How would I fix my computer virus without going to the repair shop? =S please help me!?
Posted on October 25th, 2009 by admin
My computer had gotten a virus before and I had to go to the repair shop to reformat my computer (reformat XP version to my computer).
This costed me money and time. I heard there is a CD that does the reformating, but i wasn’t sure and i was wondering if there was a free way to do this? Please help me! im su[per bad at computer, but its essential!
The CD used for reformatting is just the windows XP install CD, assuming you have one? It’s not difficult to do but it takes some time and wipes your drive clean meaning you have to reinstall your programs etc… I’d recommend you try to clean the infection before resorting to a reformat. There are plenty of free online forum style sites where computer savvy people can help you clean your PC for free. All you have to do is follow some instructions, you’ll almost certainly learn some things about viruses than can help prevent future infections.
Assuming you know how to navigate a forum check out the link below, read the "Pinned" articles on how to post your problem and someone will help you at no charge.
http://forum.securitycadets.com/index.php?showforum=2
October 26th, 2009 at 1:13 am
Do a web search for Free Anti-Virus programs, download one and run it.
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October 26th, 2009 at 1:35 am
The CD used for reformatting is just the windows XP install CD, assuming you have one? It’s not difficult to do but it takes some time and wipes your drive clean meaning you have to reinstall your programs etc… I’d recommend you try to clean the infection before resorting to a reformat. There are plenty of free online forum style sites where computer savvy people can help you clean your PC for free. All you have to do is follow some instructions, you’ll almost certainly learn some things about viruses than can help prevent future infections.
Assuming you know how to navigate a forum check out the link below, read the "Pinned" articles on how to post your problem and someone will help you at no charge.
http://forum.securitycadets.com/index.php?showforum=2
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October 26th, 2009 at 1:51 am
I am a retired IT consultant and I specialised in system security. I developed a secure system based on free software that all did a different job and never conflicted with each other. This system is still used today, 10 years after I put it together and tested it. Firstly, do not try to back up any data, you will only back up any virus you may have, if you are infected, you have lost everything I download and install in this order. I use AVG Free antivirus which does a good job. It is a bit of a memory hog but once installed it looks after its own update automatically on boot up and it writes a guarantee certificate into every email you send telling the recipient that it is virus free. I turn off windows firewall and use Zone Alarm as it is so much better. It also warns of any email that has a bug in it. You have to update it manually (about once a week) as I do not like its auto-update feature. Next is Spybot which finds and kills malware and adware. This has to be manually updated. Spybot is the most aggressive malware killer I know. It also has Teatimer which gives you control over the system registry. It asks you to allow or disallow every new registry entry when you install/uninstall software. All software (including virus/malware etc.) MUST enter itself in the registry to run effectively, therefore, if Teatimer suddenly asks you to allow an entry and you have not just installed or uninstalled any software then it is a bug. Close all programs and run Spybot scan and fix all problems then scan with AVG. The next one is Trend Micros "Hijackthis" Download and install then run that and it lists all programs associated with your browser. Any that you do not recognise, check and fix them. This ensures your browser is not hijacked, which is what happens when you are taken over as a botnet and used to send spam mail or worse. Now you need rootkit hook analyser. This scans and any program shown in red has hooked into and infected your rootkit. It will show about 30 entries from Zone Alarm which all read "True Vector Services". Leave these there but check and fix any others. By now you have a clean machine. I then get Abexo Free Registry Cleaner. This lists all redundant registry entries. Delete them all. The worst thing here is you may have to re-install some software package but I never have had to. That also applies to Hijack, where if you take out something in error some package may have to be re-installed. After you run Abexo, your PC should run a lot faster. an AVG scan should be done once a week or more, same with spybot and remember to manually update spybot twice a week. Also, with Spybot you should immunise the system after all scans are run and any cleaning is done. This protects all your files from a linked infection (where the end of file marker is replaced with a pointer to the infecting file). If you go this way you will never get anything which cannot be dealt with, there are too many security programs watching your system. You should save this page and print it out so you have these recommendations at hand to refer to as you install the packages. Good luck!
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October 26th, 2009 at 2:12 am
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE—–listen !
I was just up all night working on the viruses on my pc. I have norton and ran it again and again and again and it removed a total of 14 trojan viruses. But I still new I have viruses because my computer was not working right. After hours, I ran across "LiveOneCare" from Microsoft and ran their "free" scan: It took almost 4 hours to run but it was worth it: I had: 8 major threats, 320 registry problems, 79.8 mb internet something , but with one click of a button, it fixed all my problems and my computer is working FINE!!!!! They have a FREE 3 month trial and it only cost $49.99 after that. I uninstalled my Norton and went with "LIVECAREONE"……The Best !!!!!! MY COMPUTER IS BACK AND I CAN NOW WATCH ‘THE PRACTICE’ ON HULU AGAIN!!
P.S. Norton "one click service" was going to charge me $99.00 just to start working on my pc, the price was to go up as they found problems.
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