Re: Antivirus pop up

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The anti spyware application should not be immaterial since you need to pay
additional for the coverage
All are billed separately see info at link

http://productsandservice.aliant.net/PS/ns/english/productsandservices/ps_2.jsp?section=59&subsection=7&bodycont=productsandservices%2fsecurity_services.jsp&curbody=59


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Fran


"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
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| According to Aliant its an anti virus application, not spyware, the other
| included items are immaterial.
|
| As previously stated your PC is infected with malaware / trojans
|
| "Ray &Fran" <foconnor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:Ok3vUdZxIHA.516@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > So even though Aliant tells me I have anti spyware protection I do not
| >
| > --
| > Fran
| >
| >
| > "smlunatick" <yveslec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| >
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| > On Jun 3, 11:18 am, "Ray &Fran" <focon...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| >> No the anti virus ,Anti spyware ,Fraud protection , Privacy manager and
| >> Pop
| >> up blocker is installed on my Pc . It updates regularly and scans both
pc
| >> and e-mail The whole pkg . I am in Nova Scotia with Aliant and the
whole
| >> thing is called Aliant security service . I thought I was covered
| >>
| >> --
| >> Fran
| >>
| >> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
| >>
| >> news:uEXierYxIHA.3968@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >> | Your PC is infected with spyware / malaware, which is not the same or
| >> | detected by anti virus apps.
| >> | You say you have AV from your ISP, but is this installed on your PC
or
| >> is
| >> it
| >> | only AV on your mail?
| >> |
| >> | Download update & run all of these;
| >> | MS Defender (from MS)
| >> | SpyBot
| >> | Adaware
| >> | All are free
| >> |
| >> |
| >> | "Ray &Fran" <focon...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| >> |news:uNW%23NIYxIHA.4268@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >> | > Hi folks .
| >> | > I have a question for all you experts . I have windows XP home
| >> edition
| >> SP2
| >> | > . I try to keep it updated with all necessary updates and I have
Anti
| >> | > Virus
| >> | > protection From My ISP . Lately I have found while surfing some web
| >> sites
| >> | > I
| >> | > will get a pop up that looks like an EXE program and says my
computer
| >> may
| >> | > be
| >> | > infected with a virus . The latest one today looked like a
Microsoft
| >> | > warning
| >> | > with the little colored security logo on the top and it started
| >> scanning
| >> | > .It said it found a Trojan If I try to cancel ,close or exit it
does
| >> not
| >> | > seem to want to cancel or close . I need to do CTRL,Alt,DEl end
task
| >> to
| >> | > get
| >> | > it to stop and end . How would I know if it were really from
| >> Microsoft
| >> ???
| >> | > I
| >> | > usually do a virus scan to see If I have any viruses but It says
| >> nothing
| >> | > found
| >> | >
| >> | > --
| >> | > Fran
| >> | >
| >> | >
| >> | >
| >> |
| >> |
| >
| > These so-called "service" anti-virus security softwares are in my
| > opinion bogus! The is no software that can protect you 100%. You
| > still should install and run the mentioned spyware removal tools since
| > spywares/malwars are not in the same category as viruses and those
| > security system may not protect you from these.
| >
| > Better safe than sorry!
| >
| >
|
|


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