Intrusion by Virus Heat
 

:( and :confused: Please help me. I have a peculiar problem. A website has come into my laptop. It is seated in the tray of 'task bar' next to the clock.
It is calls itself Virus Heat, and refuses to go away. Yesterday the problem began. I went into 'Task Manager' and found its name listed. Highlighted it and clicked 'end process'. The problem was over.
But this morning it came in all of a sudden and is blinking in my alternately showing a red shield with white 'x' sign and blue shield with a '?' mark.
It looks as if it is compelling me to buy their product.
As for me, I will NOT give in even if my laptop is rendered
useless.
When I tried to delete it, this morning, the way I did yesterday, I do not see the name listed in the Task Manager.
I have given a few of the details, below, together with the url.
Could you please tell me how to get rid of this or to whom to report this intrusion.
I am very worried over this . . . please help me,
ben aloysius
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Details referred to:

Virus Heat anti-spyware protection
Special offer $49.95
Free Scan

VirusHeat :: Company

Our products and services are used by millions of people, with registered customers in over 150 countries. Our products are actively used by individual users, small businesses, non-profit and community organizations, educational institutions, government agencies, right through to a number of the worlds leading Fortune 500 companies
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There are a bunch of links from Google on how to remove.
Google-Remove Virus Heat
It looks like it most likely gets on your system through a virus. Do you have an up to date virus scanner installed on your PC. I would first boot in safe mode and run anti-virus and anti-spyware tools to see of they would remove it + the virus that installed it. If you can't get rid of it that way the first 2 results in google look like they are helpful.
Virus Heat Removal Process (remove Virus Heat) - PCHubs.com
Virus Heat - Remove Virus Heat Instructions and Virus Heat Descriptions

and as often as you post in here....where is your anti-virus programs and why is it not running?

Anti-virus Programs
 

Well Sir, I have the AVG free and Windows Defender and am told by them my laptop is running normally.
Besides I run the CCleaner and EasyCleaner of Toni Arts as recommended. I suppose Defrag is another matter.
Being new to computer I am daily learning new matters and most of them here in SysChat. That's how I happen to post entries often.
Thank you.

Removal of Virus Heat
 

Thank you SnM, it is nice to hear Virus heat is a problem for many users
and some of them found it difficult to 'end process' it.
The SpyHunter download was a disappointment as I did not notice that it is a shareware. It too had a propensity to jump into the screen on its own.
I am not sure of the exact cause, but I noticed a 'slow down' while SpyHunter was in my system.

Ok then if everything is running normal....where did this Virus Heat come from on your computer.

I was not going to post in this thread, squirrelnmoose gave you to the link to where I got the article from.

This is what you have to do, plain and simple. So there is no need for I do not understand all these long words...

Removal of Virus Heat
 

Thank you very much Wombat. That sounds a comprehensive instruction.
Shall try it and come back here.
Virus Heat was uninstalled from the Add/Remove. But it is back in the 'tray'
of Task Bar blinking.
Why is it that this type of intrusion is allowed to persist?
Isn't there a law against this type of sales method?
Could this Virus Heat be connected to 'adult' pages?
Another program too has similar tendency. TED Note Pad was uninstalled
through Add/Remove program. But it is yet in the system and functioning too.
I tried to download NotePad++ as advised here. But failed. the download would not open at all. Then tried the next thing that was offered. And it was TED Note Pad. Though it is not going away, it is not as annoying as Virus Heat with its blinking icon in tray.
I completely understand that all advises and hints and tips given here in SysChat are accepted and acted upon at my own risk and I will never hold anyone or SysChat responsible any untoward happening. That's my bad luck. That's all tere is to it.
Thank you,
ben aloysius

01: No. This is up to the computer owner to have a safe practises plan of action. Antivirus, Firewall, anti malware programmes install and updated.
02: It's because of gullible people clicking on links.
03: Most probably picked up on a warez or p0rn site.

Uninvited 'Virus Heat' Program
 

Wombat Sir, I have the Windows Defender and AVG Free program.
Besides, I run periodically the CCleaner and EasyCleaner.
Besides these what other programs should one have in the system?
I would be much grateful for a comprehensive instruction just as you gave for the removal of Virus Heat from my system. I am learning a lot by going through the instructions slowly. I am really glad that this Virus Heat came in and demanded that I buy their product for $ 49.95 It is still residing in my tray of task bar.
Re 02, above, I was told to be careful of opening annexures that come with emails. But this came in on its own.
Re 03, you are right. I was watching girly pictures that came in when i was browsing a community site. They warned me but my curious and lustful mind did not allow me to pay heed to the warnings.
Now I understand that Virus Heat has created problems for many others too.
It is interesting to know that the problem is so vast 100s of users are affected and another 100s are involved in teaching users how to get rid of it.
So, Virus Heat is in existence legally, but rather violently though.
Thank you, ben