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Originally Posted by Nugget
Thanks for that 
I've actually reformatted it now, and everything's sorted. I've also got rid of Norton, 'cos it just went mad, and allowed everything in by the end of it... |
Good decision. Norton is garbage. Stick to the freeware.
Anti-Virus - pick one only
AVG
Avast
Avira
Anti-spyware
Spybot Search & Destroy (basic real-time)(avoid TeaTimer)
Adaware
A-squared
Spyware Terminator (Real-time)
SUPERAntiSpyware
Spyware Doctor (basic real-time)(If you're PC can run it)
Personal Firewall
Comodo
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Originally Posted by greencreeper
Hmmm. I've encountered Vundo before. Used a tool to get rid of it. Might still have a copy on my PC at work. Will check.
First off, I run Windows Update - patch the PC up to date. And install, immunise, and run Spybot. Otherwise you're just jelly juggling. Next I remove the girlware (free pretty desktop wallpapers, shopping toolbar thingy...) from Add/Remove Programs. Full virus scan. I use Spybot's tools to look at the BHO/ActiveX objects and delete any I don't like the look of. If they magically re-appear, I know it's bad. I also look at the startup list - Spybot shows you all the available startup locations (there are a lot). I go after dodgy DLLs (those mentioned in the startup list and BHO/ActiveX objects) using Processor Explorer and Movefile. See here - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/s.../bb545046.aspx
It's always a major job - can take hours. If you have a backup of your data, a rebuild is likely to be quicker and guarantees the PC is clean. |
Here are the name of the Vundo Removal tools
VundoFix.exe
VirtumundoBeGone.exe
and smitfraud removal tools,
SmitfraudFix.exe - anti-virus may complain, it's a false positive though.
smitRem.exe
another good removal tool is SDFix.exe