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I hate these things, not only they mess up my computer, they download automatically and my family always blame me for it.
It can't be helped, but I need help explaining to my family (again) that this downloads by itself and it's not my fault....
Oh and can anyone help me remove it... Also the scanner prevents me from using the Internet (using my itouch right now)

What's the "virus scanner" called?

The same thing happened on my Laptop (the program was called Antivirus 2008 or something) and I eventually was able to get rid of it using my Desktop, but I still can't use my internet browsers on it. ;o; I dunno how to fix it!

that happens to my mums computer alot, she clicks on them thinking theyre real >< try doing a system restore

Don't ask me. ^^() I'm not a Windows professional anymore. The last version of Windows I used extensively was Windows 98! All I can say is to find what it is you've picked up and Google for how to take care of it. Be cautious of instructions that suggest installing a specific cleanup tool since that could just be another fake, but there are some reputable sites you can trust when they provide fixers.

That seriously sounds like a virus if it's always coming up too.
And if it's a virus like that: I had one a few years ago and the only way to get rid of it is either do a system restore or to wipe your computer and put a new program on it.

I wouldn't say that's the ONLY way, but it's definitely a good idea to make a backup of your data in case something goes wrong and you DO have to reinstall the operating system.

Note: Don't back up any programs, especially if you can re-download them, because programs could be infected. Get fresh installers.

what you do with the downloads you don't want is cut and paste them into a flashdrive and just reformat, it's helped me before... Falint that my anti virus is advast. never had any problems with it

No virus scanner is perfect -- new viruses will come out and they won't get detected by anyone for a couple days. That's why it's important to keep your definitions up to date. But my point is that you should never back up an .exe file or a .dll file if it's something you can reinstall from a CD/DVD or redownload from the Internet, because they could get infected. Non-program files are much less infectable.

I haven't gotten a virus for a while now (wow o-o.. I used to get them all the time), but when I did, I used Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.

Scan with Malwarebytes imo.
Avast is pretty good at picking things off, but it will also delete a ton of false positives. Just backup beforehand onto another hd.

I would also like to recommend to you AVG. It is reliable, FREE, and not a very bloated anti-virus program that I've been using for years. However it doesn't do spyware in the free version. I use spybot Search & destroy. It's not fake but how reliable it is compared to other free anti-spywares out there I cannot say.

What kind of computer are you using? A windows XP, Vista, 7? I'm not clear on why your scanner is preventing you from using the internet, please clarify.

If you can find your solution through google then all the better. Coda's advice is good. Once you download a reliable Free anti-virus software do set it to update automatically once a day.

I have never heard of this, what are these programs? What are the names of the common ones?

ThinkPoint is the "big name" and most others are variations on ThinkPoint that change the name. I can't really say what the common names are, but essentially if you don't remember installing it, don't trust it.

Spybot search and destroy , that can be found at safer-networking, is free and clears those right up. I had one of those and it took spybot to get rid of the darn thing DX