XP Home Security alerts - help!

tich26

Hi all,

All of a sudden I keep getting security alerts from XP Home Security 2011 and it asks me to purchase a registered copy in order to rid my pc of virus intrusions.

It has scanned and apparently found 26 various problems.

What shall I do? Obviously I don't want to have my computer infected but at the same time I feel this could be a con from XP to get me to purchase their software?

And how do I stop the messages without having to pay?

Advice would be most helpful.

Thanks,
Tich

Snakeeyes21

i would post over on the tech board
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=29

But it sounds like one of those fake security things, the guys over on that board will tell you how to clean it up..

Stompa

Looks like you're infected:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-win-7-internet-security-2011

skins1962

It is a con,
Download AVAST! free antivirus and register, download ADAWARE free to sort out your pop-ups. Use those 2 programs regularly and they will sort everything out.
You shouldn't pay for anti virus software ( Norton, Kaspersky etc.) unless you do a lot of money transactions online.