Malware removal??......

[jim97701]

Have you tried using System Restore in Windows? Easy way to get rid of nasty bugs as it will restore your PC to a date before you got the bug and it does not delete any documents.

I agree, its saved me on a couple of occasions. Its simple to use and built right in to your machine, might as well give it a try.

 

[svxr8dr]

Another vote on Malwarebytes.


and a secret vote to change your OS to Ubuntu

 

[JGRuby]

Though I like Linux - the average person uses a computer and few administer them. When it comes to using Linux or most flavors of Unix most users are not up to it. There is a lot more to administering Unix than just installing it. The one thing I like about a unix based system is the lack of viruses but as usual in life there are trade offs.

James Ruby

 

[Bowtie]

Have you tried using System Restore in Windows? Easy way to get rid of nasty bugs as it will restore your PC to a date before you got the bug and it does not delete any documents.

This is not always the case, nor is it a good practice when roughly 60% of the viruses out there will write themselves into the restore and still be present even if you push it back prior to when the virus was actually installed. I am another big believer in malwarebytes. But I also use a Macbook Pro as my daily driver.

 

[Mikej]

Thanks for all the responses guys. I tried Avast Free, it ran for hours and found a lot of things. I hit clean up and it ran for another couple of hours and then wanted me to "BUY", for $29.95 to clean up the rest! Is THAT one of the "Scams" mentioned above??

I downloaded Malware Bites and it seems to be doing something? A little window pops up from the toolbar icon that says "Malware Bites blocked a potentially dangerous website with an IP#, type: outgoing, port something or other. Process svshost.exe", even when I'm not on-line???

Got my Flash Player working again though, I think, I can see the looping of the weather map now.

I've got Comcast telling me in my e-mail I have a bot! Should I trust them and call the # for paid help?

Crap! I'll put Spybot Search and Destroy on and see what it wants me to pay for a free service.

Thanks again gentlemen for the input!

Mike

 

[t.huynh]

Open up malware bytes and scan your computer with it. Sounds like all you did was install it.

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[Mikej]

I ran the Malwarebytes scan and it found a couple of "Trojan agents" and adware something, I deleted.

Malwarebytes keeps popping up onscreen and telling me it "Blocked access to a potentially malicious website"

 

[t.huynh]

Do you know how to put your computer into safe mode? If you do, put it I safe mode, then run the scanners.

To put it in safe mode, restart your computer and keep hitting f8 till it gives you a prompt to start in safe mode.

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[jrprich]

Most "free" software will require you to manually update their database of bad stuff before you use them. If you don't manually update them on a regular basis they will likely miss what is infecting your PC.