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rhett o rick

(55,981 posts) Mon Oct 29, 2012, 05:21 PM Oct 2012

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Anyone familiar with PC Optimizer Pro Virus?

Can I get rid of it w/o messing with my registry files?

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Anyone familiar with PC Optimizer Pro Virus? (Original Post) rhett o rick Oct 2012 OP

doubtful. Soylent Brice Oct 2012 #1

I am curious why my norton 360 didnt get it. nm rhett o rick Oct 2012 #2

Because Norton is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine. hobbit709 Oct 2012 #3

What anti-virus do you recommend? nm rhett o rick Oct 2012 #4

Microsoft Security Essentials(Free), AVG-Free, Avast-Free hobbit709 Oct 2012 #5

They're still that good, huh? RC Oct 2012 #8

Try Remove Fake Antivirus 1.82 elifino Oct 2012 #6

Thanks, but I am not sure I still have it. I did uninstall and ran Norton 360 and havent rhett o rick Oct 2012 #7

I usually do a System Restore to whistler162 Oct 2012 #9

Soylent Brice

(8,308 posts)

1. doubtful.

Reply to rhett o rick (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 11:58 AM

Oct 2012

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

2. I am curious why my norton 360 didnt get it. nm

Reply to Soylent Brice (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 02:44 PM

Oct 2012

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

3. Because Norton is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 04:17 PM

Oct 2012

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

4. What anti-virus do you recommend? nm

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 05:49 PM

Oct 2012

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

5. Microsoft Security Essentials(Free), AVG-Free, Avast-Free

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 06:33 PM

Oct 2012

RC

(25,592 posts)

8. They're still that good, huh?

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 03:06 PM

Oct 2012

You'd think people learn after a while.

elifino

(366 posts)

6. Try Remove Fake Antivirus 1.82

Reply to rhett o rick (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:13 AM

Oct 2012

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Remove_Fake_Antivirus_d6323.html

This works for many of the Fake Anti-Virus scams

Good Luck

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

7. Thanks, but I am not sure I still have it. I did uninstall and ran Norton 360 and havent

Reply to elifino (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:19 AM

Oct 2012

seen any evidence.

whistler162

(11,155 posts)

9. I usually do a System Restore to

Reply to rhett o rick (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 07:52 PM

Oct 2012

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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