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  • Laettner32
    Banned
    • Jul 2002
    • 2873

    #1

    Do I have a computer virus?

    Just now I brought up wikipedia to look up something and the opening page was a large picture of a male "crank"..my kid was in the room so a backed out immediatly...I tried one more time, this time the homepage had a picture of a ****** "junk"...basically porn..what the hell is up with that? I have never looked up anything like that....on wikipedia, and my kid is just 4 and doesnt know how to navigate sites, or look up stuff like that! So what gives?
    Last edited by Laettner32; 12-08-2006, 09:38 PM. Reason: sp
  • Spear
    Video Game Dev
    • Sep 2002
    • 4434

    #2
    Re: Do I have a computer virus?

    It may just be spyware or adware. Try downloading Spybot off download.com.
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    • mudtiger
      MVP
      • Jul 2002
      • 3223

      #3
      Re: Do I have a computer virus?

      Cranks and junk

      I'd suggest:

      Spyware Blaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
      -enable all protections

      spybot search and destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
      run a scan every few weeks if you spend a lot of time on the internet
      or
      windows defender http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx

      and a free anti virus like AVG free if you don't have one.

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      • Blzer
        Resident film pundit
        • Mar 2004
        • 42515

        #4
        Re: Do I have a computer virus?

        Originally posted by Laettner32
        I have never looked up anything like that....on wikipedia, and my kid is just 4 and doesnt know how to navigate sites, or look up stuff like that! So what gives?
        If a kid knows how to accidentally dial 9-1-1, a kid also accidentally knows how to surf for porn.

        In all honesty, either download something to remove what appears to be Spyware (I use ewido anti-spyware... can't go wrong with that). It also may have been downloaded and put in as one of your Startup programs, so try going to Run - msconfig - Startup. See if there's some file that looks out of ordinary on there. You can copy and paste the list here if you're unaware.
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        • Laettner32
          Banned
          • Jul 2002
          • 2873

          #5
          Re: Do I have a computer virus?

          im on an imac, spybot only show windows type options. am i missing something or do i have to use something else

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          • Psyblast
            2023 National Champions
            • Jun 2003
            • 42582

            #6
            Re: Do I have a computer virus?

            Actually the same thing just happened to me, also on Wikipedia...

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            • larrygiterdone
              MVP
              • Jul 2005
              • 3037

              #7
              Re: Do I have a computer virus?

              Originally posted by Laettner32
              and my kid is just 4 and doesnt know how to navigate sites, or look up stuff like that!

              bull****, thats basic human intuition

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