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 Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:15 pm
Okay guys. I need a computer genius here. A thing called privacy checker appeared out of no where on my computer and won't go away. Does anybody here know how to get rid of it.i would really love to get rid of it, and get my computer back to the way it was before. i have tried everything including rebooting my computer, and a system back up, and that didn't work. can someone please help. this is really stressing me out. I'm willing to give 5k to whoever can help if they know how to get it off. this is in gaia gold. Thank you to anyone who knows how.
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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:54 pm
First, could you take a screenshot of it?
Second, are you using Windows, if so, you can right click on your Task Bar and open Task Manager.
Once in task manager, click the Processes tab.
The Privacy Checker thing should be listed there, if so, right click on it and choose to Go To Services, to see what its associated with.
Then go back to processes and right click on it to choose Open File Location.
You want to know where the file is, and what its associated with.
Then try ending its process.
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:15 am
Palsa-San First, could you take a screenshot of it? Second, are you using Windows, if so, you can right click on your Task Bar and open Task Manager. Once in task manager, click the Processes tab. The Privacy Checker thing should be listed there, if so, right click on it and choose to Go To Services, to see what its associated with. Then go back to processes and right click on it to choose Open File Location. You want to know where the file is, and what its associated with. Then try ending its process. Thats the problem. on my computer everything fricken vanished and the who screen went black behind the privacy cheaker, and the only way i goot on to firefox was through a contact link.
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:05 am
  Privacy checker sometime occurs if you go through a proxy site. My recommendation is to hit ctrl+alt+delete to pull up the task manager. go to applications and try to close it if that does work try closing processes one at a time till it closes. DO NOT CLOSE iexplore.exe, alg.exe, explorer.exe. anything labeled network service
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:47 pm
XpyrodaemonX Privacy checker sometime occurs if you go through a proxy site. My recommendation is to hit ctrl+alt+delete to pull up the task manager. go to applications and try to close it if that does work try closing processes one at a time till it closes. DO NOT CLOSE iexplore.exe, alg.exe, explorer.exe. anything labeled network service I will see if that works.
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:58 pm
XpyrodaemonX Privacy checker sometime occurs if you go through a proxy site. My recommendation is to hit ctrl+alt+delete to pull up the task manager. go to applications and try to close it if that does work try closing processes one at a time till it closes. DO NOT CLOSE iexplore.exe, alg.exe, explorer.exe. anything labeled network service it got rid of the privacy checker, but it will come back if I reboot computer, and it didn't help my screen either
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:32 pm
 
It is a virus I don't remember which one and I hope it isn't the Conficker computer worm
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:40 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:08 pm
Question, when in Task Manager under the Applications tab, if you click New Task, can you access your folders?
If you can, try relaunching Windows Explore through that.
C:/Windows/explorer.exe
It sounds to me like the Privacy Checker virus has shut down Explore, but I don't think its the Conficker virus, if it was, then you shouldn't be able to access the internet.
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:18 pm
thanks so much. My computer is back to what it was. Well I guess that I will send you the 5k now. ^_^
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:47 pm
Don't worry about it, I don't need any gold or items, I'm just glad that things are back up and running for you. ^_^
By the way, I also suggest running a virus scan, just to make sure that it doesn't come back.
Microsoft's website has one that will confirm a large number of virus threats, including the previously mentioned Conficker virus.
Sure, it takes sever minutes to a couple hours, but you know what they say, its better to be safe then sorry. ^_^
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:47 pm
Palsa-San Don't worry about it, I don't need any gold or items, I'm just glad that things are back up and running for you. ^_^ By the way, I also suggest running a virus scan, just to make sure that it doesn't come back. Microsoft's website has one that will confirm a large number of virus threats, including the previously mentioned Conficker virus. Sure, it takes sever minutes to a couple hours, but you know what they say, its better to be safe then sorry. ^_^ true. I will cheak that out.
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 2:16 am
See I would have no idea about that either^^ Lol.
~Ichigo
(ISA Captain)
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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 4:18 pm
yeah. thats why I asked for the help in the first place.I'm so far being in my computer knowledge that i'm forced to get updated before i do anything else.
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