Please help!!!!?

Question

I have never installed popcorn.net on my computer and now I can't
uninstall it.

I've been getting pop ups from the site like soooooo many times.
I think they won't disappear unless I sign up with them, which I do not intend to do.

Why can't I remove it ?

Answer 1

Before attempting to remove malware you must switch off System Restore as back up files will be hiding in there, and it will just restore itself. Go to Start - programs - accessories - system tools - system restore.

Run Avast and Ewido in Safe Mode. To get into Safe Mode repeatedly press the F8 key after the bios screen loads but before Windows loads. You'll know if you made it because the screen will be at 800 x 600 and your pc will be slow.



Then beef up your security. Its easier to prevent malware getting on to your sytem in the first place rather than trying to remove it.



The Windows firewall doesn't stop malware on your pc from dialling out. Either of these firewalls are free for personal use and stop unwanted incoming and outgoing traffic. You choose which programs are allowed to access the internet. They are both fairly easy to use and updated regularly.

http://www.zonelabs.com Zone Alarm firewall

http://www.kerio.com Kerio firewall



Shields Up security site, check your firewall works

https://www.grc.com



http://www.mozilla.com/ Firefox web browser

http://www.opera.com/ Opera web browser

Instal both these web browsers, turn off javascript on one and use that browser for vising unknown websites. They don't support Active X so thats one less way for problems to get on your pc.



Winpatrol is a handy utility that tracks cookies on your pc and stops unwanted changes to your startup folder.

http://www.winpatrol.com



Spywareblaster works with Internet Explorer and Firefox. It won't uninstall spyware that is already on your pc, but it will prevent hijacks and other malicious changes to your browser.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com



http://www.siteadvisor.com -Site Advisor warns about malware on sites you are about to visit.



http://www.avast.com - Avast Antivirus



http://www.ewido.net - Ewido anti trojan



Ad-Aware SE Personal anti adware

http://www.lavasoft.com



Spybot Search and Destroy anti spyware

http://www.safer-networking.org



http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm - The Spyware Warrior site identifies fake anti spyware programs.



http://www.bitdefender.com -BitDefender can be used as a second, on demand anti virus.



http://www.ccleaner.com Cr*pcleaner Registry cleaner and privacy tool



Microsoft have two free online scanners that look for malware.

http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/default.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

You can also download Microsofts free Windows Defender from the official Microsoft site, and the Malicious Software Removal Tool.



Remember to update and run all of you anti malware programs at least once a week.

Answer 2

This worked for several others I've given this site. Be sure to follow their instructions exactly and then do as they recommend to report it to the FTC. It won't be stopped if you don't report it. Others like Popcorn have been prosecuted and stopped from this kind of crap by being reported.



http://www.schrockinnovations.com/removepopcorn.php

Answer 3

if you have the google under the place where you type on google go 2 boxes to the right and it will say ... like mine says 57 blocked you can click that and it will block it all up

i hop this worked

Answer 4

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



and, we run 50X faster, using http://pclinuxos.com with it's 5,000 free games, applications, programs.



So good, so virus proof, in fact, that microsoft.com, hotmail.com, msn.com, and all Redmond servers, routers, and most development workstations are running Linux, on 45,000+ computers!

Answer 5

try to remove them from the explorer from tools options

Answer 6

im so confused =S