pls oo i mistakenly downloaded a flash player which i now suspect to be a virus because after it was installed, it automatically changed my settings including my home page to its own, named about blank, and it has been poping up a disturbing nasty massage telling me that my computer is at risk of spyware that i should download their latest anti spyware programe to rid my system of the threat, i tried using my kaspersky antivirus to remove it but it doesnt see the programe as a virus, pls nairaland gurus come to my rescue here cos this creepy thing is really disturbing me. thanks in advance.

Hi guy, I will suggest that you, first of all, uninstall that Flash Player that you said you downloaded and installed. Afer this, make sure the kaspersky antivirus you have installed on your system is version 7.0, then scan your system with this Kaspersky antivirus (version 7.0) after uninstall of the downloaded program. To me, this Kaspersky antivirus is very reliable (if it is ver. 7.0) because that is what I normally installed on most of my client's system and it due detect and remove Virus from the system.

Best of luck.

mikkyjay:

please oo i mistakenly downloaded a flash player which i now suspect to be a virus

1^st of all, I doubt its a virus!

mikkyjay:

it automatically changed my settings including my home page to its own, named about blank

Are u 4ril . . . ? About blank is like default, You should not bother about that unless u have something like http://aboutblank. sth . . . But if u just have About Blank there, then all's fine!

mikkyjay:

and it has been poping up a disturbing nasty massage telling me that my computer is at risk of spyware that i should download their latest anti spyware programe to rid my system of the threat,

Its possible that u contacted the virus/spyware from another site or a removable media, com'on . . dnt hold the poor IE toolbar responsible

mikkyjay:

i tried using my kaspersky antivirus to remove it but it doesnt see the programe as a virus,

Kapersky. . .  A world class murderer of Viruses/spyware . . .what version?
If so, then - I don't think the toolbar posses threats!

mikkyjay:

please nairaland gurus

I am not a guru, maybe I shouldn't have replied . . 

mikkyjay:

come to my rescue here because this creepy thing is really disturbing me. thanks in advance.

In that case, Click here to download hijackthis. .  Run it & paste the log file created so we can look through it, and get back to you with the files you should treat using Hijackthis!

thanks everyone, most of the activities of that virus has stopped after i removed the installed flash player but the nasty msgs about update is still disturbbing me every minute and i can return to my home page except theirs

Koseeparo,how can one get that antivirus(Kaspersky).Any site to download this or where and how can i get it ,cos i need those kind of antivirus badly.Please mail me to eskay2u@gmail.com or call or text 08033530474.I will appreciate this.Thanks.