I have this spyware program that I got somehow called Spy Sheriff. It tells me I have all types of viruses and that I have to buy it to get rid of them. It has hijacked my internet, put a bunch of icons on my desktop, and removed my wallpaper and replaced it with a message that says, "System stopped due to a serious malfunction. Spyware has been detected." I can usually fix these things on my own, but nothing works. I have norton antivirus and adware se, but none work. I've tried to restore my computer to a few days ago multiple times as well. Please help me.

That sucks!! I'm very suspicious of all those Spyware programs - they seem to be a way of getting viruses IN through the FRONT door!!

Umm, well you seem to still be able to get on the internet, which is good. Get/download an anti-Spyware program.

But what if that's got bugs in it too?? :huh:

I have spyware blocking programs on my computer and I don't have these type of problems. I forget what they are called at the moment though (I am not at home).

But presumably they are ones you have to pay for??

No.

 

I got them from download.com

I've had some dodgy things off there in the past..................................you don't know what you're getting.

I've got Norton Anti-Virus and Adware SE 6, neither of them are fixing the problem. My system restore is not working either. I posted my problem on some computer help board, hopefully they should be able to help over there. It's really technical getting this one off of your computer, not something simple like running adware. Thanks though.

Alright, ya sorry to hear. My bf's harddrive melted recently too. He moved everything over on the network onto my computer, bought a new harddrive, reinstalled windows and now it seems to be working.

Best of luck!!