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Virus in computer
Asked Feb 14, 2008, 01:05 PM
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7 Answers My brother has a gateway laptop computer, and it has a virus, I don't know how to clean it out. Is there any software that I can use to get ride of the virus? What can I do to get the virus out!? Thanks |
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| Have him boot up in safe mode, then run this program: Trend Micro HouseCall - Free Online Virus and Spyware Scan - Trend Micro USA | ||||
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| I really want you to get your computer cleaned up -- Run scans and save reports Online Scan BitDefender Online Scanner - Free Online Virus Scan Online Scan ewido - anti-spyware and anti-malware solutions AVG AVG Free Advisor - Installation files & documentation SPYBOT Spybot - Search & Destroy - Reviews and free Spybot - Search & Destroy downloads at Download.com SpyBlaster SpywareBlaster download and review - disable spyware ActiveX controls from SnapFiles Run scans in Safe Mode with networking -- Scanning takes a long time - start it and let it complete the job Copy and paste info in Note Pad for future reference -- Maybe you can help someone else someday | ||||
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| If the virus has be inserted as data, System Restore will do nothing for you. System does not go near data files. Best suggestion is to get a virus and spyware downloaded t a CD. On that allows autorun.inf or set the PC to boot off of the CD. You don't want to use code on your disk to clean your disk. With Verizon, McAfee and Norton, they allow you to tie to their web site and run a virus and spyware scanners from their. What are you using on your PC. Also, test whether or not your brother's computer will allow you to log on to one of these services. If they will or you have an ID with them then scan from the remote site and clean it up that way. | ||||
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| Norton has a free scanner without their product or logging in. Best PC Protection - Computer Security Tools - Norton Can't give a direct link because it's a popup box. But to the right, under Resources, second on the list is a free scan, and it'll also analyze how vulnerable it thinks your computer is. (Of course, in the long run, they want you to buy their products, but it might give you some useful info.) Don't know how this compares to some other stuff, but about 3 years ago when I got a backdoor trojan and then got attacked by everything else before I knew what was going on, this thing found a bunch of stuff that the installed AV didn't. And it also had instructions for removal and occasionally a free removal tool. Once you hopefully get this taken care of, get an AV running all the time, plus spyware. (I personally use Avast and Spybot. I don't actually like Norton but the online thing worked pretty well.) | ||||
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