If a pop-up window of "unknown origin" appears on your desktop with any suggestion, it is most likely a spyware program that has infiltrated your computer without your knowledge. This is an advertising window that often contains obscene content. In addition, you will be prompted to send an SMS message to a special number. Don't send SMS. Instead, follow the instructions below in sequence.
It is necessary
Tools: Free Unlocker
Instructions
Step 1
Install the free program "Unlocker" on your computer.
Step 2
Open the "Documents and Settings" directory. Find the folder with the current username (to find out the current username press "Ctrl-Alt-Del" and read it in the window that appears). Then go to the "Application Data" directory. This directory contains the program that launches the intrusive pop-up window. In this case, there may be several options. Look for folders with names like AdSubscribe, FieryAds, AdRiver, or CMedia.
Step 3
If you do not see the Application Data folder, go to Folder Options from the Tools menu, go to the View tab and select the Show hidden folders and files option.
Step 4
Right-click on the "spyware folder" and click on "Unlocker". The program will ask you to confirm the action, after which it will try to completely remove the program. Unfortunately, at this stage, she will not be able to delete the entire folder and will display a message stating that the deletion will occur after the computer restarts. Complete this requirement.
Step 5
After restarting your computer, open the Run dialog, which can be found in the Start menu. Write “regedit” in the text box and click “OK”.
Step 6
The Registry Editor will open. In the registry tree, you need to go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" and sequentially expand the nested directories from the list below. - "software";
- "microsoft";
- "windows";
- "currentversion";
- "explorer". In the last directory, find a folder named "shelliconoverlayidentifiers", and in it - "AdSubscribe", "FieryAds", "AdRiver" or "CMedia" and delete it. To do this, select the folder with the mouse and in the "Edit" menu click - "Delete".
Then, find the "Browser Helper Objects" folder (it is in the same branch), select it and delete the next key from it (on the right side) - "CF272101-7F6E-4CF2-9453-B4C5D2FC32C0".
Step 7
Reboot your computer.
