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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:37 PM Original message |
Help. 'Security Tool' virus is gumming up PC |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Did she do a virus/spyware/malware scan using a legitimate program? |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. There's some info at Microsoft... |
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amerikat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. I cleaned up the security tool last month on a friends computer. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. Google is your friend |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. Get a copy of MalwareBytes |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Wonderful wonderful program. (nt) |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. Download Malwarebytes Antimalware and save it to disk. |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. Thank you, One and All |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. Malwarebytes is good--also, get a copy of Spybot Search & Destroy. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. Sorry to say - that one is bad news. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. That's what Safe Mode is for. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Believe me, I tried that. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. The way around this is to download on a clean PC |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
11. I have gotten rid of this twice now without |
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pgodbold (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
14. 3 steps |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I just spent 2 days and about 30 hours fixing one of those viruses! |
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