Antivirus 2009!!!!

[Helen Smith Too]

Anyone know anything about Microsoft Antivirus 2009.

I seem to have acquired it on my computer as an update (the trial of course) and despite uninstalling it, I cannot access any of the websites I normally look at, apart from this one - its kicked me out of Ancestry, eBay, Familysearch, Amazon, etc. And it won't let me back in to any.
Says my computer is infected and should install this Antivirus 2009, for $49.95.
Can Microsoft do this?

If anyone replies, please excuse me but I'm not hanging around now, cos I can't do anything, but will check tomorrow.

(Even Google telling me to register it - now I can't even get on there!!!!)

[Heather Positive Thinker]

Oh gawd its a con one. I dont think it can be Microsoft - it sounds like that ad that pops up when you go on some sites and you can get rid of the damn thing.

See if you can stay on a little while so the experts can tell you how to get shot of it.

[Heather Positive Thinker]

Just found this from a google - it says its a virus - if you go here you can download a removal tool: It says Windows defender will remove it.

Remove Antivirus 2009, removal instructions

Antivirus 2009 is a new rogue anti-spyware program. It is also a clone of Antivirus 2008 - also a rogue, and one that's produced more clones than any other recently. The list of these clones is long: System Antivirus 2008, Ultimate Antivirus 2008, Vista Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2008 etc.

Like any other of it's predecessors, Antivirus2009 uses trojans, such as Zlob or Vundo, to spread. These trojans lurk in porn/warez websites disguised as video codecs, and, upon entering the system, floods the user with popups and fake system notifications, supposedly to inform him of an infection. While the system at hand may indeed be infected, Antivirus 2009 will inform the user of this regardless of whether it's true or not. The point of this disinformation is to convince the user he is infected and therefore needs an antispyware program to dispose of the threat. The user might click on one of the popups or notifications, all of which claim they will take him to a legitimate security tool, but try to make him purchase Antivirus2009's "licensed version" instead. Antivirus2009 may redirect web browser to GoogleScanners-360.com, BestAntivirusScan.com and SecureClick1.com websites that sell the malware.

Antivirus 2009 is a scam and should be treated as such: do NOT download or buy it and block it's websites using your HOSTS file.

[Helen Smith Too]

Thanks Heather. Will have a go at that - it's come on again when I've switched my computer on tonight.
It appeared last night when I went on to Ancestry....

[Heather Positive Thinker]

Terrible arent they. That download is supposed to get rid of it.