MY COMPUTER(WINDOWS XP HOME ED)IS VIRUSED!!!!!PLZ TELL ME WAT SHOULD I DO!!!!!!
2006-12-08 16:50:29 · 11 answers · asked by poor_G@m3r$ 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
A format will not get rid of all malware. It needs to be removed with a removal tool.
Try some of these:
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Keyloggers, Popups:
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3003-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=tab_rev
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/
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
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, Keyloggers, Popups Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/104
http://www.download.com/Adware-Spyware-Removal/3150-8022_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antispyware/setarea
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/AntiSpyware/3-9-0-0.html
Antivirus:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
http://www.avast.com/
http://www.free-av.com/
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html
Antivirus Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/1
http://www.download.com/Antivirus/3150-2239_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads29.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antivirus/
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/Antivirus/3-1-0-0.html
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
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads34.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/firewalls/
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/Security/Firewalls/3-5-0-0.html
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
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads12.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/cleaning/
System Info:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/92
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html
http://www.soft32.com/s/Windows/System_Utilities/System_Tools/3-50-0-0.html
2006-12-08 19:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not reformat your computer! This is a very radical solution -- you can probably clean the viruses from your computer without having to resort to reformatting.
Try this website: housecall.trendmicro.com
It will scan your computer and clean viruses for free.
Also, you can try the anti-spyware program Spybot S&D. I use both, because different programs find different things.
If for some reason you got some sort of horrible virus that could not be cleaned by any program you could reformat. But reformatting your computer, if done incorrectly, could make it so that it would never work again. It strikes me that you probably don't have experience at reformatting computers, so it's best to stay away from that.
2006-12-08 16:54:05 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many (most) common virus programs can be cleared without reformatting.
What is the name of the virus?
If known, type the name in the Yahoo search bar and tools or instructions to clear the virus will listed with the search.
Your anti-virus program should quarantine or delete the virus. If you are surfing the web w/o an anti-virus program, do what you have to do but don't ask for help if you won't try to help yourself.
2006-12-08 16:57:33 · answer #3 · answered by pappy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweetie in case you could stay away from reformatting your pc then benefit this. i ought to attempt defrage first. Reformatting must be very time eating and also you may free each and everything from e mail addresses to photographs, I advise each and everything!! in case you nonetheless opt for to reformat then i ought to signify possibly procuring a portable exterior troublesome-stress first. My husband has this kind of and we've all our images sponsored as a lot because it and disconnect it even as not utilising it. As an more advantageous decrease back up, we've all our images kept to disc. We also decrease back up our deal with e book for emails on our exterior troublesome stress too. you should opt for to examine your pc for viruses too as that must be causing it to crash. i wish you could style it out, this isn't any relaxing even as the gadget is down hi there?! yet even more advantageous not elementary even as it keeps crashing. i do not comprehend a lot about pcs myself yet in elementary words what I have heard and considered my husband doing, I ask thanks to many questions each and every so often hahaha yet i wager this is the way you discover out issues! good luck sweetie and each and each and every of the perfect.
2016-11-30 08:31:48 · answer #4 · answered by gnegy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can 'de-virus' your system using an anti-virus. Get the free anti-virus from the following link and update it. After that, restart your computer in safe mode and scan your computer. The virus will be fished out and your computer will no longer be 'virused'!:
AOL Active Virus Shield: http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp
2006-12-08 16:54:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
reformating is a last resort.
first you will need to get a anti-virus program on your pc that is kept up todate and full scans run.
for temporay help try this online scan
www.housecall.trendmicro.com
by temp i mean to clean up now
2006-12-08 21:56:45 · answer #6 · answered by great one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to disinfect it first, unless you really have nothing of improtance on it.
trojan and spyware detection and removal
avg(formaly ewido) http://www.filehippo.com/download_ewido/?1208
A squared http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
Hijackthis http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/files/HJTsetup.exe
online scan http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/?siteID=1&resolution=800x600
scroll down in right hand panel
Get a good anti virus http://avast.com/eng/programs.html
HTH
2006-12-08 17:11:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run virus scan to clean it, format is last resort, Until you know what you are doing do not format.
2006-12-08 16:53:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a scan on your computer with different softs(Avast!, Ad-Aware)
2006-12-08 23:30:59 · answer #9 · answered by georges021 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well before u go reformat download avira from free-av.com and u will see how fantastici t is
2006-12-08 18:11:54 · answer #10 · answered by Neo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