how has this happened? help please.

renegade

I am getting allsorts of stuff happening on my Acer( Vista).

Everytime I go to close a window, up pops a box asking 'do you want to close all windows' -Why?????????
I am also getting loads of sexy female pic and options to join dating groups- not at my age thankx.
My screen flickers, microsoft tells me to change my screen saver.- Its been fine till now.
I havnt changed anything, have I got a virus or something.
Thank you to all who reply.

Donnie

Download, run and install Malwarebytes' AntiMalware. Update and run a Quick Scan. When finished, choose Remove Selected. When completed, re-boot.

penrhyn

BTW What security software do you have?

renegade

AVG, and windows defender

renegade

This was the outcome of the scan by Spyware and I dont have a clue what it means.
4 Threats and 140 infections.

Tracking Cookies 94
Adware Component sbsoft 19
Spyware known Bad sites 2
Adware advertising 25
??????????????????????????

renegade

After rebooting:

Intelliguard protection- Do I need/want it? Does it interfere with things when I am on-line with their info?
I wish I was more techy,I hate being ignorant.

renegade

I have changed the cookie level to medium is that right? Or will I then be complaining that I cant get into sites I want lol.

Nothing else has change still getting dating sites?

aliEnRIK

renegade ~
please open malwarebytes and goto LOGS
open the log and RIGHT click to copy then come on here RIGHT click and paste the whole log

then ~
Download HIJACK THIS (Make sure you click 'DOWNLOAD LATEST VERSION')
http://www.filehippo.com/download_hijackthis/
Click DO A SCAN AND SAVE A LOGFILE (Takes seconds) then post the log so we can see whats running
(do NOT do anything else with Hijack but scan and post the FULL log)

Donnie

He doesn't appear to have run Malwarebytes' AntiMalware from what I can see. He seems to have run Spyware Doctor instead.

Just adds to the fun when they do their own thing. :rolleyes:

I'm out.

renegade

Donnie wrote: »

He doesn't appear to have run Malwarebytes' AntiMalware from what I can see. He seems to have run Spyware Doctor instead.

Just adds to the fun when they do their own thing. :rolleyes:

I'm out.

Do you get a lot of satisfaction from taking the p... out on non techy people who ask for help?????????????????? I future I will wait until Alienrik is on line, he is always so polite and helpful.
And I am not a HE ,I am a SHE and an OAP that hasn't been brought up with tech knowledge!

Donnie

renegade wrote: »

Do you get a lot of satisfaction from taking the p... out on non techy people who ask for help?????????????????? I future I will wait until Alienrik is on line, he is always so polite and helpful.
And I am not a HE ,I am a SHE and an OAP that hasn't been brought up with tech knowledge!

That's rich, considering that I was the first in line to help you. In addition I created a link to the Malwarebytes AntiMalware software especially for you. Simply because there was a small chance that you might click on some related advertising if not.

Please don't mention that you are an OAP. My mother is also an OAP and is able to follow far more complex instruction.

Are you telling me that because you are an OAP, you automatically become ungrateful and a bit dense?

Maybe you should wait for that lovely aliEnRIK to come along.

Though you may note, that I was trying to help both you and him from making a mistake, as he too expected that you had already run the software that I had suggested.
You may also note that he thanked me for my post.

So the only one who appears to be 'taking the mickey' so far, appears to be yourself.

Sadly I have to write, I'm leaving you to it.

PS.: If you are a doddery old age pensioner(as you attempt to represent), why have you called yourself renegade??