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Don't want to change any other settings on my computer. Just want to clean up viruses. I have Trend Anti Virus?
April 19, 2011
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Clean Registry and Optimize PC
Popup blockers block popups in your browser originating from websites while you are at them. Popups that arise when your browser is closed originate from spyware installed without your knowledge or consent onto your computer.
So you need to run an anti-spyware program like AdAware or Spybot Search & Destroy, free programs from the net.
Additionally, be sure your anti-virus program is up to date and run that.
None of this requires changing settings, and a change of settings would not help anyway.
Further, anybody who confuses "delete" with "uninstall" is not to be listened to.
Don’t confuse let the virus to destroy your computer completely.
If you want to get rid of pop up’s delete your internet explorer or any other browser you are using.
Everyone gets those annoying pop-ups no mater what. You don’t have a virus it’s just a fact of life for browsing the internet.
Pop-ups won’t be controlled (squelched) with anti-V’s; unfortunately it takes a slew of configuration changes to do this.
Parasite Invasion & System Hostage counter measures.
Try malwarebytes to start cleaning up your system:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html
(‘System Restore’ may have to be turned off for effective cleaning).
Money hungry advertising schemes are making browse sessions unbearable. Don’t let these parasites into your system in the first place! Proactive defensive measures help stop these guys on your doorstep and keep ’em out. The following tips help, but methods (vectors) constantly change.*
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FIREFOX: Tools> Options> Privacy: Check ‘Accept Cookies from sites’
& Un-Check ‘Accept 3rd Party cookies’
With these add-on’s:
♦♦♦"NoScript" for Firefox will stop a lot of this adware/spyware & hijackers; and is THE single most important thing you can do to prevent most script based malware suppositories ♦♦♦
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
With "NS" running, down on the far right corner is a blue ‘S’ with a red line through it: right click that> tick ‘forbid (whatever)’ &/or mark as ‘untrusted’.
(Ticking all may reduce interactive behavior; enable just enough to get what’s necessary to view the page, on a ‘temporarily allow’ basis)
Flashblock: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433
Adblock Plus works pretty good too: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 (make sure to utilize the ‘Subscriptions’ from ABP ‘Preferences’ tab & look in ABP > Preferences> Filters> Add filter subscription> "View All Subscriptions" link @ top of window> (on the new window, select those which you’d like to add)> follow prompts.
The list is long…look for any that will help your browse sessions be ‘cleaner’.
*Fresh exploit: "Super Cookie" threat (or Persistent 3rd party cookie); https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623
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INTERNET EXPLORER: Tools> Internet Options> Privacy> Advanced:
here check ‘Override automatic….’; ‘Allow session cookies’; ‘Allow 1st party cookies’ & ‘Block 3rd Party Cookies’.
Using IE (all flavors) and allowing "active scripting" is the single biggest mistake people make. "Drive by installs", "Opacity based attacks", and many other malware problems arise from this feature alone.
And, get this installed: "HOSTS file" (from mvps.org) which blocks evil webpage assets from re-directs which install malware or trashware. (Vista requires special instructions; on-page link)
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm (thanks "tempo")
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Rouge malware and escalating server based spyware are becoming indistinguishable & may cause system misbehavior .
Requires "Opt Out" on EVERY browser on EVERY machine.
Google here: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
Yahoo here: http://info.yahoo.com/relevantads/
Turn off ‘spell check’ may help, as this sends keystrokes back to the server also, which may be used to ‘target’ advertising.
When installing ANY new application, check the EULA or TOS for ‘Toolbars’ and/or other crud they try to slip past ya’.
Good luck. 😉