please help! is this a virus?
Question by vicky359: please help! is this a virus?
is this a virus?
today when i turned on my computer something popped up, a warning saying that the aplications “digital signiture cannot be varifyed”
its by a publisher called “website statistics” from a site called “webstats-analysis.com”. since i’ve never been to (or heard of) that site i clicked on “cancel” and then the “warning” popped right back up again! is this a virus?
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Answer by v13g
This could be related to your latest software, Active X or Java Applet installs. I would recommend to check all programs that were installed since your PC last successful boot.
You may also check this blog ref: http://www.cert.org/blogs/vuls/2008/06/signed_java_security_worse_tha.html
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help, Please, this, virus
Do yourself a favor and scan your system with a few free scanners:
SUPERAntiSpyware
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MalwareBytes
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AVG
http://www.avg.com
Perhaps not a virus by the technical definition, but something I wouldn’t want on my machine.
Did you recently, as in, the last time you had your computer running, install something? If not, then the product installed itself without even asking you for permission. You most certainly don’t want anything that would do that.
And the lack of verification of the digital signature — which is a certification that the program was produced by a certain company — is another red flag.
Try to remove it with Add or Remove Programs. If that doesn’t help, runs some scans with your anti-malware programs.
Good luck.