Windows problem

[Guest]

I just ran the system restore and am now having registry problems. How do I
get rid of this without paying for a program?
thanks

 

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[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

How far did you go back?

What sort of Registry problems are you referring to?

 

[Guest]

I believe I went all the way back.
It just gives me popups saying windows has found many corrupted registry
files and I need to fix them NOW. It always gives me a website to go to and
download a program. When I do it finds hundreds of problems and when I ask
it to fix them it says I need to register the program.
thanks

 

[Guest]

(From [Tsuniper-X])
Wouldn't it be more like "spyware"? How about virus scan?
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Tsuniper-X -> ID -> 1.

 

[Guest]

Did a scan, no virus. I just formated the hd, how could I be having problems
like this? thanks
kurt b.

(From [Tsuniper-X])
Wouldn't it be more like "spyware"? How about virus scan?
--
[W]hat''s
[C]hris''s
[D]ecision
for
[C]ompany?
Tsuniper-X -> ID -> 1.

I believe I went all the way back.
It just gives me popups saying windows has found many corrupted registry
files and I need to fix them NOW. It always gives me a website to go to and
download a program. When I do it finds hundreds of problems and when I ask
it to fix them it says I need to register the program.
thanks

 

[Malke]

Did a scan, no virus. I just formated the hd, how could I be having
problems like this? thanks
kurt b.

(From [Tsuniper-X])
Wouldn't it be more like "spyware"? How about virus scan?

I believe I went all the way back.
It just gives me popups saying windows has found many corrupted
registry
files and I need to fix them NOW. It always gives me a website to
go to and
download a program. When I do it finds hundreds of problems and
when I ask it to fix them it says I need to register the program.
thanks

You may have "just formatted" the hard drive (or not, sometimes people
think they formatted and really just did a Repair Install) but you've
picked up malware. You've probably got a Smitfraud or Winfixer
infestation. Without more information about the exact threatening
program and the website (you can "x" out some of the url so as not to
post a working link to an evil website), I can't give you specific
instructions.

Do the preparatory work here:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Then, depending on what you've got, do the specific steps at either of
these links:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Winfixer - Winfixer
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Smitfraud_Trojan

Malke

 

[Roberto]

I just ran the system restore and am now having registry problems. How do
I
get rid of this without paying for a program?
thanks

As well as the others good advice, if you use the windows firewall go to
advanced > exeptions tab, see if
there is a reference to the popup if so, uncheck it.
FWIW a good firewall solution is mandatory these days, just don't
rely on the widows one
rgds
Roberto