Yes, it was a virus trying to scare you into buying bogus anti-virus software. If you had done that, you not only would have been ripped off for the purchase price, you might have had your credit card number stolen, and also gotten an even worse computer infection. AVG and Malwarebytes will hopefully quarantine this and allow you to delete it. If the problem recurs, start up your computer in Safe Mode and run your scans that way.

Agree just leave AVAST for now since you have it on and it is running well you are good there with an active Antivirus program. What I suggest people do with Avast is to set up the scanner in screen saver, go to your screen saver settings area and select Avast screensaver from the list, in Advanced you can select which screen saver to have it use while Avast scans. Save your settings then anytime your pc goes to screen saver it will start scanning, when it is interrupted it stops then starts where it left off the last time etc, works great. As Zep said AVAST is constantly scanning so you really don't have to do scans like you do with others. I would go with the windows firewall it is a decent firewall. But if you want to use zone alarm since you have it that is fine but you do have to turn off the windows one like zep gave directions for. You have the same programs I use, malwarebytes, superantispyware, spywareblaster, update weekly and do scans. That first AVAST scan does take a long time to run and yes windows 7 is a large program so you will have a lot of files to scan. You are applying a very good layered protection on your pc. Just remember to also use the secunia software inspector to keep all programs updated too.

Hello, All. I just don't think AOL e-mail should be booting up to to the double-screen block in the upper right-hand corner. .I think it should boot to the full screen. I tend to blame it on Win7 but I've blamed everything else 7 since I switched to a new computer back in the Summer. I'd had XP from the beginning. Sure would like to have it back. Mary, for twenty or more years I've had the story about the fellow and his wife moving from Florida to Buffalo so they could enjoy the snow. I still have to read it occasionally. I hope its not as bad as the story went. I'm sure your computer skills are appreciated. Lite snow and 32 degrees all day in my area. Best regards, Gene

Raven, I installed the Appremover; it did the scan and found the Malwarebytes and Avast and that is all. Then I did the other option to clean up of remnants and it didn't find anything. So I should be okay then? Also, do I need to use this tool to remove AVG on my other machines or can I just uninstall them and then install Avast. Also, do you know why this laptop which is Windows 7 says it has Windows Defender that needs to run a scan? I thought Windows Defender was a Vista thing.