2006-09-18 10:00:23 · 8 answers · asked by Phineas T Bluster 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
YOUR IN TROUBLE.....
2006-09-18 10:01:34 · answer #1 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The advice from Interested Dude was excellent. But you must realise that simply opening attachments is not the only way for a trojan to invade your computer.
The "Black Hats" are constantly scanning vulnerable ports on your computer to infect you over and over again. To prevent this make sure that your firewall is properly configured and never turn it off even for a minute.
You can also become infected simply by surfing to the wrong web site, especially if your Operating System is older or un-updated. Go to Windows Updates and make sure you are current in your updates. MS issues new updates on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
Using the System Restore function can also return malware to your computer. If you use System Restore at all between your sweeps. you can restore the trojan too.
Good luck.
2006-09-18 11:28:34 · answer #2 · answered by jibberjabar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here are some things to know if you have a virus..
First, you may think you have a virus, but how do you really tell? Viruses often cause erratic behavior, smiley faces may pop up, your screen may disappear, or your computer may crash. The trigger that activates the virus can be almost anything. For instance, the virus can be activated the minute it is installed. Or it may start its dirty work the next time you start your computer. In many cases, a virus can reside inside your computer in an inactive state, waiting for a certain event (like a certain date) to happen.
From the moment the virus infiltrated your computer to the time that it made itself known to you, you could have innocently spread the virus to others. A very disconcerting sign that you have a virus is when friends call or e-mail to let you know you have sent them a virus-infested e-mail. It can also be transfered via IM's and Peer to Peer's like limewire, Bearshare and Kazaa... SO beware!!!
Now... If you notice any of this CRAPS (lol) in your system.. The first thing you gotta do is STAY CALM.. lol... because people tend to panic when they notice something like viruses... Thats what I did sometime in the best and I deleted some of my system32 thinking the virus is there... and KABOOM!!! I cant start my pc anymore...LOL!!!!
What you gota do is, download an antivirus... My personal reccomendation is AVG (http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/... Because unlike Norton and PCcillin or Mcaffee.. It's not resource hungry.. It's simple.. lol...
another recommendation is zonealarm.. but... It cost like 50$ for the fulll version... but you can email me for a serial (LOL!!).. anyways...
other programs are:
Anti Vir www.free-av.com
Panda anti virus www.pandasoftware.com
Avast! www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home...
My etrust antivirus.cai.com
clam win anti virus www.clamwin.com
and Last but not the least.. KAPERSKY... ( I dont actaully know if it's free or something.. But because it's not that popular, There's less hacks for that program...)
But.. if you dont want any programs.... Try just to scan first...
housecall.antivirus.com
or jsut use free mcaffee virus scan...
but.. remember,, better be safe than sorry!!LOL!!
anyways...
They say only use one anti virus program... I say not... Because... base on my experience... There was this virus that got scanned by Avast but not by AVG.. Well thats just my opinion...
Now... sometimes... your anti virus says they have scanned something.. But cant delete it... what your gonna do is, google the virus name.. then there should be some step by step instructions in some forum... Try that... lol...
anyways... last but not the least but the most annoying and irritating and pissing (lol)
If you still cant delete it.. the last way is to reformat your PC... that sucks I know.. but... It'll surely kill the viruses.. and your files.. LOL!!
And ya... before I forget...
Sometimes... viruses seem to restrict you from accessing the net.. sometimes... it kills your connection or something... now great.. you cant download softwares.. what you gotta do is go to a clean PC.. then download the latest installer from there... now... burn it to a cd or something... then load it to your pc... it shall work... lol
now good luck with you!!!!
2006-09-19 08:48:29 · answer #3 · answered by johnzy_08 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than likely the trojan is either recreating itself or is not being killed by the scanners because of "already being used" issues. Try running your scans in safe mode for a better chance at removing the offenders.
2006-09-18 10:08:50 · answer #4 · answered by Interested Dude 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After you run your spy ware, make sure all is clear and then run anti virus program. This should help rid your message.
2006-09-18 10:03:42 · answer #5 · answered by ffmed124 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.it does not matter if you open anything in between your cleans the spyware cleaner has a list of known spyware and it will scan for them weather you open something or not
2.After you finish the scan it would ask you what we want to do click remove
2006-09-18 10:32:53 · answer #6 · answered by 1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because what you're using isn't getting rid of it. Try some of these:
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Popups:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.download.com/Bazooka-Adware-and-Spyware-Scanner/3000-8022-10247782.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
Online Scanners:
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/freescan.html?
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Popups List:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/104
http://www.download.com/Adware-Spyware-Removal/3150-8022_4-0.html?tag=dir
Antivirus:
http://www.grisoft.com/
http://www.avast.com/
http://www.free-av.com/
Antivirus Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/1
http://www.download.com/Antivirus/3150-2239_4-0.html?tag=dir
Firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=staticcomp_za
Firewall Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/97
http://www.download.com/Firewalls/3150-10435_4-0.html?tag=dir
IP Blocker:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/peerguardian/pg2-050918-nt.exe?download
Browser:
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Email, News, RSS:
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
System Cleaner:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
System Cleaning List:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/98
System Info:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/92
2006-09-18 17:26:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WTF is "sweeps"?
2006-09-18 10:01:43 · answer #8 · answered by NONAME 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