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Infected computer help

Discussion in 'Non-Emulation Help' started by ggrroohh, Feb 15, 2011.

  1. ggrroohh

    ggrroohh Well-Known Member

    Long story short,just now I clicked a link and a bunch of stuff decide to install itself on my computer
    I pulled the plug off my computer before it finished,but I'm pretty sure at least one manage to install itself in successfully

    What should I do now?
    I've scanned it with Avira in safe mode,and did a system restore to yesterday
    Currently scanning with Malwarebytes
     
  2. Reider

    Reider Modereider

    Is it displaying any tell-tale symptoms(e.g. running slow, random pop-ups) right now?

    If malwarebytes doesn't get anything, I'd say you probably don't have too much to worry about.
     
  3. ggrroohh

    ggrroohh Well-Known Member

    So far everything seems normal,though Malwarebytes is still scanning
    I tried loading 3 different anti-virus sites and they load fine,doesn't look like their being blocked

    I'd do a reformat and reinstall Windows but I don't have the disc
     
  4. insanecrazy07

    insanecrazy07 Well-Known Member

    Get yourself a good defense program.

    I use COMODO Internet Security. It's free.
    Has three separate functions.
    Anti-virus, Firewall, and Defense+ (alerts when registry changes are made, programs ask for full access, programs are making changes to the Windows installation, etc.)

    Defense+ also has a sandbox option, which is nice for running programs that you are "not sure" on what you should do.

    Removing your infection with no defenses is just asking to get infected again. Let's say you have 5 different infections, and you manage to remove 4 of them not knowing you had a 5th one. You're still compromised and it may reinfect your system with more shit.

    Install that defense program first, then remove the infections if possible. That way, if you do manage to miss an infection or two, it won't have the opportunity to carry out its functions like reinfecting your system.

    Also, a reformat is easy if you can just download the disc image...or in this case, get a stripped down version of it like Tiny Vista, Tiny7. The only problem I get with those is that they don't always have nice display drivers, which is remedied once the display driver is installed.
     
  5. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    Careful with those, some of the tiny variants are so stripped they cant run games. The xp one I had wouldnt take directx.
     
  6. insanecrazy07

    insanecrazy07 Well-Known Member

    Damn, that's too stripped down.

    I only use the Tiny variant. Seems to strike a balance between speed and functionality.
    I've seen some others out there that are so stripped down, they're nearly unusable.
    Some also claim to have stripped down stuff, but really all they did was put in their custom loading screen with a crappy Paint image. On top of that, they didn't bother to get rid of the part of the install that asks for a key. Useless. At least the Tiny variants are unattended, meaning once you hit Install, you can walk away from it and it will go through all of the prompts for you until you get to the desktop, restarts, applies registry fixes and activation.
     
  7. ggrroohh

    ggrroohh Well-Known Member

    Malwarebytes and Spybot search and destroy didn't detect anything,but I'm still worried

    And thanks for the advise,I'll look at COMODO Internet Security too
     
  8. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    Comodo Internet Security LOL

    MSE2 is the best free AV out there.Do a quick scan with HitmanPro(dont install,just run it).
     
  9. insanecrazy07

    insanecrazy07 Well-Known Member

    Lol, do you actually think I use COMODO for the antivirus?
    No.

    Hell, I don't even use the antivirus part because I don't have a reason to.
     
  10. ggrroohh

    ggrroohh Well-Known Member

    I did that and everything marked suspicious is stuff that I have for over a year,doesn't look like whatever got me today is on the list
     
  11. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    Getting even funnier LOL

    Did you follow Reiders advice.If nothings been picked up,and the pc is behaving as it should-then no problem in the 1st place.
     
  12. ggrroohh

    ggrroohh Well-Known Member

    That's the first thing I did,nothing came up too
    I sure hope there's no problem,and thanks for all the help
     
  13. Stanley Richards

    Stanley Richards Well-Known Member

    Question, why didn't you get rid of "the suspicious stuff" that you've had for over a year?
     
  14. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    It picked up 3 x entries on mines,but they are for operating my hacked TomTom via TTHome.