Spyware

Hey, So I got this popup earlier today about a java script download that I am not sure why or what it is. I am not going to install it or whatnot. If any of you know what it could be or how to get rid of the issue it would be greatly appreciated. Here is a screenshot http://prntscr.com/bfpb2z...

So recently i have been infected i believe with adware on my computer. I constantly get a pop up at the bottom right of my computer screen and its called "My Music Life". When you hit the X to close the box at the top it redirects to the default web browser to some clearly malicious websites. I...

I don't know what I've clicked or done but I could see more annoying adv then ever. Some of images on particular websites and forums are embedded with annoying adv at the bottom. I have just installed Google extension Adblock and it's gone from the images now. However, is it enough? Is it ( ''...

Hi, can somebody tell me how to check or know if i have spyware because something popped up from windows saying something about it when I was on a site. I have webroot secureanyware and ran like 7 scans and it said it removed whatever was there but I still think something is there because my pc...

After Windows 10 did a few updates, I saw a sign saying spyware and unwanted software protection. I clicked on it and Windows Defender was off. I tried turning it on but nothing happened. I get an error message saying "Real-time protection couldn't be turned on. This operation returned because...

Hey everyone. New to Tom's Hardware forum. Just wanted to get real tech opinions and what everyone thinks. I recently purchased the new Blackphone 2, a high end security phone by silent circle. I notice it's not running the normal Android OS that everyone is using, it's running "Android Silent...

Hey everyone I was uninstalliang some programs erlier and as i checked through my list i found some strange looking one with no signature, details or anything. all there is to know about the program is the size (41 mb) and name "3.4.0.9271.1" could this be spyware or someting...

I was wondering how much can I trust on windows defender (w10). I know that the best protection you can get is from yourself, knowing what kind of stuff are you downloading etc. I got 8GB more a week ago (G.Skill and i5-4690k) and as far as I know, AV only uses RAM and CPU, so I would like to...

My internet is very slow but computer's other functions are working fine. This is my work PC and I am the only one with this problem at work. I've used different software such as Esed Nod32, Ad-Aware, Esed Not32, Ad-Aware, SUPERAntiSpyware, Ccleaner and KVRT. Any detected file is deleted but my...

I've had Malwarebytes, the free version, for quite some time and its doing a fantastic job protecting me from malware but is that all malwarebytes can do? Can this anitmalware program also protect me from spyware, adware and other harmful viruses? I also have avast installed to take care of the...

Can you put a rat or Trojan or any spyware on a computer disc that already has stuff on (such as Asus driver utility). How can you find spyware on a disc if it has one?

Hi guys, hope all is well. I've been attempting to fix possibly the most vicious piece of spy/malware I have ever personally experienced and am having no luck whatsoever. Yesterday I turned on my PC to find it was unbelievably slow at start-up (a good 10 minutes until I was able to open Chrome)...

the notice keeps saying it's been infected by a Spyware and it won't even let me move the mouse.

Need some suggestions on a good AV for this gaming build - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cQLFxr Need it to be light on resources and effective at keeping my computer safe. Before hand, I used Kaspersky. While it was a good AV for my current computer, I need something just as good as well as less...

Hello everyone. I'm having trouble removing a program name Live PC help. I've tried various ways of removing it but it just doesn't work. Can someone help? Thank you in advance.

My laptop was slow and my avira was not updating, so ran malwarebytes in safe mode w/ networking. It found "spyware.password" malware and i removed it. then ran kasperky virus removal tool and 0 malware resulted in normal mode. But my internet connection is slow and several sites are not...

I built a PC for a relative and within a few days it was totally filled up with malware.. Shopperz, PC Cleaner PRO, BubbleDock, and 20 more such things. The uninstallers for these applications seemed to just install more of them.. I'm wondering.. 1) Is there some resource (article or video)...

Last week, when I was listening to a podcast on my Surface Pro 3, the podcast randomly paused, most likely because someone clicked the pause button, then the pointer was moving by itself and opening tabs in Firefox (no mouse or trackpad were plugged in). I didn't bother, I just restored the...

So lately in the past couple of months I've been having to deal with this annoying adware that I couldn't get rid of and its all browser based like adcouopono or fundeals and stuff like that as extensions on google chrome. I could never get rid of them until one day windows defender scanned and...

I'm running the Norton Security Suite 2015 My question is, should I be running a Spyware Protection also along with the Norton? If so, any recommendation? Thank you