I have a virus!

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What virus - there are many !

Perhaps an online security/virus check
Symantec
http://security.norton.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
Trend Micro House Call:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Panda ActiveScan;
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
McAfee FreeScan:
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
Kaspersky Labs On-line Virus Checker:
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
BitDefender Online Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php

Need more help try the Virus/Security Newsgroup and do state what it is that
you're infected with and what OS etc. The more information, the more likely the
help you seek.

Security - Viruses

Web client -

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/co...fault.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.security.virus




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Me said:
I have a virus, How do i get rid of it?
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A question like yours, with no specifics, is like asking "I'm sick. How do I
get better?"

In general, the answer to the "I'm sick question" is "see a doctor," and the
answer to the "I have a virus" question is "run an anti-virus program." But
if you want more specifics, you'll need to provide more information. What
virus? How do you know you have it? etc.
 
I have a virus, How do i get rid of it?
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"More than 60 percent of Windows PCs scanned by Microsoft's Windows
Malicious Software Removal Tool between January 2005 and March 2006 were
found to run malicious bot software, according to Microsoft. The tool
removed at least one version of the remote control software from about 3.5
million PCs, the software maker said.

"Backdoor Trojans?are a significant and tangible threat to Windows users,"
Microsoft said in the report."

Full story ...

http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6082615.html?part=rss&tag=6082615&subj=news

So, as you can see, that's just part of the Windoze eXPerience. The
unfortunate part is all the victims and collateral damage caused to other
computer users because of the inherent insecurities of this toy operating
system that should never be allowed to connect to the Net.


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Ah bullshit. I have NEVER had a bad virus or bit of malware in
22 years of computing. I did have one infection 5 years ago when
my definitions lapsed with an anti-virus pgm and I inadvertently
open an email attachment when I shouldn't have. I had no trouble
ridding myself of it.

How these people are constantly infected is quite
explainable...they are careless and stupid.

Doug
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Steve said:
www.webmd.com
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You naughty thing, you made my tummy hurt.

Where do these people come from?

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Rhonda Lea Kirk

Insisting on perfect safety is for people
without the balls to live in the real world.
Mary Shafer Iliff
 
Rhonda said:
You naughty thing, you made my tummy hurt.

Where do these people come from?
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Heheh. I've been a baaad boy again. :)) I love laughter. The real spice
of life, that.

Beats me. Just wait, the gubmints gonna make you get a license to use a
PC (soon, I hope).

At least all the kids in my schools definitely know how to drive one by
the time they graduate. Most of `em are pretty darn good at it in the
1st grade.

Steve N.
 
Steve N. wrote:

Heheh. I've been a baaad boy again. :)) I love laughter. The real
spice of life, that.
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It can't fix everything, but it can make the worst of things look...not
so bad after all.

You give good advice, but that's not the real reason I read all your
posts. :)

<snipped more>

rl
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Rhonda Lea Kirk

Insisting on perfect safety is for people
without the balls to live in the real world.
Mary Shafer Iliff
 
Rhonda said:
Steve N. wrote:




It can't fix everything, but it can make the worst of things look...not
so bad after all.
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Nope, not too bad at all.
You give good advice,
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Thank you. I do appreciate that.
but that's not the real reason I read all your
posts. :)

<snipped more>

rl
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I know... Right back at you.

:)

I apologize that I haven't been so active here lately. I really do have
a life. I know for sure cuz I'm cetainly paying for it. LOL!

Thank you again, Rhonda (that's my beloved sis-in-law's name BTW, so you
are automatically in my club). Tee-hee and all that rot.

Steve N.
 
Doug said:
Ah bullshit. I have NEVER had a bad virus or bit of malware in
22 years of computing.
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Geek. :)
I did have one infection 5 years ago when
my definitions lapsed with an anti-virus pgm and I inadvertently
open an email attachment when I shouldn't have. I had no trouble
ridding myself of it.

How these people are constantly infected is quite
explainable...they are careless and stupid.
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No. That's not it.

They don't know any better, because most people expect their computer to
work the same way their TV does.

There was a time when most computer users were kinda geeky, but we're
long past that now. Everyone and his brother has a computer--to send
email to the family, to shop on ebay, to peruse the porn. Unfortunately,
with all the sales, there's very little education, so many, many users
have no idea what they should be doing to maintain their computers until
after they've already become infected.

