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I need help removing a virus from my computer!!?

I have 2 viruses called apmebf cookie and atlas dmt cookie, any ideas??? Geek squad said they could fix it for 400.00 I'm not going to let them screw me like that. Please help!!

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    http://www.spywareremove.com/removeAtlasDMT.html

    These are tracking cookies, not very harmful

    go here:http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/how-...

    read and run this software, malwarebytes - it will clean up your computer and get rid of those tracking cookies

    or you can pay the geek guys and let them erase your hard drive, all your photos and songs, and reinstall your OS

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Those are NOT viruses, they are just lil' ole cookies that won't do any harm.

    You (and I, and everyone else) probably have those cookies on our computer every day.

    You do NOT need to download anything over a cookie! lol.

    Just look at the top of your screen, where it says TOOLS, click on that, Then, click INTERNET OPTIONS, then click DELETE BROWSING HISTORY.

    OR, you can choose to do absolutely nothing- it won't harm your computer at all.

    If your Antivirus is warning you about cookies like that, you have your cookie-blocking set too high.

    GeekSquad was going to charge you $400.00 for 3 seconds worth of work!!!!

    Call them back and tell them thanks a lot for trying to screw you over worse than I've EVER heard a company trying to screw someone over before. That's the Christmas Spirit for ya.

  • 1 decade ago

    First off, you should just ask a friend. Lots of my friends have removed viruses from my computer for free, or just a small payment.

    Second, you can buy things, or even download services that will help you with that. Just try Best Buy. Ask someone.

    Last, you should download a scanner and a firewall that will prevent this from happening in the future. Also, stay away from sites that ask you to download anything you don't know about. Like porn sites. Those things are bad... >_>

  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Scan your computer with Hitman Pro and Malwarebytes antimalware. Both programs are free and safe to use.

    http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro

    http://www.malwarebytes.org/

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
  • 1 decade ago

    install AVG, Kaspersky, McAfee or Norton's anti-virus, let it update, turn off your network or unplug it and run a full scan over night

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Get norton! It actually works!

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