Sounds like he has the FAKE AV 2008 or 2009 See http://www.theweeklygeek.com/2008/10/30/av2009-the-fake-anti-virus/ And http://www.wiki-security.com/wiki/Parasite/Antivirus2009 Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == -----Original Message----- From: computers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:computers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of miseria Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 8:02 AM To: computers@rootsweb.com Subject: [COMPUTERS] IE cannot display webpage Son has old Dell desktop, XP, cable ISP connection, IE7. He can only do one look-up on the internet though he resets the cable modem it's only good for one shot, i.e., he googles the error he received (IE cannot display the web page), that takes him to the links but he can't go further until he resets, restarts, etc., and by then he loses his links to find a cure. This just started happening. He always keeps on top of all updates. Restore didn't work. That one shot bit has me stumped. Any ideas? The computer seems to work fine other than that, so I was wondering if it was more ISP (U-Verse) related. Did think about uninstalling IE7 and try IE6 to see if 7 may be corrupted. Seems strange that it works fine for the first look-up though. Dunno. Any ideas greatly appreciated. Thank you. Toni :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: If it's not immediately apparent, be sure to mention how your query relates to family research. Please don't post promotions of commercial products or services, and avoid mentioning prices. :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Don't think so, this was his actual Zone Alarm reminder that an upgrade (pay version) is available. I get the same offer but noticed it says upgrade - not update - so ignored it. My neighbor had the one you mentioned, we got shed of it with malwarebytes. I believe this was just an install gone bad, or, perhaps it went bad due to a problem with IE or something. Thanks, Toni ----- Original Message ----- Sounds like he has the FAKE AV 2008 or 2009 See http://www.theweeklygeek.com/2008/10/30/av2009-the-fake-anti-virus/ And http://www.wiki-security.com/wiki/Parasite/Antivirus2009 Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers