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BRIGGS
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11/18/2009  9:52 PM
I have two of those little monikers on the right hand bottom section of the page--one says alpha anti-virus the other says antivirus system pro--how the heck to I get rid of them??? There is no delete
key when I click on them

Havent had a problem like this is 6-7 years.

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buddapaw
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11/18/2009  9:58 PM
Download Windows defender or any other spyware scanning program. They are both attempts to get your info by running fake threat warnings actually there are the threat.
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kam77
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11/18/2009  9:59 PM
Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
lol @ being BANNED by Martin since 11/07/10 (for asking if Mr. Earl had a point). Really, Martin? C'mon. This is the internet. I've seen much worse on this site. By Earl himself. Drop the hypocrisy.
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11/18/2009  10:06 PM
It's a virus, not an anti-virus program. Here is a link where you can either download a little program/"tool" to remove it....or 2nd choice - it has step by step instructions to remove it manually.

http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-alpha-antivirus.html

Alpha Antivirus properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Stays resident in background

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NumberTwoPencil
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11/18/2009  10:19 PM
Or, you can pick up a zippy year-old imac off ebay for, oh, $600. If you boot it in OS X, that will get rid of your Windows infection as well as any viruses you might have.
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11/19/2009  12:06 AM
Markji wrote:It's a virus, not an anti-virus program. Here is a link where you can either download a little program/"tool" to remove it....or 2nd choice - it has step by step instructions to remove it manually.

http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-alpha-antivirus.html

Alpha Antivirus properties:
• Changes browser settings
• Shows commercial adverts
• Stays resident in background

This is true. Don't click on it. If you have not clicked on it yet then it has not done the complete damage. Easy way to get rid of it is to do a System Restore.

Good luck.
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11/19/2009  4:46 AM
PC suck so bad... get a Mac !
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11/19/2009  5:12 AM
This is for everyone here.

When the poop hits the fan on your PC and your machine is really really compromised, download a prog called Combofix. http://www.combofix.org/download.php.

Copy the single .exe file to your desktop and run it. It does not install to your PC or anything and it autoupdates itself when you use it. Be warned tho, Combofix is extremely powerful, takes a little time (10-30 mins) and your computer will be unavailable while it runs. Its basically the mother of all AV's without any gimmicks, flashy bits or anything. It does exactly what it says on the tin, it fixes. It WILL fix your machine. Enjoy.

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11/19/2009  5:16 AM
BTW, none of the above suggestiopns will get rid of the issue. Thse are the next-gen of viruses and they are ANNOYING!!!! I had a major issue with this kind of thing last week. Nothing worked until a friend told me about Combofix.

Another next-gen virus to keep an eye out for is one which plays music (ads) on your PC for no reason and one where you IE doesnt load up on certain windows/tabs. Run CF to be sure theyre all gone.

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11/19/2009  4:04 PM    LAST EDITED: 11/19/2009  4:08 PM
BRIGGS wrote:I have two of those little monikers on the right hand bottom section of the page--one says alpha anti-virus the other says antivirus system pro--how the heck to I get rid of them??? There is no delete
key when I click on them

Havent had a problem like this is 6-7 years.

Briggs are you talking about removing icons in the system tray right to the left of the clock (bottom right)?

If that's what you mean, go to Start, Run, type in msconfig, click the startup tab, and then uncheck any of the programs you don't want to load when your computer boots up.

Use this only if you remember downloading or installing those two programs you mentioned -- "alpha anti-virus" & "antivirus system pro." If you never heard of those and they just popped up out of nowhere all of a sudden then yeah, sounds like a virus and you'll need to run an anti-virus program.
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11/19/2009  4:23 PM
Finestrg wrote:
BRIGGS wrote:I have two of those little monikers on the right hand bottom section of the page--one says alpha anti-virus the other says antivirus system pro--how the heck to I get rid of them??? There is no delete
key when I click on them

Havent had a problem like this is 6-7 years.

Briggs are you talking about removing icons in the system tray right to the left of the clock (bottom right)?

If that's what you mean, go to Start, Run, type in msconfig, click the startup tab, and then uncheck any of the programs you don't want to load when your computer boots up.

