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    Windows XP Virus? (internet explorer)

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by gc240, Dec 21, 2008.

  1. gc240

    gc240 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey everyone my parents have a dell dimension 8400 desktop with windows xp. it used to run awesome till a couple of days ago. some how the windows automatic updates got turned off and i cant turn it back on. Also every 2 seconds a pop up appears. If it helps my sister downloaded this program called ZANGO off of Watchtvsitcoms.com to watch her TV shows and ever since the PC has been running terrible.

    If anyone can help me i would greatly appreciate it!!!!! THANK YOU
     
    gc240, Dec 21, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Haha zango is terrible to remove. That is what caused it. Remove it from the add/remove programs, reboot in safemode and run malware bytes there. This should remove the zango adware.
     
    nizzy1115, Dec 21, 2008
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    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    there are some zango removers out there. i had it once, it was terrible.
     
    aan310, Dec 21, 2008
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    Rakkzz Notebook Guru

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    http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

    There's a link to Malware Bytes anti Malware Scanner if you need it. :)
    Good luck!
     
    Rakkzz, Dec 21, 2008
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  5. gc240

    gc240 Notebook Enthusiast

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    aha ha thanks guys...i guess that's what happens when u get things for free!!
     
    gc240, Dec 21, 2008
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    Rakkzz Notebook Guru

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    Let us know if you get rid of everything ok.
    Good luck! :)
     
    Rakkzz, Dec 22, 2008
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  7. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yup; best rule of thumb to remember, there is no such thing as a free lunch (or whatever else you're contemplating). If you look hard enough, you'll always find that a "price" is being charged in some way (albeit frequently in nonmonetary terms).
     
    Shyster1, Dec 22, 2008
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    gc240 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys,
    my computer is partially back to normal...BUT i am still getting pop ups!!. does any one know why? i ran Malware bytes and got rid of 121 errors
     
    gc240, Dec 22, 2008
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  9. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    It's called opensourse :)
    Linux is? Opensouce :)
    Hmm.....try switching to Firefox?
     
    Thomas, Dec 22, 2008
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  10. gc240

    gc240 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i do have firefox....
     
    gc240, Dec 22, 2008
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    As I stated, the price is frequently indirect, and not always stated in monetary terms.

    Linux is not a free lunch, as I can personally attest to, having struggled (and ultimately failed) to get it running correctly on an old Compaq laptop - the failure was only partly due to the various linux variants I tried, but the herding-cats character of linux was most definitely a very hefty "price" to be paid in order to get linux working properly.

    As I said, there's no such thing as a free lunch - not even linux (which, many linux veterans will tell you, is part of the attraction of linux - the knowledge gained by choosing to pay that learning-curve cost is, like the battle scars of war veterans, a proudly displayed symbol of achievement - which it certainly is and I am not making light of it here).
     
    Shyster1, Dec 22, 2008
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