Does anyone have any advice about this problem?

Question

It is this anti virus thing called perfect defender. One day I googled 10 worst presidents and clicked on a link, ever since it has been on here and my computer is slower, and to make it worse the stupid thing insists that I buy it. Does anyone have any clue of how to get rid of it, all advice is greatly appreciated and if you can help I promise 10 points, if you really care about YA points. Thanks

Answer 1

its most likely a virus to begin with. and to buy it would probably infect it more. try to get a different one but try to shut ur computer off and unplug it so the infection cant steal data..(creditcards,email,paypal.)

Answer 2

To get rid of the antivirus software, go to control panel, add or remove programs, and then delete it. I would suggest getting a new better anitvirus like norton. I've never heard of that software before so i don't think it's really that great.

Answer 3

This works for many folks (but not all; depending on your systems malware infection level):

Unlike typical pop-up ads

(stopped with available blockers), 3rd party cookies are entirely different critters. When PC's (personal confusers) misbehave, like pop-up's, going to unrequested sites, goofy warnings, etc.; one step to help reduce annoying pop-ups & unrequested websites from being displayed on your machine is to turn off 3rd party cookies, and always leave them off.

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These are general settings:

INTERNET EXPLORER: Tools> Internet Options> Privacy> Advanced:

here check 'Override automatic....'; 'Allow session cookies'; 'Allow 1st party cookies' & 'Block 3rd Party Cookies'.



FIREFOX: Tools> Options> Privacy: Check 'Accept Cookies from sites'

& Un-Check 'Accept 3rd Party cookies'



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For nearly ad-free pages when surfing; use Firefox with these add-ons:

Flashblock: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433

Add block plus: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865



Because architecture of the Internet (notably 'Flash' scripting), vulnerabilities are readily exploited in Internet Explorer, & it is now urgent that you

use Firefox with 'NoScript' add-on, which will prevent "Click-jacking'.

NoScript: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722

Note: Some current 'rouge' malware will undo this change, so you might have to redo this step after malware has been eliminated.