Virus of some sort.

[Darth Maul]

Use AVG

[Ad Bot]

[Tyler66]

You could always go to the process location and safely remove it, though.

Nope.
You cant delete a file when it is in memory.
Malwarebytes' fileASSASSIN sure can.

[J MASTER]

HNNNG this is what I was trying to do.

Occasionally the virus will disable task manager, in which you'll just have to skip that step.

[LordCutlerBeckett]

Use AVG

The free version of AVG only quarantines the files it finds to be malicious.

Nope.
You cant delete a file when it is in memory.
Malwarebytes' fileASSASSIN sure can.

So can Spybot S&D's File Shredder, along with many other tools. I'm sure there's a way to use command prompt to remove a file in memory.

Occasionally the virus will disable task manager, in which you'll just have to skip that step.

Can't you log in as an Administrator and use it?

[Tyler66]

I'm sure there's a way to use command prompt to remove a file in memory.

restart

Malwarebytes' quickly removes the malware from memory, then deletes the file before it may restart.

[SlayerZ99]

Stop guys this is scaring me  D:
 

[Tyler66]

Stop guys this is scaring me  D:
 

You dont know scary viruses until you've seen scareware (known as Rogue Antiviruses)

[Max4344]

Update Norton

[LordCutlerBeckett]

You dont know scary viruses until you've seen scareware (known as Rogue Antiviruses)

Expecially "Krotten Antivirus", which changes your homepage to a shock image.

[Tyler66]

Expecially "Krotten Antivirus", which changes your homepage to a shock image.

I think there might be a difference in scareware and shock images.
Scareware 'scares' the user into "buying" a full version of some software (getting ripped off. This can also be compared to getting robbed at gunpoint).

[LordCutlerBeckett]

I think there might be a difference in scareware and shock images.
Scareware 'scares' the user into "buying" a full version of some software (getting ripped off. This can also be compared to getting robbed at gunpoint).

Krotten does this as well as changing your homepage, I believe.

[Tyler66]

Krotten does this as well as changing your homepage, I believe.

It may do that to convince the user that their computer is infected with malware which leads to my previous post.

[Oasis]

Norton's fine for me.

[LordCutlerBeckett]

Lordy, this turned into a virus discussion. Eddie, if your computer didn't die yet, go to Task Manager and click the Processes tab. Look for any suspicious processes that don't look important for Windows.

[Tyler66]

Lordy, this turned into a virus discussion. Eddie, if your computer didn't die yet, go to Task Manager and click the Processes tab. Look for any suspicious processes that don't look important for Windows.

Its not fatal, its just adware. The computer won't "die", it will just keep getting pop-ups.
If Norton wont do it: Get a temporary, small, free antvirus like ClamWin.