****Optimizer virus please please help!****

Flossy2008

Thank you so much, do I need to delete all that data from the thread?

waddler_8

Not really, there's nothing that makes you personally identifiable in there.

If your happy things are running well...

• Right click AdwCleaner.exe & choose "Run as administrator" to run it.
• If AdwCleaner prompts you an update is available, click Cancel
• Click Uninstall.
• Click Yes to the prompt.
• AdwCleaner will close and uninstall itself

Then,

• Double-click OTL.exe
• Click the CleanUp! button
• Select Yes when the Begin cleanup Process? Prompt appears
• If you are prompted to Reboot during the cleanup, select Yes
• The tool will delete itself once it finishes, if not delete it by yourself

Then flush system restore by first disabling it & then re-enabling it.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/windows-8-system-restore-guide/#disable
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/windows-8-system-restore-guide/#enable

waddler_8

Oh... I nearly forgot - uninstall these:

Java Auto Updater
Java(TM) 7 Update 5
Java(TM) 7 Update 5 (64-bit)


http://www.securelist.com/en/analysis/204792255/Kaspersky_Security_Bulletin_2012_The_overall_statistics_for_2012#4

Vulnerable applications targeted by malicious users
While we called 2011 the year of the vulnerability, 2012 can justifiably be described as the year of the Java vulnerability, with half of all detected exploit-based attacks targeting vulnerabilities in Oracle Java.

If you find you need it, install the latest from here:

http://www.java.com/getjava/

Flossy2008

right I have done all this thank you so much I thought we had broken our computer!

waddler_8

No problem.

Don't believe everything you read. Some of these sites that'll tell you how bad something is are trying to sell you something in the long run - be that a "removal" program or service - they're just scaremongering to try to get you to buy.

Always ask somewhere you trust first.

spud17

Flossy2008 wrote: »

Hello, I have no idea when it comes to computers so if anyone has some knowledge rather than guessing like myself it would be greatly appreciated. <snip>

But you do have two qualities often missing on here..... the ability to follow instructions, and post the results.

Not forgetting waddler_8. :beer:

Flossy2008

Yep, he's a star!!