And it doesn't help that the most commonly used operating system is
highly prone to infection.

rl
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Rhonda Lea Kirk

Insisting on perfect safety is for people
without the balls to live in the real world.
Mary Shafer Iliff
 
Me said:
I have a virus, How do i get rid of it?
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With anti-virus software.

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
 
FireWall
ZoneAlarm - FREE
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp
Running more than one software firewall will not make you safer.
However, it is fine (and in many ways better) to have a software firewall as
well
as a NAT router.
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Prior av installation/scanning, clean out the clutter.
Cleaning Utilities
CrapCleaner - FREE
http://www.ccleaner.com/
Instructions for using CCleaner:
Before first use, check under Options, Advanced, and UNCHECK "Only delete
files in Windows Temp folder older than 48 hours".
Under 'Options' you can manage your Cookies by either deleting and/or
keeping them.
A pop up box will appear advising this process will permanently delete files
from your system.
Then click the "Run Cleaner" button and it will scan and clean your system.
Click exit.
Alternatively,
click onto Start==>Run, type "cleanmgr" (without quotation marks), click OK
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Real-time Anti-Virus Scanning Engines.
Select one (1) only!

AntiVir - FREE
www.free-av.com
http://www.majorgeeks.com/AntiVir_Personal_Edition_7_for_Win9xME_d4472.html

Please note: In March 2006, David H. Lipman ran an impromptu test of AntiVir
Free-av placing 27 known infected EXE only files
in a folder and had AntiVir Free-av scan the files.
The free anti-virus program detected 26 out of the 27 infectants...

avast - FREE
http://www.avast.com/

AVG Anti-Virus System - FREE
http://free.grisoft.com/

Do not run more than one real-time anti-virus scanning engine!
Ensure that the automatic update facility is engaged only for the real-time
scanning engine. Also, disable the e-mail scanning function as it is not
required.
It provides no additional protection.
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On-Demand Anti-Virus Scanning Engines (non-viral malware...)
Select all!

Bit Defender - FREE
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html
(disable the automatic update capability as it may interfere with your
browsing)

Ewido Anti-Malware 3.5 - FREE
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

a-squared - FREE
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

Ad-Aware - FREE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
http://www.lavasoft.de/ms/index.htm

Spybot S&D - FREE
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
http://www.safer-networking.org/microsoft.en.html

SUPERAntispyware - FREE
http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html

Be sure to keep the on-demand (manually) updated on a daily basis) and
perform a full
scan weekly with alternate scanning engines.
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There isn't one software that cleans and immunizes you against everything.
That's why you need multiple products to do the job i.e. overlap their
coverage.
Because one may catch what another may miss.
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For a more 'challenging' infection (viral malware...)

Download Art's KAVDOS.EXE - FREE (Abandon/CareWare)
http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg/
and/or
David's MULTI_AV - FREE (Donation/Charity/CareWare)
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm or
MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

Hope this helps.
 
Some replies to the OP in this thread are sarcastic, some tongue-in-cheek,
but they were meant in fun. Yours on the otherhand are downright mean!
It's mean-spirited replies like yours that could potentially drive away
him and others like him from ever seeking help here.

When *you* first started out, I bet you were a MORON.
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Nope, he's still a moron. Of course I'm referring to Uncle Grumpy, but one
would never know considering the fact that Curt Christianson is top posting
and real newsreaders will drop out anything below his sig. Why don't you
Wintards learn how to post correctly on UseNet? It really isn't hard. Drop
the silly Windoze-way of doing things and your posts will then start to
make some sense.

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View Some Common Linux Desktops ...
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"It really isn't hard. Drop the silly Windoze-way of doing
things and your posts will then start to
make some sense." - NoStop

It doesn't seem to have helped you much though. If you despise
Windows so much, why do you keep posting here? Are you under the
impression that you are like the "Pied Piper of Hamelin Town"
and that we mice will follow you to Linux?

Doug
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"It really isn't hard. Drop the silly Windoze-way of doing
things and your posts will then start to
make some sense." - NoStop

It doesn't seem to have helped you much though. If you despise
Windows so much, why do you keep posting here? Are you under the
impression that you are like the "Pied Piper of Hamelin Town"
and that we mice will follow you to Linux?

Doug
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Some of the smarter ones may. You obviously don't qualify.

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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2370205018226686613

View Some Common Linux Desktops ...
http://linclips.crocusplains.com/index.php
 
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