Last nite, I was trying to look for some songs online n see if i can download n listen to them. Suddenly a message appeared that my pc was infected n e damage level was high. It oso prompted me to download a few recommended antivirus software, Advanced Antivirus 2008, Windows Antivirus 2008, Ultimate Antivirus 2008. Becoz I dunno much abt I.T., I downloaded Advanced Antivirus 2008. At 1st, it pretended to "scan" thru my pc n found loads of infections, such as Trojan VX something, Trojan downloader something, and virus that ended with .exe like that. As I was reading thru e 'infections' tat I had, suddenly it prompted me tat an attack was detected n asked if I wanna block it. Of coz I clicked OK. It then changed to another window, n said "Loading, Please wait..." Of coz I waited lah.. But after abt 10-15mins, I found somthing amiss. Bottom right hand corner of my screen came out another balloon tat said a INetworm was detected n suggested me to download a "malware" to protect my PC... I suddenly had a very weird n uneasy feeling abt this, n quickly click "Start->Shut Down". Surprisingly, it can still shut down as per normal. After that I pull out all the plugs of my computer...
Today I reached my office n quickly search on this Advanced Antivirus 2008 and found out that its a rogue security software that uses scare tactics to trick u then claims to offer remediation in exchange of payment, and its symptoms are exactly the same! Luckily i did not make any purchases...
But now, i simply cannot trust those websites that offers to download their program to remove the virus. Anybody can help???
Today I reached my office n quickly search on this Advanced Antivirus 2008 and found out that its a rogue security software that uses scare tactics to trick u then claims to offer remediation in exchange of payment, and its symptoms are exactly the same! Luckily i did not make any purchases...
But now, i simply cannot trust those websites that offers to download their program to remove the virus. Anybody can help???