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12-15-2011, 02:50 PM
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| | I make damn good biscuits
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| Comp virus detection/help
I opened an email that I think may have given me a virus. I have run AVG which found no threats and Malware that found 15 threats that I got rid of (looked like a toolbar or something).
But my computer is still running really slow, it kept failing when I was trying Windows update, and won't really work in safe mode (screen stays blank with safe mode written in the corners). Its also running pretty hot and the fan is a lot louder than normal. Any ideas? | 
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12-15-2011, 03:50 PM
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| | I make damn good biscuits
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| Any help? I'm gonna try to make a linux usb drive (using yumi) that will have avg and trinity rescue kit to see if I can do anything... | |
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12-15-2011, 05:20 PM
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| | I make damn good biscuits
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| Booted to the usb and am scanning with avg. Been over an hour so far... | |
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12-15-2011, 05:35 PM
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| | I make damn good biscuits
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| So far it found a Trojan Horse which I deleted. Hopefully that's all there is but I'm still scanning to be sure... | |
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12-15-2011, 05:39 PM
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| Good luck. I couldn't be of any help on this one. Trojans are good about slowing things down. | |
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12-15-2011, 05:43 PM
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| | I make damn good biscuits
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| I know Trojans are/were common, but still don't know much about them as I've never personally come across one.
The computer symptoms were slowness, freezing, etc so do you think that might be the only problem? | |
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12-15-2011, 09:36 PM
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| | I make damn good biscuits
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| Think it just froze again trying to scan with malwarebytes.... | |
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12-15-2011, 09:44 PM
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| | YKW = Basilio's Bish
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| Quit looking at porn and you're fine. | 
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12-15-2011, 09:48 PM
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| | I make damn good biscuits
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| I can't right now... that's the problem | |
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12-15-2011, 11:23 PM
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| | I make damn good biscuits
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| Found more "potentially unwanted programs" that I deleted, but windows was still slow. Also it froze when I tried to shut down | |
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12-16-2011, 12:00 AM
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| Damn, Doc. Still working on it? | |
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12-16-2011, 12:30 AM
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| | I make damn good biscuits
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| Yea, struggling a bit. Not sure why it was still slow/froze after I removed the stuff it found while scanning | |
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12-16-2011, 06:47 AM
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| | Mmmm beeeeer
| may be obvious but check to make sure avg isn't updating. mine seems to update quite a bit. and it takes forever.
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12-16-2011, 09:34 AM
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| | Repeat Offender
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| Get on a computer that isn't infected and google/download the following, then install and run on your computer in safe mode.
Malwarebytes. You already have it but you probably can't update it. You can get just the updated defs and copy to the correct folder.
Combo Fix. Run in safe mode. Gets rid of nasty stuff but can also kill off some things you need.
I am also guessing you have Vista. When you get into Windows, run msconfig. In the boot tab uncheck the box for safe mode.
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12-16-2011, 12:39 PM
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| | I make damn good biscuits
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by superdave1984 Get on a computer that isn't infected and google/download the following, then install and run on your computer in safe mode.
Malwarebytes. You already have it but you probably can't update it. You can get just the updated defs and copy to the correct folder.
Combo Fix. Run in safe mode. Gets rid of nasty stuff but can also kill off some things you need.
I am also guessing you have Vista. When you get into Windows, run msconfig. In the boot tab uncheck the box for safe mode. | Its Windows 7, but I'm going to try that when its done scanning. Thanks for the idea | |
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