Any Computer Wizards Out There?

[Alicia87]

I think my computer is goin' a little crazy. I've been getting this pop-up message and I don't know if it's legit or not so I just keep "x"ing out of it. It reads: Message from System to Alert. Microsoft Windows has encountered an Internal Error. Your Windows Registry is corrupted. We recommend a complete system scan. Visit www.CleantheRegNow.com to repair Now!

Anyone seen this before? I was afraid it might be some sort of virus or something, but figured my Norton would catch it if it was. Last night the computer also started shutting down on it's own. Came up with some sort of message that it was gonna shut down and had a running time clock of a minute or so and then when time ran out, it definitely shut down.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Have an awesome Friday!!

Alicia

 

[CheshireVal]

I wouldn't trust it. Probably just a pop up ad, or maybe spyware on your computer is causing it.

 

[crz4mm2]

Do you have ad aware? I would get it. I think that is a spyware. Do not click on it!
You need to make sure you scan your computer. Hopefully you have good antivirus and good spyware protection.

I used to get these too, but then got ad adware, AVG, and several other spyware protectors.
Good luck.

 

[adamak]

Looks like you have spyware on your PC. The symptons always include restarting itself, tons of popups and slowness. You can download Adware (free) to scan and remove them. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/#free
Norton doesn't usually catch the latest spyware. That's why you need something else after-the-fact to scan your PC.
And never ever click on any popups from your browser.