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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
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Thanks, but I am not sure I still have it. I did uninstall and ran Norton 360 and havent
rhett o rick
Oct 2012
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Soylent Brice
(8,308 posts)1. doubtful.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)2. I am curious why my norton 360 didnt get it. nm
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)3. Because Norton is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)4. What anti-virus do you recommend? nm
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)5. Microsoft Security Essentials(Free), AVG-Free, Avast-Free
RC
(25,592 posts)8. They're still that good, huh?
You'd think people learn after a while.
elifino
(366 posts)6. Try Remove Fake Antivirus 1.82
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Remove_Fake_Antivirus_d6323.html
This works for many of the Fake Anti-Virus scams
Good Luck
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
seen any evidence.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)9. I usually do a System Restore to
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.