critical error mesage

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by neilo, Sep 25, 2008.

  1. neilo

    neilo Private E-2

    I keep getting message on screen saying Critical Error Registry Damaged or Corrupted says go to Winregistrycleaner.com I tried going on there and my antivirus stops it saying danger Malware. How do I stop this coming up? I have only recently gone over to ADSL from a dial up connection. is this Winregistry abogus site. thanks Neilo :eek:
     
  2. Stubby

    Stubby R.I.P. (September 3, 1949 - January 26, 2011)

    Well my friend, it looks like your anti-virus program is doing at least half it's job and preventing you from going to a 'nasty' website. I would suggest you go here for further help. If they can't get you 'clean' no one can http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407
     
  3. dlb

    dlb MajorGeek

    Yes, Winregistry is what we call "rogue-ware". It is a fake application that tries to appear to be helpful, but in actuality is either a virus, or another type of nasty. These types of malware usually pose as registry cleaners, registry optimizers, hard drive cleaners, and anti virus programs. The most infamous as of late is "Winantivirus 2008/2009" and "Antivirus XP 2008/2009". Both are rogue-ware. It is imperative that you follow the link provided by Stubby and get your PC cleaned up, PRONTO!
     

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