Advice/opinions please!!!!

roker · Post by **roker** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 03:53 pm

I'd backup your stuff onto a separate partition or hard drive, and re-install Winblow$...it's never the same after an infection of that magnitude...this chump who's supposedly fixed your laptop should be paying you back imho

Kingdoc · Post by **Kingdoc** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 06:44 pm

A relative of my friend lost like all the kids school photos from there 1st day as well as tons of mp3`s & movies,It was a few years ago & now everyone has external hard drives to back everything up

,A 1tb hard drive is only like 80 quid now

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Rufus · Post by **Rufus** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 06:54 pm

Kingdoc wrote:A relative of my friend lost like all the kids school photos from there 1st day as well as tons of mp3`s & movies,It was a few years ago & now everyone has external hard drives to back everything up ,A 1tb hard drive is only like 80 quid now .

Thanks KD my external HD is also, well how do I put this, fucked too

the bloody virus got into everything...just ordered a new one and on the verge of ordering a new laptop too

Could we start a help Rufus pay for her IT disaster fund here

Iko · Post by **Iko** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 07:51 pm

Rufus have you tried running MALWARE BYTES ?
It is a free program, and does a fantastic job finding and eliminating malware.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Also, i'd try CYBERSCRUB, it is free for 30 days and is a directory clean up and bug killer.
It has never failed me, it is as strong of a program as is available.
Both are extremely easy to use.

Rufus · Post by **Rufus** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 07:56 pm

Thanks Iko will give it a try

Kingdoc · Post by **Kingdoc** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 07:56 pm

Iko wrote:Rufus have you tried running MALWARE BYTES ?
It is a free program, and does a fantastic job finding and eliminating malware.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Also, i'd try CYBERSCRUB, it is free for 30 days and is a directory clean up and bug killer.
It has never failed me, it is as strong of a program as is available.
Both are extremely easy to use.

Malware bytes is good,Ive just used to a trial version of "trojan remover" & it was ok,I had a virus about a month ago that took me about 2 weeks to get rid fully,If you have "virtu mondo" virus its a re-boot job i am afraid,Ps try http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage as its helped me in the past! just get the basic version & run it! even if it doesnt update it may well get rid of the virus as it may be an old one.

Kingdoc · Post by **Kingdoc** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 07:58 pm

This is the anti virus i am using just now! i had norton for a few years but it was cack.

http://antivirus.comodo.com/

And malwarebytes

http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-A ... 04572.html

Rufus · Post by **Rufus** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 08:02 pm

Thanks KD will look into this also

Bloody pain in the arse these viruses

Iko · Post by **Iko** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 08:21 pm

http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage is one of the best, and is also free.

Kingdoc · Post by **Kingdoc** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 08:26 pm

Rufus wrote:Thanks KD will look into this also

Bloody pain in the arse these viruses

Yea just keep bashing away there! something somewhere will shift it,Ps mac`s dont get viruses for some reason

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Boner · Post by **Boner** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 08:32 pm

Free anti-virus softwares are a waste of time, for what it costs I'd pay for a decent one like Kaspersky.

Rufus · Post by **Rufus** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 08:49 pm

Boner wrote:Free anti-virus softwares are a waste of time, for what it costs I'd pay for a decent one like Kaspersky.

My m8 has also suggested that - raves about it!

Cheers for all suggestions guys

Pauli Wallnuts · Post by **Pauli Wallnuts** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 08:50 pm

Boner wrote:Free anti-virus softwares are a waste of time, for what it costs I'd pay for a decent one like Kaspersky.

agree boner, ive used norton for years &dont get no probs, every time i log on i do a live update &it always finds a couple, even if i did it half hour ago,
+i get my norton legit, but i know that it can be dloaded on torrent

HasAnyoneSeenMyPipe · Mon 18th Oct 2010 08:54 pm

Boner wrote:Free anti-virus softwares are a waste of time, for what it costs I'd pay for a decent one like Kaspersky.

Not necessarily true boner, imo Kaspersky is a steaming pile of Dog excrtetment a couple of the free ones are far and away the best. Avira is one the best rated AV out there (I use it and have had zero problems) and avast isnt too shoddy either. The only AV I would spend any money on is eset Nod32. rufus I use Malwarebytes Anti-malware, Avira free and Microsoft security essentials and have had no complaints.

Rufus · Post by **Rufus** » Mon 18th Oct 2010 09:00 pm

HasAnyoneSeenMyPipe wrote:
Boner wrote:Free anti-virus softwares are a waste of time, for what it costs I'd pay for a decent one like Kaspersky.
Not necessarily true boner, imo Kaspersky is a steaming pile of Dog excrtetment a couple of the free ones are far and away the best. Avira is one the best rated AV out there (I use it and have had zero problems) and avast isnt too shoddy either. The only AV I would spend any money on is eset Nod32. rufus I use Malwarebytes Anti-malware, Avira free and Microsoft security essentials and have had no complaints.

The guy who 'fixed' my laptop mentioned the microsoft one from memory. Once I finally get rid of the wee bastards I will update my anti-virus with something that works. Cheers