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    Default Re: Virus Help!!!!!!

    As a weird analogue for running a laptop without security, I came up with this:

    Running without security is like walking around with a "kick me" sign. Most people, like most websites, are nice enough not to actually kick you. Some may even point out you have a sign on you, similar to online scans and protection in general. However, some people, like dangerous websites, will kick because they see the sign and some just because they're mean.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eleron911 View Post
    And not to be intrusive, but usually these kind of crapware come from visiting ware sites , cracks and ones.
    If by any chance you`ve been visiting either of these types,stop

    Well, I can explain that.

    I was researching "Jailbreak" for the iphone and i guess got on this site... it said to download this file and then sync it on my iphone. That this is more reliable than that site to directly do it ("appsnap" or something) So, i did it. Duh, im not putting it on my iphone now.

    And no, i have found an actual trused site ( no virus/pop-up/spy-adware) for aside from this.


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    Lol, to rep somebody you have to click the white/gray scale thing under everyone`s name

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    It would be more secure to scan the hard drive from a CD. You never know if the virus might corrupt the virus scanner, especially if it's installed after the computer is infected.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nvidia View Post
    And no, i have found an actual trused site ( no virus/pop-up/spy-adware) for aside from this.
    You think so because a banner on the website tells you so?
    Not running an antivirus program when visiting pr0n & cracks sites, is the recipe for having a compromised computer/notebook.
    You ought to make pretty damn sure you don't have nasties lingering around on your HD.
    Given your surfing behaviour I wouldn't trust cleaning too much.
    A better approach would be to nuke your HD with DBAN or KillDisk and reinstall your OS.
    After that make sure to install at least a decent firewall, a reputable AV-program and a decent AS program.
    Cheers and good luck.

    Edit, I read that Windows Firewall warned you about a trojan and you 'told' it to remove it.
    Firewalls are meant to keep stuff out, not to remove things like trojans.
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    Try Ad-Aware. With Ad-Watch.
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    it's better if you scan Safe Mode
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