Serious virus...

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Seem to have a well embedded bug in the PC; googled US presidents a week or so ago and landed all sorts of crazy programs. Ran all my own Anti-virus yada yada yada, also tried E-set online scanner which finds the infected file but not long afterwards crashes... Avast does nothing.

 

Any advice or recommended progs to decontaminate?

 

Many thanks.

[Darrin Turnbull]

Maybe something for you here

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2015/jan/15/how-can-i-make-my-pc-completely-secure

[dan494]

Ive used Malwarebytes in the past to good effect

 

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[pycoed]

Just ditch the whole Microsoft charade & use either Linux (my suggestion) or a Mac. I can't believe that Windows is STILL subject to this sort of nonsense

[Commando]

Go Mac and never look back! They just work!!

[Luckyeleven]

Reset to factory settings

[Graham w]

Reset to factory settings

 

ouch!

 

i got hit by something nasty while on the trumpton thread. i always find a system restore solves the problem

[NFG]

Seem to have a well embedded bug in the PC; googled US presidents a week or so ago and landed all sorts of crazy programs. Ran all my own Anti-virus yada yada yada, also tried E-set online scanner which finds the infected file but not long afterwards crashes... Avast does nothing.

 

Any advice or recommended progs to decontaminate?

 

Many thanks.

 

Hi TCD

 

Sorry to hear of your infection, however Im sure its removeable.

 

During my time as a network admin, the most successful method of persitent virus removal used was via the sophos bootable CD. This is available freely at:

 

https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/52011 boot CD

 

https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/111374 boot USB stick

 

You must create the boot disk/usb on a clean PC & follow the instructions carefully.

 

That would be my way of dealing with it.

 

If you have a friend with a Mac, you could try download Sophos for Mac for free. I have removed PC viruses from PC disks by removing from the PC & connecting via a disk caddy to Mac then scanning the disk with Sophos.

 

For all Mac users, please consider using AV - Sophos is free & its actually rather good

 

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-mac-home-edition.aspx

 

I have no connection with Sophos

 

 

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[Taupotreeman]

I just used to take mine to a computer techy type. Cost me $80 or 40 quid to get all the rubbish removed, virus' sorted and a proper clean out. I had and still have good antivirus but there's always one that will get around it.

 

 

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[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

For the uneducated, could someone explain why macs are not subject to viruses?