-Miller- Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 hey guys some of you can hopefully help me. i was trying to get a key off the internet to crack adobe photoshop and i got a heap of trogan viruses. now ive run microsoft anitspyware and it deleated 4 things. but my computer (xp) is still giving me warnings?? what can i do PLEASE HELP thanks jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medicine_Man Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Download these 2 programs and update them, then start in safe mode and do a scan. Anti-Vir (Anti-Virus) http://www.free-av.com/ and Ewido Security Suite (Spyware / Adware / Malware Removal) http://www.ewido.net/en/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolla__Boy Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Spysweeper is where it's at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love ke70 Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 did those work? i once got one...somehow....and it was evil, and wouldnt go away even with 3 anti spyware and norton anti virus so i realised there is a very simple way to get rid of recently attained viruses. just do a system restore to the closest time before you got these viruses, you wont lose any saved things like word docs etc, just anything that uve installed after that time. works a treat and if it only happened today then its likely you havnt installed anything that you'll miss/can't replace hope this helps :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissSydneyCruising Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 and get yourself a damn decent firewall if your connected to the big wide world. jeez ! Nuttin gets into my pc unless i approve it :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolla__Boy Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 haha NO such thing as 100% secure network....end of story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtnickk Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 (edited) The free approach. These are the best free programs that keep your pc safe. AVG Antivirus, for removing Virus lavasoft Ad-aware, for removing Trojans Zone labs, Zonealarm, The best free firewall shits on windows xp's one. The $$$ approach If you are going to buy a product you can't really go past Norton Norton, antivirus Norton, system works Norton, internet security The most usefull bit of information is to keep your pc upto date, so you can fight virus attacks and Shit that comes down of the net if you do this you shouldnt have a problem. . :cool: PS. "which photoshop was it i will pm you the key" Edited January 17, 2006 by gtnickk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Yep, this has happened to me once. I tried every anti-virus that I could lay my dirty little hands on, but nothing would get rid of the virus. My one was found to be in the system files so I simply burned all my files onto cd, reloaded windows and scanned the cd with Norton Antivirus before I put the files back onto my computer. The only reason I knew I had the virus was because it took over my desktop with a big blue screen saying in red, "your computer has been infected". Funnily enough it was when I was looking for a crack (dealer) because i 'lost' my previous code.... Once you reloaded your computer, since it was such a pain in the arse to do, and i didnt want to do it again, i went out and bought the whole Norton studio so it wouldnt happen again. I f@$king hate computers. Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love ke70 Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 why reformat when you can just use restore points? don't they do the same thing, only a little less destructively? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolla__Boy Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 A full proper format, when done correctly, ensures that you have no trace of the virus left though, and if you have everything backed up, it only takes an hour or so to have the system back up and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolla__Boy Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 ok so time fly's when I am having fun :cool: Maybe it's longer, I only have the usual drivers to put back on, and a few basic programs to get me running. I am the king of exagerations :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSearcher Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 sorry to say this guys, but Nortons sucks butts. NOD32 is the way to go. Less intrusive than Nortons, cheaper than Nortons, BETTER than Nortons, and NOD32 has won best Virus protection for the last three years in a row!!! www.nod32.com.au - you can download a 30 day trial. as for spyware, Adaware is the best I've found. There's also a program called CWshredder for the coolweb search virus. Just remember - in order to protect your PC, you MUST remember to REGULARLY UPDATE DEFINITIONS!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medicine_Man Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 The secret is to not get infected from stupid warez sites in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolla__Boy Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 I agree...Nortons is not the bomb. I have heard good things about adaware, also about spysweeper, and use spysweeper...it's a good program. The best way to make sure your pc is safe, is to never connect to the internet, and never put a cd or floppy drive in it :) :cool: But it ain't much fun....oh and WHATEVER you do....keep microsoft the hell away from it :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood§tok Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 (edited) thatll learn you nick... spybot acbsolutelly shat itself and set off every warning when i installed bit tornado and bit torrent... go figure. Edited January 19, 2006 by Wood§tok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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