Once again my life was saved by Microsoft's free antivirus. I was busy browsing the web from Stumbleupon and I probably clicked on a link on some of the sites I've been browsing. Suddenly a window appeared - it is a Microsoft Security Essentials window. It was warning me of a possible threat found on that website and is trying to access my machine.
I remember having this same issue in another machine of mine that is quite old and is still using the Windows XP on it. Once infected with the virus, whenever I go to Facebook, I go to a different site with the same url as the facebook's. Can you believe that?
It's not a joke when you face this same scenario so if ever you have been infected with a virus here is what you should do.
- Shutdown your machine.
- After a few minutes, turn the machine on again.
- Turn on and check for virus using your antivirus software. If you found nothing, there is a possibility that the virus is gone or just sleeping.
- Try going to Facebook again or any social sites (this is usually the virus' target url)
- If you still encounter the same scenario, then the only solution is to get another antivirus software but since your machine is compromised, back-up your important files and try to remove the hard disk and let other clean machine handle the cleaning.
- If it didn't work, I guess formatting your hard drive would be your last option.
For better security and to avoid the above scenario, I suggest purchasing a licensed Windows operating system such as Windows 7, Vista or whatever suits you. Then download the microsoft security essential - it's FREE. Just a warning, if you don't have a genuine copy of windows, you won't be able to install this free antivirus.
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