Mon Oct 29, 2012, 05:21 PM
rhett o rick (26,621 posts)
Anyone familiar with PC Optimizer Pro Virus?
Can I get rid of it w/o messing with my registry files?
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9 replies, 984 views
| Author | Time | Post | |
| rhett o rick | Oct 2012 | OP | |
| Soylent Brice | Oct 2012 | #1 | |
| rhett o rick | Oct 2012 | #2 | |
| hobbit709 | Oct 2012 | #3 | |
| rhett o rick | Oct 2012 | #4 | |
| hobbit709 | Oct 2012 | #5 | |
| RC | Oct 2012 | #8 | |
| elifino | Oct 2012 | #6 | |
| rhett o rick | Oct 2012 | #7 | |
| whistler162 | Oct 2012 | #9 |
Response to rhett o rick (Original post)
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 11:58 AM
Soylent Brice (8,129 posts)
1. doubtful.
Response to Soylent Brice (Reply #1)
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 02:44 PM
rhett o rick (26,621 posts)
2. I am curious why my norton 360 didnt get it. nm
Response to rhett o rick (Reply #2)
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 04:17 PM
hobbit709 (26,010 posts)
3. Because Norton is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.
Response to hobbit709 (Reply #3)
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 05:49 PM
rhett o rick (26,621 posts)
4. What anti-virus do you recommend? nm
Response to rhett o rick (Reply #4)
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 06:33 PM
hobbit709 (26,010 posts)
5. Microsoft Security Essentials(Free), AVG-Free, Avast-Free
Response to hobbit709 (Reply #3)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 03:06 PM
RC (21,604 posts)
8. They're still that good, huh?
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You'd think people learn after a while.
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Response to rhett o rick (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:13 AM
elifino (357 posts)
6. Try Remove Fake Antivirus 1.82
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Last edited Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:17 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) http://www.majorgeeks.com/Remove_Fake_Antivirus_d6323.html
This works for many of the Fake Anti-Virus scams Good Luck |
Response to elifino (Reply #6)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:19 AM
rhett o rick (26,621 posts)
7. Thanks, but I am not sure I still have it. I did uninstall and ran Norton 360 and havent
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seen any evidence.
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Response to rhett o rick (Original post)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 07:52 PM
whistler162 (5,614 posts)
9. I usually do a System Restore to
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a week or so previous and then run ComboFix, Malwarebytes, and a full A/V scan. Also empty IE's temporary folder. Just finished cleaning up a variant for a client.
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