Cleaning an hijacked computer

[pinari]

How do I delete Personal Antivirus from my computer? All of a sudden this "Personal Antivirus" stuff keeps coming up on my desktop and it won't go away. I tried downloading a spyware thing to get rid of it but that didn't help. It won't allow me to view any web pages and keeps popping up alerts that tell me I have a virus. I have windows vista. Does anybody know how to delete this program quickly and free?

[Eric]

Hi pinari & welcome to Poco Forums,

How do I delete Personal Antivirus from my computer? All of a sudden this "Personal Antivirus" stuff keeps coming up on my desktop and it won't go away. I tried downloading a spyware thing to get rid of it but that didn't help. It won't allow me to view any web pages and keeps popping up alerts that tell me I have a virus. I have windows vista. Does anybody know how to delete this program quickly and free?

Best would be to post an hijackthis log at one of the dedicated forums, like SpywareInfo, Bleeping Computer, Gladiator Security, Malware Removal or WhattheTech (formerly TomCoyote).

Choose only one forum to post your hijackthis log and read the instructions carefully before posting your log.

One of the dedicated spyware warriors will help you to clean your computer, as well as giving you tips to prevent further infection in the future.

This service is completely free although you may always donate.

Good luck with it.