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How do I know that Foxfire has found a virus/trojan? I see the foxfire logo, but when I click on the protect button, it wants me to download an other site.

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jeanneiamele
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I logged on to Foxfire, Google then did a search for a pattern for a Belly Dancers hip scarf with bangles. After checking out a few sites, a Security Alert appears on my screen with the FOXFIRE logo and a list of Virus/Trojan with critical and high risk. At the bottom of this Alert it request that to protect I click button. When I do an other window pops-up requesting me to download a site that will remove the virus/Trojans. It said if I don't my computer will crash. I have not done this, but in the past I had something like this happen and I downloaded a site that requested that I pay money, before they would remove virus/Trojan. My question is HOW DO I TELL IF THE SECURITY ALERT IS FROM FOXFIRE and how to remove the virus/Trojans that Foxfire has discovered.

I logged on to Foxfire, Google then did a search for a pattern for a Belly Dancers hip scarf with bangles. After checking out a few sites, a Security Alert appears on my screen with the FOXFIRE logo and a list of Virus/Trojan with critical and high risk. At the bottom of this Alert it request that to protect I click button. When I do an other window pops-up requesting me to download a site that will remove the virus/Trojans. It said if I don't my computer will crash. I have not done this, but in the past I had something like this happen and I downloaded a site that requested that I pay money, before they would remove virus/Trojan. My question is HOW DO I TELL IF THE SECURITY ALERT IS FROM FOXFIRE and how to remove the virus/Trojans that Foxfire has discovered.

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alexanderu
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Hi Im Alexander and i will be helping you today

That is dangrous when you clicked on the link you got a virus and its already installed on your computer to see how it works click on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4fI9B9VXB0 (if it dosent work copy and paste it in you adress bar) and to download the virus protection click this link http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html if it dosent work copy and paste it in your adress bar !!!!!!!!! if you have any questions email me at alexanderu@gmx.com

Thanks

alexanderu
alexanderu
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Hi Im Alexander and i will be helping you today

That is dangrous when you clicked on the link you got a virus and its already installed on your computer to see how it works click on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4fI9B9VXB0 (if it dosent work copy and paste it in you adress bar) and to download the virus protection click this link http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html if it dosent work copy and paste it in your adress bar !!!!!!!!! if you have any questions email me at alexanderu@gmx.com

Thanks