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HELP!! pc infected

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My pc has got loads of things wrong with it, im getting pop ups saying that i am receiving spam adware the lot.Im getting pop ups from windows sercurity centre telling me to do a scan as spyware entries have been found, my oh thinks this is the spam ware/spyware telling me to do this, is he right?? Im not the biggest tech in world but my pc needs fixing!!!!!!
Any suggestions would be most grateful
always on the lookout for a bargin always better when its free!!:T

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  • Godders
    Godders Posts: 2,913 Forumite
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    nessquic80 wrote:
    My pc has got loads of things wrong with it, im getting pop ups saying that i am receiving spam adware the lot.Im getting pop ups from windows sercurity centre telling me to do a scan as spyware entries have been found, my oh thinks this is the spam ware/spyware telling me to do this, is he right?? Im not the biggest tech in world but my pc needs fixing!!!!!!
    Any suggestions would be most grateful

    The pop-ups will most likely be the Spyware trying to get to you run it:

    Follow the instructions in the Spyware removal guide at the top of the board
  • nessquic80
    nessquic80 Posts: 328 Forumite
    thanks godders, i will try that, but yet again my other half was right about it may be spyware trying to get me to run the programme, something esle for him to gloat about
    always on the lookout for a bargin always better when its free!!:T

  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,601 Forumite
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    that sounds like a "Winfxer" type infection

    if that other thread does not get rid of that (false) message that your PC is "infected" then come back and I'll help you remove it

    you are probably seeing something like this

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