and siteadvisor.com
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March 28th, 2009 at 3:09 pm

Tarogasini