I have 49 threats and still counting.. how do i get rid of them and keep them off?

Question

I need the most info u can tell me

Answer 1

Install a good virus protection suite & update it. Pc cillen by trendmicro is a good one & has a free online scan that also removes problems. AVG has a free version for download. Avast is another great free one.

Then start your pc in safe mode (depending on pc type this is usually a different key combination), generally as soon as you turn on the pc you hit the key combination F8 and choose safe mode. Don't be scared, it's supposed to look this weird. Safe mode runs the bare minimum, which is why you want to remove problem programs in it, they can't hide in safe mode like they can during normal start up. Then run your virus software. This should remove it. If not completely then you need to go to the trendmicro or symantec web site for further instructions. & try hitting it with the programs I listed below.

For future reference:

Always make sure your Window’s is completely updated, along with Office and Internet Explorer (if you insist on using it – version 6 is the worst so far for known issues).

Use a firewall, zone alarm is free & pretty user friendly. & get the following products.

Get Spybot Search & Destroy by Patrick Kolla Great free program for finding spyware. Don't be cheap, give the guy a donation.

Ad aware by lavasoft is free for personal use.

www.ewido.net - free after 30 days, limitation is that you have to manually update.

http://www.superantispyware.com is free.

& dump Internet Explorer. It's got more holes than swiss cheese. Get firefox, it has some really great add on extensions that block scripts, pop-up's & more ... & it's free. Depending on how you access the internet (some programs like Yahoo dsl, & Netzero try to force you to use Internet Explorer) just click on your Firefox icon to surf the web not Internet Explorer.

You can stop most programs from loading by using "msconfig". It's not on XP so you have to download it from a site such as perfectdrivers. Most programs beyond firewalls and virus protection do not need to run at start up. It's too bad that "Blackvipers" site is still down. He had an incredible list of how to stop unwanted and unneeded services in 2k & XP from running & slowing pc down. It is however still being posted on sites, so google his name.

Sysinternals process viewer is a great tool. It shows all the running processes on your pc & how they are interconnected. Plus it shows you which ones are problems. It’s been recently bought out by Microsoft, so for now it’s still free… but who knows what the future may bring.

Hijack this is a great program to see what programs are doing on your pc. Generally, you don’t need most of those programs. Hijack this has a lot of information about what is safe to disable & what is not safe. In general, you don’t need the vast majority beyond programs that have to run at start up, your web browser page of choice, virus protection & firewall hooks.

Hope I helped. & don't forget --> Just because you have protection doesn't mean it will work if you don't keep it updated & run it once a week. Just think of all the time you'll save not trying to repair a virus infection! It’s a lot of information but once you run through it & play with it it’s pretty simple.

Answer 2

For removal, you will need a good antivirus program and a couple of good anti-spyware programs. My picks would be Zone Alarm for anti-virus and Spybot and Adware (both free) for spyware. Whatever you have is probably ok, if it is up to date. Run those programs and let them fix whatever they find. If there is anything that these programs cannot remove, make a note of threat and then enter the threat name and "remove" in a search engine. This should give you manual instructions to remove anything that the software programs can't.

As far as keeping them off, here's my "top-ten" list:
1. Install and use anti-virus software. It should be running all the time.
2. Install and use at least two anti-spyware programs. One will not catch everything. Schedule them to run regularly on your computer.
3. Install and use a software or hardware firewall or both. If it is a software firewall make sure it is running all the time.
4. Install and use anti-root kit software on your computer.
5. Keep your computer up to date by downloading and installing all critical patches for the OS software and for any other software you use regularly.
6. Be very careful when opening email attachments and when downloading and installing programs.
7. Configure your browser not to download scripts, such as active X and java, automatically. In fact, set your internet security zone permissions on your browser to the "highest level".
9. Do not use P2P file sharing programs. If you must use IM, use an IM security program, such as IMSecurePro. Do not allow file transfers over IM.
10. Set up a user account on your computer that only has limited (not administrative) privileges. Use this account and only this account for browsing PC software or a program such as Sandboxie (www.sandboxie.com).

Check out these sites for more information:
http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx
http://www.tom-cat.com/security.html
http://www.grc.com - use ShieldsUp test to see how secure your computer is.

Answer 3

If u r running an anti-spyware program, most likely this is cookies or recently opened files. Some u might want to delete, others u may want to keep. Depends on ur preferences.

Answer 4

Threats of what? Where? When? On what program? Please contact me with more details and I would be glad to help you more.

Hope I can answer your question! Feel free to contact me with your solution or any other problems/details at any time, either on Yahoo! Messenger or by email.

Answer 5

How about you give us some info buddy? Computer threats? Real life threats? I mean come now, we don't read minds.

Answer 6

Im gonna kick your butt. sorry that was a compulsion, you probably are talking about malware on your computer. downloads.com have a program called adaware se and I found it to work well and its free

Answer 7

needs more info on this one

virus? spyware? adware? personal? firewall? + loads more

Answer 8

Shut up or ur a gonner buddy!!!

That's 50!!!