Windows Vista Forums
Vista Forums Home Join Vista Forums Windows 7 Forum Vista Tutorials Tags
Welcome to Windows Vista Forums. Our forum is dedicated to helping you find solutions with any problems, errors or issues you are experiencing with Windows Vista. The Vista forum also covers news and updates and has an extensive Windows Vista tutorial section that covers a wide range of tips and tricks.

Go Back   Vista Forums > Vista Newsgroups > Vista security

Vista - windows defender pop up

Reply
 
Old 09-22-2008   #1 (permalink)


vista home premium 32 bit
 
 

windows defender pop up

Help me please. I keep getting this pop up to purchase windows defender, and every time I go out or try i should say to get on internet explorer it keeps me from doing anything. I already have windows defender!!! please how can i make the pop up go away so I can use my desktop. my pop up blocker IS on!!!

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 09-22-2008   #2 (permalink)


Vista Ultimate 64bit SP2/
 
 

Re: windows defender pop up

windows defender is free you should run your antivirus and scan for viruses and also run you spyware program.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 09-22-2008   #3 (permalink)
Malke


 
 

Re: windows defender pop up

tinkroe wrote:
Quote:

>
> Help me please. I keep getting this pop up to purchase windows defender,
> and every time I go out or try i should say to get on internet explorer
> it keeps me from doing anything. I already have windows defender!!!
> please how can i make the pop up go away so I can use my desktop. my pop
> up blocker IS on!!!
Windows Defender doesn't do this. The popup is coming from another program,
probably one of the many rogue antispyware malware programs. See below for
general information about this.

*****
Your system is infected with a rogue antivirus program. It is called "rogue"
because it pretends to be A Good Guy but is really Evil. Do not pay them!

Look for your malware removal steps here:

Bleeping Computer removal how-to's -
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum55.html

These may work for you and all may be well. However, in many cases the
computer will also be infected with Zlob and/or Vundo trojans and protected
by a rootkit. These machines are extremely difficult to clean.

If your machine is one of these cases, either get guided help at one of the
specialty forums below OR back up your data and do a clean install of
Windows. It is your choice. If you are unsure how to back up your data or
how to do a clean install, you can take your machine to a local computer
professional. I don't recommend using BigComputerStore/GeekSquad types of
places.

PLEASE DO NOT POST LOGS IN THE MS NEWSGROUPS.

http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip
http://aumha.net/ - Click on the HijackThis forum. Read the announcement and
the stickies *first*.
http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/...splay.php?f=25
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malwa..._Here-f37.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/i...hp?showforum=7
http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum...?showforum=170
http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5
http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
*****
Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 09-22-2008   #4 (permalink)
Ken Blake, MVP


 
 

Re: windows defender pop up

On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:14:49 -0500, tinkroe <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
wrote:
Quote:

>
> Help me please. I keep getting this pop up to purchase windows defender,


Windows Defender is free and doesn't pop up with any such message. If
you are getting such a popup, it's from a different product, and you
are *already* infected with it.

Quote:

> and every time I go out or try i should say to get on internet explorer
> it keeps me from doing anything. I already have windows defender!!!
> please how can i make the pop up go away so I can use my desktop. my pop
> up blocker IS on!!!
>
>
> --
> tinkroe
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Reply

Thread Tools


Similar Threads
Thread Forum
Solved Windows defender V windows malicious software removal tool System Security
Error codes 80244019 (windows Update) and 0x8024402c (windows Defender) Windows Updates
Vista, Windows Firewall, Windows Defender, UAC, Avast - is this fairly secure, or is anything else needed? Advice appreciated. Vista General
Windows defender can't get updated definition and Windows update fail too Vista General
Error in Windows Vista Defender cant change anything in Defender! Vista security


Vista Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized,
sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation.
"Windows Vista", the Start Orb, and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
© Designer Media Ltd

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46