Trojan Question
#1
Posted 09 March 2008 - 02:20 PM
#2
Posted 09 March 2008 - 02:23 PM
Edit: for virus protection you can get a 15 day free trial for norton 360, and avg but if you used up those trials AVG has a free virus protection
Edited by Sunset, 09 March 2008 - 02:25 PM.
#3
Posted 09 March 2008 - 02:28 PM
It's called Vundo and I can't seem to get rid of it.
Edited by Voltron, 09 March 2008 - 02:29 PM.
#4
Posted 09 March 2008 - 02:28 PM
#5
Posted 09 March 2008 - 04:34 PM
Norton feels likes spyware itself. It doesn't manage memory well and slows down your computer horribly.
#6
Posted 09 March 2008 - 05:26 PM
I'm still trying to convince my mom that the only reason her computer IS going slow is Norton and Webroot Spysweeper.
She won't believe me, a previous IT professional for a well known consulting firm, over the idiots at Best Buy.
I'm trying to get her to switch to Spybot S&D and AVG Free.
#7
Posted 09 March 2008 - 05:46 PM
#8
Posted 09 March 2008 - 07:36 PM
I use HiJackThis! for one's that are hard to find, and then boot into recovery mode for full Admin rights so I can kill the files.
It's the best solution IMO.
#9
Posted 09 March 2008 - 08:04 PM
#10
Posted 09 March 2008 - 08:59 PM
#11
Posted 09 March 2008 - 09:06 PM
HiJackThis i, in no way, long/hard/drawn-out. I find it very easy to use. But I only use it customer's computers.
#12
Posted 09 March 2008 - 09:11 PM
#13
Posted 09 March 2008 - 09:15 PM
It's still about the same.
Maybe we should set up a forum on Codex for this? I think it would be a good idea, according to how often people get those kinds of problems on Codex.
Do you guys get many Viruses? I use Linux so I can't really comment about the level of spy/mal/ad-ware and viruses on the net.
#14
Posted 09 March 2008 - 09:23 PM
Do you guys get many Viruses? I use Linux so I can't really comment about the level of spy/mal/ad-ware and viruses on the net.
I would be willing to help out if one was started. I'm not a genius when it come to that stuff, but I would consider myself an advanced user.
#15
Posted 09 March 2008 - 11:03 PM
#16
Posted 10 March 2008 - 05:29 PM
#17
Posted 24 March 2008 - 05:29 AM
#18
Posted 24 March 2008 - 10:38 PM
She won't believe me, a previous IT professional for a well known consulting firm, over the idiots at Best Buy.
I'm trying to get her to switch to Spybot S&D and AVG Free.
webroot isnt that bad. It doesn't slow down your computer that much. Norton is your only problem
Edited by Toxic-Snipe, 24 March 2008 - 10:38 PM.
#19
Posted 30 March 2008 - 05:44 PM
Depends, do you have alot of Spyware & Adware?
Or mostly Viruses & Trojans?
PM me if you like to try ANETGames Anti-Adware 2004 * Mostly for the older types of adware) Quite good...
And if you needhelp with any other removal, let me know, and we can set up a remote assistance time if youd like... Im an Anti Virus Specialist,
#20
Posted 30 March 2008 - 06:03 PM
#21
Posted 31 March 2008 - 03:57 PM
Firewalls are Soooo Over-Rated. There's no need for one besides the one that comes with Windows. Trust me.
#22
Posted 31 March 2008 - 05:49 PM
Really? Haha, that's cool... ZoneAlarm is a little bloated anyway. D:
#23
Posted 01 April 2008 - 08:08 AM
#24
Posted 01 April 2008 - 11:21 AM
And no, firewalls are not overated. They stop real intrusions - the windows one can only stop basic intrusions, for example:
As soon as your virus injects itself into another process the windows firewall may aswell be disabled.
May I add almost every trojan does this.
And it bypasses -MOST- firewalls.
A good firewall is very important - hardware or software. I let my routers firewall do the work and run the windows one just becuase it's there.
Hardware>software.
#25
Posted 01 April 2008 - 02:24 PM
I've run into problems with most of the major virus protection programs. Norton is slow (even on a core2duo 2.13Ghz), AdAware is slow and catches things that don't need to be caught. Webroot spysweeper is slow and bloated. I would suggest Kaspersky as a constant tool, and hijack this for troubleshooting situations. Kaspersky can handle most anything you'll run into on the web, unless you start downloading. Then I'd suggest running hijackthis every once in a while to watch for nasties.
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