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(Solved) - Critical Error! Pop-up

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  • Started 1 month ago by AngelArlia
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AngelArlia
AngelArlia
Posts: 10

Whenever I try to go on Windows Explorer to look at my files, I get a critical error pop-up that says:
"Attention! Some dangerous viruses detected in your system. Microsoft Windows XP files corrupted. This may lead to the destruction of important files in C:\WINDOWS. Download protection software now!
Click OK to download the antispyware. (Recommended)"

Every time I go into my folders I get that. And when I click "No" instead of "Yes", it still opens up my current browser and directs me to (link removed by mod)

I downloaded Spyware Doctor, but it didn't detect it. I searched it up on google as IE Antivirus but when I tried to remove it manually, none of the files were there in the first place.

Posted 1 month ago #
 
k9
k9
Posts: 104

Try and scan using Spybot search & destroy. Here is the link - http://dl.betanews.com/spybotsd160.exe

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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AngelArlia
AngelArlia
Posts: 10

Ok, thanks. I'll try it. :)

Posted 1 month ago #
 
AngelArlia
AngelArlia
Posts: 10

The SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition didn't work. :(
I scanned it and it got rid of other adware, and it said that I had to reboot it to finish the scan, so I did.
But when I went to check my folder after the reboot, the pop-up came again.

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5198

Did you run the update straight after you installed it?

Posted 1 month ago #
 
AngelArlia
AngelArlia
Posts: 10

Yes.

Posted 1 month ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5198

It looks like you have a very serious infection. Can you go back to a restore point (from before the problem started)?

Posted 1 month ago #
 
AngelArlia
AngelArlia
Posts: 10

What do you mean?

Posted 1 month ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5198

Do you have restore points?

Posted 1 month ago #
 
AngelArlia
AngelArlia
Posts: 10

...I don't know...

Posted 1 month ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5198

I'm afraid you will have to wait for an XP geek to come along to guide you through it. I looked on a French XP machine, and couldn't find it :(

Posted 1 month ago #
 
whs
whs
Posts: 4907

Forgot that this was XP. Deleted the post that would have worked on Vista - sorry.

Posted 1 month ago #
 
AngelArlia
AngelArlia
Posts: 10

Oh! I searched up restore points. I have some that are automatically created. I tried to restore it from the 16th, but when it restarted, it said it couldn't be restored.

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5198

AngelArlia. You were, linked to/visiting, a French site, when you picked up that virus?

Posted 1 month ago #
 
AngelArlia
AngelArlia
Posts: 10

I think around one or two days ago.

Posted 1 month ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5198

merde. It's a new one. I will continue searching for you.

Posted 1 month ago #
 
AngelArlia
AngelArlia
Posts: 10

Ok. Thanks.

Posted 1 month ago #
 
AngelArlia
AngelArlia
Posts: 10

It's gone! I ran that SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition again and there was only one infection and it was unchecked and I checked it and rebooted and now it's removed.
Thanks for all your help!
:D

Posted 1 month ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5198

Oh good. :) I thought it probably would work. French sites are the worst in the world for viruses. I know, I live here :)

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