Is this anti-virus software for real?

That is a rogue, use free version, update, full scan. http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

I had the same problem with norton anti virus. Somehow they got on my computer and when I woke up one morning there was a screen on my puter that said you have an infection clikc here to scan for free.

I didn't have an infection and after asking around, I dound out that norton partnered with a flash company and when I updated my flash, I had this Nortaon antivirus on my comppter and they didn't even ask if I wanted to put them on my computer.

I woul get rid of any uninvited programs from my computer. There is a free anti virus called AVG that i use and it works fine.

If it is a red circle with an X in the middle its a system warning. anything else is a program to help you choose a good program and sometimes they can be scams. I would suggest Avast. You can get the Home edition for free, just download avast home, register for it with your real email. and check your email for the home edition key code and enter it when you open avast. the best thing about avast i believe is when you download something, and if it has a virus in the download avast warns you and stops the download before its finished. even on limewire and stuff like that.

in case you're working a homestead windows workstation and you're in accepted use of the internet, sure you may desire to have your workstation secure in any respect circumstances so genuine-time is a sturdy difficulty, yet a stable firewall is likewise something which you may desire to evaluate. otherwise your workstation can capture viruses and various secret agent ware. There are some loose anti-virus utility which includes AVG which could do a stable pastime of preserving your workstation. whether the single difficulty i might propose could be to apply a diverse working gadget different than homestead windows which includes Ubuntu or OS X (mac). those OS delivers safer and larger adventure than homestead windows in case you do no longer might desire to run homestead windows utility.

It is called 'fakealert/trojan' by McAfee. This is a nasty bug. You can try to remove it by running superantispyware, which is free. But ultimately, you may need to pay for professional assistance. McAfee has a great Virus Removal Service for $89.95

i had this problem couple a months ago...is a virus ,take me couple a weeks to get rid of.if is new is take some time for the antivirus to update the database and in the meantime you get crazy about...try thishttp://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/secu... to find the changes on your computer

Let me guess personal antivirus 2009 and you use facebook.