To ask if anyone's hubby knows about computers?

[YouBastardSockBalls]

Sorry - but it made you look!

I've got a virus on my new laptop. I downloaded a fake google chrome clever and its changing the homepage and making popups come up constantly.

How can I get rid of it? Which are the safe malware removers?

Thank you very much!

Oh and I did the first thing but I'd refuses to delete. The baaaarstard.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/child_internet_safety/a2307274-I-am-everything-you-hate-about-people-on-the-internet-I-am-here-to-help

screamers it's a joke, chill

oooh, lovely, ta

'What the fuck is this then?' she asked, setting down her quill.

Pahahaha I'd forgotten this one!

OP, you're going straight to hell.

Chiming in to second Netballs' malwarebytes recommendation. Plus this: Search & Destroy.

These darn, blasted marigolds make it impossible to use my track pad!

What ever shall I do oh wise male?

Oh. I;m of work sick and I thought you'd just sorted my day.

I was wondering if I could drag my poorly arse to the kitchen for the popcorn

A third vote for malware bytes...but if it is new new and you haven't set up much I'd be inclined to go for a clean install - you probably have a recovery partition on your hard drive - google the make and model and it should tell you how to access it.
When I had a real problem with DPs netbook and a virus I couldn't sort out (didn't have a recovery partition) I got advice from 'Majorgeeks'
(I get a special dinner cooked for me (and DCs) if I sort out a technical/computer problem for him - bribed with fillet steak )

Malwarebytes is a good place to start. You need to do a scan on your computer without it bring connectec to the Internet. (Otherwise you could be downloading spyware at the same time as you are running the checker)
If Malwarebyes does not do the job you could try Adaware from lavasoft.

When downloading programmes or updates it's important to down load directly from the software company's website from than a general download site. A common example is a website asking you update Flash and then directing you to somewhere else in the web with a flash update. The malware is often bundled in with the flash update.

Thanks all.

Will definitely get malwarebytes tonight.

Dammit, I opened this thread to be outraged..
Now what am I supposed to do with my outrage??

Jump up and down whilst singing 'who let the dogs out?'

Now what am I supposed to do with my outrage??

You could always go and take it out of some bread dough, or how about giving that furniture of yours a jolly good polish with the beeswax?

I could do, but I'm on the bus

Oh god it's not binkiland is it? I got this imported with Firefox from a non-genuine site (oops) on my new works laptop - I was so embarrassed I worked out how to remove it myself on the quiet, without telling any of the menfolk and giving them a chance to laugh at the silly woman, and I'm crap at this sort of thing

My DH would have launched it out of the window

Curse you OP! This was shaping up to be a great flaming!

The fact I'm slightly disappointed has made me concerned about my apparent MN blood lust...

Oh and now I've just read all through the Blacklight thread and have run out of time for knitting! Damn the internet and it's endless opportunities for time wasting to learn something new

sigh

When the DC downloaded some random Minecraft related shite that buggered up the computer with pop ups I did a system restore back to a date before the download.

Never mind the hilaire bait and switch, wtf is this in aibu?

I use Spybot Search and Destroy. There's a free version which is very good or you can get the better home edition for about £7. Run it while not connected to the internet. Then open all browsers you have installed, go into 'extentions' and remove any that look bad. Then reset those browsers. Remove any new software that you don't recognise...Advanced Uninstaller is good for this as it gets rid of associated files. It's free for a month. You can also use it to check nothing's been added to your start up procedures. Finally, remove anything new from your program files. Only turn WiFi back on once all this looks clean and you've emptied your recycle bin.

It's just hit me. Do you think 'Jeremy' could of been blacklight on a vengeful campaign after the ladeez made his pecker shrink with our brilliant cleverness

another vote for malwarebites : it dealt with my problem

then again have you tried big red button?
ie completely powering down for 10 minutes and then powering back up : that often unwinds loops in programmes

If you try the power down approach on a note book take the battery out as well as unplug from charger. One notebook (lenovo??) I looked at you could do a reset thing without the battery or power ...which I found a bit weird...