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Re: Protecting your PC?
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Loads of banner ad hosts used by totally legit sites end up delivering commercial malware through JavaScript. Since contracting and (supposedly) removing Vundo, my laptop now does nothing but connect to a long list of affiliate marketing websites through IE5 in a background process running as an alternate data stream of a… -
Re: Protecting your PC?
I've had to deal with the FakeAlert trojan a couple times when fixing other people's computers and I've removed it by running MalwareBytes in safe mode, then after removal, running it again in normal mode to clean up residual. -
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After googling bitdefender it does seem like a very nice program so i dont think you need to get another. It seems to place #1 in almost all the tests i saw etc. You really shouldnt be so quick to reinstall whenever you think you have a virus however ;p Like others have said just start in safe mode and google the symptoms.… -
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32 or 64 bit windows 7? if 32, check for rootkits... Bit Defender is most definitely not dodgy, just not the "best around" either. Check this out: http://www.av-comparatives.org/ There are some good linux distros, or builds off of a windowsPE (vista or 7) that boot off CD and have some excellent scanners and removal… -
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dude that's not a virus per se I got that shit. and there is a way around it. it takes a few mins for this crap to start. it starts on load up. so if you are fast enough you can stop it from doing it's thing. do crtl opt delete right on start up. it's a program with a funcky name, end process. You might have to start in…
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