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Apr 25, 2013 09:06:13   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
jerryc41 wrote:
For the past few days, I've been getting pop-up boxes saying, "Important Message: Your PC Performance is Poor." I get them on UHH and everywhere else. Is anyone else getting these? Yes, I know is a worthless ad.


You've probably picked up a malware virus somehow. It will trigger to pop up that warning. DO NOT click on the fix button.

Malwarebytes is a pretty good AV program. It is a fee based app, but you can use it for free for a month.

There are other good AV programs out there, in addition to malwarebytes. Just make sure you download anything you do decide to use from a reputable site, such as cnet.
--Bob

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Apr 25, 2013 09:18:30   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
pounder35 wrote:
It's just telling you you're not politically correct. You should see what I get! :lol: Looks like something sneaked in on your system. There are free programs out there that should get rid of it. I believe Ad Aware might work. :thumbup:

I haven't seen it today, so maybe all the cleaning I've been doing is working. IE hasn't shut down, either. It used to do that every five minutes.

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Apr 25, 2013 10:04:23   #
lateron Loc: Yorkshire, England
 
jerryc41 wrote:
For the past few days, I've been getting pop-up boxes saying, "Important Message: Your PC Performance is Poor." I get them on UHH and everywhere else. Is anyone else getting these? Yes, I know is a worthless ad.



Yes, with some frequency!!!

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Apr 25, 2013 10:06:53   #
lateron Loc: Yorkshire, England
 
rpavich wrote:
Ok...just checked this...it's malware.

Supposedly this gets rid of it. "Malware bytes"

http://majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=20


I have Malwarebytes, - it has'nt got rid of it!!!

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Apr 25, 2013 10:13:44   #
amyinsparta Loc: White county, TN
 
Say what you will, but I have NEVER had problems since I switched to Firefox years ago. I will never go back to IE.

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Apr 25, 2013 10:43:53   #
lateron Loc: Yorkshire, England
 
amyinsparta wrote:
Say what you will, but I have NEVER had problems since I switched to Firefox years ago. I will never go back to IE.



Like you, I switched to Firefox, I now use Opera, (only because my online banking app. will not work in Firefox).

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Apr 25, 2013 10:48:16   #
William Bennett Loc: Il
 
Don't open any thing you don't ask for
Bill

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Apr 25, 2013 11:46:19   #
creativ simon Loc: Coulsdon, South London
 
jerryc41 wrote:
For the past few days, I've been getting pop-up boxes saying, "Important Message: Your PC Performance is Poor." I get them on UHH and everywhere else. Is anyone else getting these? Yes, I know is a worthless ad.


Yes jerry I have but only in the past week

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Apr 25, 2013 12:37:08   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
amyinsparta wrote:
Say what you will, but I have NEVER had problems since I switched to Firefox years ago. I will never go back to IE.

I have come across three sites that do not work with IE, so I use Chrome for them. I think that's strange because MS has standards, and I'd think web designers would make sure their sites work with IE. I'm not defending MS, but I think it's up to the web designer to make his site compatible with various browsers.

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Apr 25, 2013 13:19:19   #
nanaval Loc: Cornwall
 
ph0t0bug wrote:
If you are getting it only online I would definitely NOT click it. I did that once and wound up having to pay $300 to get the viruses out and salvage my files. If not online when you see it it may be your computer telling you you are using software that takes extra power. Mine says "high cpu usage" when I use Lightroom, etc.


I too get "high cpu usage" sometimes when I have Photoshop running and I just ignore it but computer runs fine.

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Apr 25, 2013 13:31:49   #
jimmya Loc: Phoenix
 
jerryc41 wrote:
For the past few days, I've been getting pop-up boxes saying, "Important Message: Your PC Performance is Poor." I get them on UHH and everywhere else. Is anyone else getting these? Yes, I know is a worthless ad.


Not that one but I get other junk. Have you used your browser's options to block pop ups? That helps.

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Apr 25, 2013 13:37:03   #
UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA
 
jerryc41 wrote:
For the past few days, I've been getting pop-up boxes saying, "Important Message: Your PC Performance is Poor." I get them on UHH and everywhere else. Is anyone else getting these? Yes, I know is a worthless ad.


Looking at one now, trash it!

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Apr 25, 2013 13:58:13   #
big d Loc: Rossendale Lancashire
 
Yes photobug, mine displays the same high cpu usage. I tend to get the tune up your computer when I download abode flash player update and other items ? then spend the next 30 mins uninstalling them. An older computer I occasionally use when it once crashed I sent a report message to microsoft and an asian gentleman actually phoned me up suggesting he was something to do with microsoft and would maintain my computer for 100 pounds per year! I also experience,say I am looking for something on e-bay for instance and then when I am on the Hedge similar items I am sourcing on e-bay pops up at top of the screen.I think they call it profiling .

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Apr 25, 2013 13:59:17   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
jimmya wrote:
Not that one but I get other junk. Have you used your browser's options to block pop ups? That helps.

Yes, and since I ran several cleaning programs, I haven't been getting them.

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Apr 25, 2013 14:01:59   #
UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA
 
big d wrote:
Yes photobug, mine displays the same high cpu usage. I tend to get the tune up your computer when I download abode flash player update and other items ? then spend the next 30 mins uninstalling them. An older computer I occasionally use when it once crashed I sent a report message to microsoft and an asian gentleman actually phoned me up suggesting he was something to do with microsoft and would maintain my computer for 100 pounds per year! I also experience,say I am looking for something on e-bay for instance and then when I am on the Hedge similar items I am sourcing on e-bay pops up at top of the screen.I think they call it profiling .
Yes photobug, mine displays the same high cpu usa... (show quote)


The correct term is "phising" Google for a program called "Advance System Care" is is excellent and keeps your computer operating at max efficiency, it is free ware, no cost. One can op for the paid version but the free performs outstandingly. Have it on all 4 of my computers and have had no problems. Ran free version for a month to make sure no problems, upgraded all 4 to paid version.

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