Use this only if you remember downloading or installing those two programs you mentioned -- "alpha anti-virus" & "antivirus system pro." If you never heard of those and they just popped up out of nowhere all of a sudden then yeah, sounds like a virus and you'll need to run an anti-virus program.

i wouldn't advise u do this unless u'r an advanced user & know exactly what you're doing, cuz u may disable some necessary bootup programs by accident... if u just want to disable the icons from appearing in the Systray, just try right clicking on the icon & see if there are Options which will disable them from showing or running... u can also try right clicking on the Taskbar, click "Properties" & then click "Customize" on the lower right of the box... there u can choose "Hide when inactive". (This is if you're running Windows XP... Vista or Windows 7 might have different work arounds for this)

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Finestrg
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11/19/2009  4:39 PM
Finestrg wrote:
BRIGGS wrote:I have two of those little monikers on the right hand bottom section of the page--one says alpha anti-virus the other says antivirus system pro--how the heck to I get rid of them??? There is no delete
key when I click on them

Havent had a problem like this is 6-7 years.

Briggs are you talking about removing icons in the system tray right to the left of the clock (bottom right)?

If that's what you mean, go to Start, Run, type in msconfig, click the startup tab, and then uncheck any of the programs you don't want to load when your computer boots up.

Use this only if you remember downloading or installing those two programs you mentioned -- "alpha anti-virus" & "antivirus system pro." If you never heard of those and they just popped up out of nowhere all of a sudden then yeah, sounds like a virus and you'll need to run an anti-virus program.

Sorry forget what I just mentioned...I just searched goggle for those two things and it looks like they're viruses. If you're looking for a good anti-virus program, looks like these are the top ones out there right now:

http://www.all-internet-security.com/top_10_antivirus_software.html

http://www.filterguide.com/antivirus.ratings.htm

http://www.starreviews.com/Antivirus-Software.aspx

I have been using the Trend-Micro internet security for a few years now with no problems, but I'm sure any of these will do the job. Good luck man.
Finestrg
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11/19/2009  5:06 PM    LAST EDITED: 11/19/2009  5:45 PM
TMS wrote:
Finestrg wrote:
BRIGGS wrote:I have two of those little monikers on the right hand bottom section of the page--one says alpha anti-virus the other says antivirus system pro--how the heck to I get rid of them??? There is no delete
key when I click on them

Havent had a problem like this is 6-7 years.

Briggs are you talking about removing icons in the system tray right to the left of the clock (bottom right)?

If that's what you mean, go to Start, Run, type in msconfig, click the startup tab, and then uncheck any of the programs you don't want to load when your computer boots up.

Use this only if you remember downloading or installing those two programs you mentioned -- "alpha anti-virus" & "antivirus system pro." If you never heard of those and they just popped up out of nowhere all of a sudden then yeah, sounds like a virus and you'll need to run an anti-virus program.

i wouldn't advise u do this unless u'r an advanced user & know exactly what you're doing, cuz u may disable some necessary bootup programs by accident... if u just want to disable the icons from appearing in the Systray, just try right clicking on the icon & see if there are Options which will disable them from showing or running... u can also try right clicking on the Taskbar, click "Properties" & then click "Customize" on the lower right of the box... there u can choose "Hide when inactive". (This is if you're running Windows XP... Vista or Windows 7 might have different work arounds for this)

I had a problem one time where a certain icon in the system tray wouldn't go away. I right clicked it, clicked 'close,' and even tried doing what you mentioned above and it kept coming back everytime the computer booted up. Someone told me about doing it this way...I don't think that's what Briggs is looking at though. Those two things are defintely viruses. I looked them up...
TMS
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11/19/2009  5:21 PM
u can also search & delete all references to those programs using Start->Run->regedit after u delete any files relating to them from your hard drive
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BRIGGS
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11/20/2009  8:57 AM
Got rid of the Alpha virus --now just something called antivirus system pro on the icons.
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11/20/2009  3:17 PM
BRIGGS wrote:Got rid of the Alpha virus --now just something called antivirus system pro on the icons.

Briggs.. the best program you can use when you think you might have a virus or spyware or something of that nature.

Malwarebytes
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

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