Yellow Triangle with exclamation point

I am getting a message telling me that my computer is infected! Windows had
detected spyware infection. Windows will now download and install the most
up-to-date antispyware for you.
If I click on it it wants to download Awola Antispyware 6.0. Is this a
legitimate message?

I am getting the same message. I googled "awola", the company that wanted to
eliminate the spyware & found that it is fraudulent. This is not a message
from microsoft. The tips to remove it suggested the removal process might
destroy my computer if I did not use another anti spyware device. Hence,
like you, I'm trying to find a legitimate answer to get rid of this pop up
that occurs every 10 seconds!

"kellnell" wrote:

> I am getting a message telling me that my computer is infected! Windows had
> detected spyware infection. Windows will now download and install the most
> up-to-date antispyware for you.
> If I click on it it wants to download Awola Antispyware 6.0. Is this a
> legitimate message?

Hi there,

You are probably infected with a Trojan, see for details:
http://www.windowsvistaplace.com/awo...tions/software

Good luck and best regards,
Michel Denie


"kellnell" <> wrote in message
news:8931991D-DA6A-4049-8692-...
>I am getting a message telling me that my computer is infected! Windows
>had
> detected spyware infection. Windows will now download and install the
> most
> up-to-date antispyware for you.
> If I click on it it wants to download Awola Antispyware 6.0. Is this a
> legitimate message?

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:25:00 -0700, kellnell wrote:

> I am getting a message telling me that my computer is infected! Windows had
> detected spyware infection. Windows will now download and install the most
> up-to-date antispyware for you.
> If I click on it it wants to download Awola Antispyware 6.0. Is this a
> legitimate message?

SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/supe...freevspro.html

After the software is updated, it is suggested scanning the system in Safe
Mode.
How do you boot to Safe Mode?
By pressing/tabbing F8 (or F5 on some keyboards) during re-boot.
Alternatively:
click onto Start==>Run, type "msconfig" (without quotation marks), click
OK. Then click onto BOOT.INI tab and 'check' /SAFEBOOT then OK and click
Restart. To go back to Normal Mode, you must access the System
Configuration utility again and click the General tab then click/check the
radio button 'Normal Startup'- load all device drivers and services'.
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=315222

Or:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/awola