[1985 4Runner]

Every time I got to Photobucket to login to my account to upload photos I get a Windows Intenet Explorer popup:

"Warning!!! Your computer contains various signs of viruses & malware programs presence.
Your system reqires immediate antivirus check! Antivirus 2009 will perform a quick & free scanning of your PC for viruses & malicious programs.

Followed by an OK box or Cancel box.

No matter what I click, cancel, OK or close (red x) it goes immediately into some kind of scan with this in the address bar:

http://antispywareprolivescan.com/pr...hp?nu=77075648

Then I'm given another popup prompt:

Your Computer remains infected...blah blah
Return to Antivirus 2009 and download it to secure your PC

Followed again by an OK box or Cancel box.

I click to close the popup & get another popup:

Windows Security Alert:

list the viruses, etc... anothe OK box or Cancel...

again I click to close the box.

Another popup to installAVg_77075648.exe

Run, Save or Cancel

I click Cancel.


Any help out there at all as to what is going on?

[Sgt. Schultz]

See the other posts from the past week in this forum on Antivirus 2009 ... you sir are infected with a nasty mother!

[IndyGunFreak]

Originally Posted by Sgt. Schultz

See the other posts from the past week in this forum on Antivirus 2009 ... you sir are infected with a nasty mother!

Ditto..

System Restore will be your best friend.

IGF

[BOGE]

Guys, I have the same thing BUT only when I open photobucket. It does NOT happen anywhere else. I had this type virus once before & a System Restore wiped it. I did a System Restore again this time and when I went back into Photobucket I get the same warning. Could it be that Photobucket is compromised? Again, everything else works fine on my PC and I have only "x'd" out of the virus warnings and accepted nothing.

[Blitzer]

Originally Posted by 1985 4Runner

Every time I got to Photobucket to login to my account to upload photos I get a Windows Intenet Explorer popup:

"Warning!!! Your computer contains various signs of viruses & malware programs presence.
Your system reqires immediate antivirus check! Antivirus 2009 will perform a quick & free scanning of your PC for viruses & malicious programs.

Followed by an OK box or Cancel box.

No matter what I click, cancel, OK or close (red x) it goes immediately into some kind of scan with this in the address bar:

http://antispywareprolivescan.com/pr...hp?nu=77075648

Then I'm given another popup prompt:

Your Computer remains infected...blah blah
Return to Antivirus 2009 and download it to secure your PC

Followed again by an OK box or Cancel box.

I click to close the popup & get another popup:

Windows Security Alert:

list the viruses, etc... anothe OK box or Cancel...

again I click to close the box.

Another popup to installAVg_77075648.exe

Run, Save or Cancel

I click Cancel.


Any help out there at all as to what is going on?

It is malware masquerading as a antiviral/spy ware killers. Try NOD32 or read the links mentioned in other posts.

[Wolfgang]

Antivirus 2009 is not good. It seems to reactivate itself after you think you have cleaned it,


http://www.malwarebytes.org/

[BOGE]

malwarebytes is NOT free, however.

[1985 4Runner]

Thanks,

not sure how to deal with this from the responses given- but I'll try.

I read the other thread & it seems to be pretty hard to kill.

I have zero computer skills to boot.

[denko]

Originally Posted by BOGE

malwarebytes is NOT free, however.

There is a free version of malwarebytes.I got it at cnets' download.com.

[Wolfgang]

Originally Posted by 1985 4Runner

Thanks,

not sure how to deal with this from the responses given- but I'll try.

I read the other thread & it seems to be pretty hard to kill.

I have zero computer skills to boot.

Good luck! Been there done that!

[mossy500camo]

I got the samething. Whats up? I ran ccleaner and havent had anymore problems.

[mossy500camo]

Well apparently ccleaner didnt get it either. I downloaded malwarebytes and it caught it. I hope for the BEST. If not I will do a restore.