Hi all, I've done a search and most of the things suggested on here to do with Viruses and Firewalls but nothing seem to be helping

Windows Security Centre keeps popping up from a little Red X on the system tool bar and saying that "your computer is infected" and then goes on to say click here to download the latest protection tools. (which incidently are trial versions and don't remove anything, although that link has stoped working now as well.)

I have the latest free versions of
AVG
AD-Aware
SpyBot

and have cleared everything they've found but windows message still keeps popping up!

And in the control panel you can't access the windows firewall to turn it off to replace it with something else!

Any suggestions folks?

I don't think microsoft would offer the trial versions, could it be a piece of software causing this, and directing you for advertising?

Spyware cleaner?

Things like this happen all the time

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/07/spyware_cleaner_lawsuit/

[Edited on 13/6/06 by chockymonster]

Is it Spyfalcon?

I had this a while ago

http://locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=38877

If this looks like the problem you have U2U me and I'll tell you how to get rid of it

Cheers

Mark

Well it did look like i'd been fooled at first and there was nothing really wrong but its back again!

CAn't these people find something constructive to do.. Like build a car for £250

I had the same problem - turned out to be RealPlayer and RealPlayer Scheduler. I use Ctl/Alt/Del to bring up the Windows Task Manager and close these programs any time I reboot, and the problem disappears. If you have RealPlayer it's worth a try...

I should have mentioned - I, too, have AVG, AdAware and Spybot (among others!), and NONE of them catch the RealPlayer automatic links to the 'net and its associated advertising popups.

After some Guideance I found it wasa spyware application called "Spyaxe" a quick search on the net and a solution was there

Happy bunny again, cheers Guys!