Irritating Pop-up

**benbaaa** · 11-08-2008, 01:24 PM

I get this every time I boot up and at half hour intervals, and I don't know how to get rid of it. I've Googled it, of course, and I think it may be connected to TuneUp Utilities 2008 which I have installed. The only trouble is, I can't repair or uninstall TuneUp either (see second screenshot).

Anyone know what to do?

On boot and at regular intervals:

When I try to repair, reinstall or remove TuneUp Utilities:

Trying to cure ^ I've uninstalled Java, downloaded a fresh copy and reinstalled, but without any effect on the original pop-up.

**ChiangMai noon** · 11-08-2008, 01:28 PM

hmmmmmm, windows user eh??

**benbaaa** · 11-08-2008, 01:31 PM

^ I knew you were going to say something like that before i even clicked on your reply. If you think dwarf jokes are predictable and boring, I think Windows jokes are predictable and boring too, especially from Ubuntu Johnny-come-lately know nothings like you.

**ChiangMai noon** · 11-08-2008, 01:33 PM

It's a windows virus.

probably some sort of untreatable spyware.

you can spend days on the various windows sites trying toi find a fix but ultimately you will need to re-install windows, should be good for at least 2 months.

**kingwilly** · 11-08-2008, 01:35 PM

CMN, have you got Real player working yet?

**melvbot** · 11-08-2008, 01:36 PM

Been a while since I Windowed anything. Could something registry based fix it? clean up or a restore point?

**benbaaa** · 11-08-2008, 01:41 PM

The problem is only two days old, but a restore to a week ago didn't fix it.

**friscofrankie** · 11-08-2008, 01:48 PM

I just searched Google for "[at]security[at]initialization$qqrv" and got a four pages of hits. Not one of them in English

Weird

**ChiangMai noon** · 11-08-2008, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by benbaaa

especially from Ubuntu Johnny-come-lately know nothings like you.

it's true that I know shit about pc's which is why my life is a whole lot better with a pc that doesn't malfunction constantly with windows bugs.
could have saved myself a lot of grief by switching earlier.

**kingwilly** · 11-08-2008, 01:52 PM

Reallplayer?

**ChiangMai noon** · 11-08-2008, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Reallplayer?

one application.

what the fukk??

i'd rather have a pc that actually works.

will get my head around real player today.

**melvbot** · 11-08-2008, 02:02 PM

You might have to uninstall it manually then. It might have the uninstall file corrupted or missing. I had to do it once or twice but this was years back.

**kingwilly** · 11-08-2008, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

will get my head around real player today.

best you do that, instead of feccking around with your sig on other forums,trying to get good ppl banned...

**benbaaa** · 11-08-2008, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by melvbot

You might have to uninstall it manually then.

Er, care to say how? Add/Remove Programs - doesn't work; Unistall - doesn't work; Repair - doesn't work; Install - doesn't work...

Clean scans with Spybot, AVG and TrojanRemover.

**benbaaa** · 11-08-2008, 02:07 PM

KW and CMN will you butt-the-fuck-out of this thread unless you've got something relevant to say? Please?

**melvbot** · 11-08-2008, 02:12 PM

Now Im going to say for a start i have no idea how this might affect the computer as Ive no idea what Tune Up changes on the system.

I can give you this link but it means a lot of tinkering and Im not responsible for any PC meltdowns and loss of valuable guff

Uninstall Programs Manually

It might pay to wait a bit and see if anyone with more Win knowledge than me punts in.

**benbaaa** · 11-08-2008, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by melvbot

It might pay to wait a bit and see if anyone with more Win knowledge than me punts in.

Like CMN?

**ChiangMai noon** · 11-08-2008, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by benbaaa

Like CMN?

advice given by repo owing to being told to fukk off.

**melvbot** · 11-08-2008, 02:25 PM

Isnt Lom a Windows bloke? PM might be the way.

**benbaaa** · 11-08-2008, 02:27 PM

So now I've told you to fuck off out of this thread and you've redded me for it, will you kindly fuck off out of this thread?

**Mid** · 11-08-2008, 02:31 PM

reinstall tune-up then try to uninstall it

**kingwilly** · 11-08-2008, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by benbaaa

So now I've told you to fuck off out of this thread and you've redded me for it, will you kindly fuck off out of this thread?

ooops, I hadn't read this bit yet....

sorry.

**dirtydog** · 11-08-2008, 02:55 PM

You will probably find that you have to delete parts of the program in the registry till you break the poxy thing and can delete the rest in the normal way, try through task manager first by ending any suspicious processes and then try a main uninstall again.

**Tao** · 11-08-2008, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by Mid

reinstall tune-up then try to uninstall it

The best advice so far

**justwingit** · 11-08-2008, 03:06 PM

you could go to program files and delete tune up then run crap cleaner its what i normally do when something foks up

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