Ok, so I stupidley clicked on a link in msn that said,

" hey check this out! *insert link here*"

I thought the person was making conversation

So we've cleared most of it off now, but theres still some stuff that pops up when I come onto the computer.

Something called, Clickspring and stuff like that... Its very annoying.

I have AVG but that doesn't pick it up... Windows Defender does. It says remove.. so i click that and it says its gone, but it happens everytime i log in and also just randomly pops up sometimes.

Do you think any of you could help? I would be very grateful.

It sounds like Windows Defender doesn't delete all of it.. i'd try installing Ad Aware and Spybot.. they might be more thorough

It sounds like Windows Defender doesn't delete all of it.. i'd try installing Ad Aware and Spybot.. they might be more thorough

try this:

http://www.psychicfred.com/clickspring.htm

and edit your registries too:

http://sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.purityscan.html

Edited December 3, 200619 yr by j7wild

AHHH thanks both of you very much for your help.

MSN was also a problem so uninstalled that... and done some other scans and got rid of some other crap that was on there. Its running ok now so will see how it goes.

Thanks.

I know that virus..... had a big problem with it too a couple of weeks ago. I changed from Norton to AVG and ran all my ant spyware programs, ad ware and spybot, as often as I could. It damages exe files, corrupts them and they don't work!

I got rid of it eventually. Fingers crossed for you!

BPanther

I know that virus..... had a big problem with it too a couple of weeks ago. I changed from Norton to AVG and ran all my ant spyware programs, ad ware and spybot, as often as I could. It damages exe files, corrupts them and they don't work!

Ohh thats nasty!

I really am hoping I've seen the last of it...

Thanks for the fingers crossing.

thats why i don't click on any pop up windows (and I don't get too many) and I ran peer guardian which blocks out 768078165 IPs from accessing my computer or opening pop up ads on my browser.

It's not a pop up window. It's a msn window, sent *apparently* by one of your msn contacts. It's quite tricky. That's how the virus spreads.

Just thought I'd say that the virus has all gone now. Thanks for your help.

Great news!! Well done TR252! Hope you're using msn again! Be careful with what you click from now on!

BPanther

I'm much much more careful now.

I was reading your posts and i was wondering do you have a firewall installed, And have you thought of in installing CA vet internet suite as it has a anti-virus,anti-spyware,anti-spamand and a firewall It cost about $90.00 aus dollars