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10-23-2009, 12:13 PM
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giggity
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: socal
Moto: street, sumo & dirty
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Need a decent antivirus program...
PC got infected (XP pro)
It disabled AVG (won't start or scan) and the machine won't boot in safe mode. Any antivirus recs? (posted from my Mac, which has never had antivirus software on it) |
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10-23-2009, 12:17 PM
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Moto GP Star
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,156
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Have you tried to download Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal tool?
Have you tried Malwarebytes? I use AVG and I don't know of any other good free AV SW. |
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10-23-2009, 12:23 PM
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Serious Business
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New York
Moto: 1993 ZX-11 2008 CBR1000rr
Posts: 9,723
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remove AVG
reboot Install Malwarebytes. run full scan. reboot Reinstall AVG reboot full scan. Remove AVG reboot Install Avast run full scan. reboot rescan with malware bytes Should do the trick to clean you out. I've used Avast for awhile now (switched from AVG after AVG became a resource hog) and have had no problems. combined with Malwarebytes and firefox....clean as a whistle.
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10-23-2009, 12:59 PM
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giggity
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: socal
Moto: street, sumo & dirty
Posts: 1,071
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Thanks
I had Avast but I uninstalled it after it started demanding $50 |
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10-23-2009, 01:33 PM
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WSB Champion
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Springfield, MO
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I love the Mac comment thrown in.
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10-23-2009, 01:37 PM
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Serious Business
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New York
Moto: 1993 ZX-11 2008 CBR1000rr
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Install Avast! Home Edition - Free. It asks for an email address, give em a valid one because they send you a license key. Once you get pass the initial trial period it asks you to register it using the key they send you. Every 18 months they ask you to re-register. Each time they try to up-sell you by putting the "no thanks...just re-register the free edition" link in REALLY small font, buried in all the "Upgrade to professional edition" banners
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10-23-2009, 01:52 PM
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What?
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Lancaster, PA
Moto: Dirt
Posts: 578
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Avast...
I've been running it for 9 months on a laptop running Windows 7 (beta then RC to RTM) and it's been flawless. It's the only thing I have installed and it's stopped everything. I also use this computer for my "questionable" surfing.
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10-23-2009, 01:52 PM
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sergeant hatred
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Ottawa
Moto: The bus
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BTW, stop surfing the goat porn Sean. 
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10-23-2009, 03:04 PM
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giggity
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: socal
Moto: street, sumo & dirty
Posts: 1,071
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Malwarebytes is finding shit, thanks peeps. |
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10-23-2009, 03:09 PM
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Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Here to integrity
Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja
Posts: 7,482
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The last 3 infections I got were polymorphic, and took manual removal (2-3 days).
Some tools were helpful, but nothing can get it all, and nothing can really touch the most evil polymorphic shit.
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