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

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/

Spysweeper is where it's at

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:

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:

haha NO such thing as 100% secure network....end of story.

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, 200620 yr by gtnickk

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.

why reformat when you can just use restore points?

don't they do the same thing, only a little less destructively?

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.

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 :)

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!!!!!

The secret is to not get infected from stupid warez sites in the first place.

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 :(

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, 200620 yr by Wood§tok