A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Ask Mr. Gremelin How do I Get sECURITY TOO L OFF MY COMPUTER

SECURITY TOOL PROGRAM HAS ATTACHED IT SELF ON MY COMPUTER. iT WANTS 79. DOLLLARS TO ACTIVATE AN THEN IT WILL UN FREEZE MY COMPUTER.

THANKS DODGE

Oh dear Dodge...something downloaded to your computer without your permission. Don't send any money..can you see what the exact name of the program is?

Do you have an anti-malware program? you need to run it...Security tool can do damage to files.

Yes run a malware scan--or
Would your son be able to come over help you with this. It might b e safer to have somene who knows copmputers really well to come & help you.

I had something download on my comp awhile back--I got lucky, my sister was online & told me where to go look for it, Luckily I found it & was able to delete it. How it got by my Norton security system, I have no idea.

I fixed it /////Thanks gals.


I have a malware program on , it would block that program also.
It was called Hijacking my home page. Everything I tried it stopped..........

Heres how I got it off. Looked up the name Pretend virus.

Calledd Virus.Linux Gldo
And the computer told me to down load
Spy Hunter, I did. 249 Infections.

Then it told me to purchase it.I didnt.
Below it said
You can manually remove these spywares, by unchecking the checks in the box.
Was how I did it .
No Hi jack now .
......and a few prayers to the man above.

so glad for you, barb---
*remember what you did so if they come at you again, you can repeat the process....

I really sweat that one out.
I have spy hunter installed on here.
They say it comes from crusin the web an some folks are paid a point or something for every one they turn in . Sneak into places like where you order things.. May even know your name.

Are all flower forums protected?