phill4488 Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 rouge avs are getting worser and worser en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_security_software www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/rogue.aspx these are lurking on neopets you will recive a popup that bypasses most popupblockers highjacking your internet browser and installs itself onto your mashine there it unleashes heres a example also to prevent getting this endtask your internet browser and run ccleaner and a malwarebytes scan also for viruses i use microsoft secuity essendals its all over again This post has been edited by a member of staff (Anime) because of a violation of the forum rules. Please do not curse in any way. There is a list of allowed words in our rules. The inappropriate words have been removed. Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this incident, then review our rules. Quote
Secre Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 I'm not quite sure what it is you are trying to say...sorry... What are rogue avs? And isn't antivirus stuff good? Quote
antiaircraft Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I believe the original poster is referring to scareware, which is essentially a virus disguised as antivirus software, which a website then tries to trick you into installing. TNT seriously needs to tighten up on their advertising provider. <_< Quote
phill4488 Posted January 5, 2011 Author Posted January 5, 2011 I believe the original poster is referring to scareware, which is essentially a virus disguised as antivirus software, which a website then tries to trick you into installing. TNT seriously needs to tighten up on their advertising provider. <_< agreed anyway whats starcraft 2 like? boring Quote
Tedhaun Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 I came across this scareware over a month ago, and I wasn't happy at all. :sad01_anim: These things really "scare" you into thinking that you have a lot of virus when you clearly don't. I'm happy that my brother helped me on removing that rogue software. Here's another helpful guide for this. Also, don't click any advertisements on Neopets at all. I basically ignore those ads by the way. Quote
antiaircraft Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 It's actually possible to get rid of the advertisements on Neopets altogether if you want. :yes: Check out the ad blocking tutorials on our site. Quote
Guest Yoshinho Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 I know how to remove some scareware but it is a pain in the FILTEREDWORD to remove. I have to boot into safe mode (F8 while booting) delete all scareware files, remove registry entries regarding it. Run CCleaner then run advanced disk cleanup utility(built into windows computers) then restart and see what happens. Some of those nasty things remove after that, some don't. Quote
Shane for Wax Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 I like having AdblockPlus and noscript. Sad that the guy who made ABP died a while back tho :( Quote
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