hi my laptop recently got infected with adware, spyware and trojans. i run my anti virus software to remove them but each time i connect to the internet my computer gets reinfected. Can you recommend any anti virus software that i can use to get rid of these threats. Also do any of you know about Spyware doctor from PC tools. My operating system is windows 7. Thanks
Reboot
hit the F8 key
go into safe mode
download install update malwarebytes
let it run a scan
see if the report says it cleaned everything
Run your antivirus and let it do a scan
restart back to normal mode
see if everything is ok
if it isn’t post the name of the bug on a new post from the malwarebytes log and that you did safe mode scan. we can help
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any anit-virus that you get can remove them but when you buy on make sure it has a firewall to stop those from reinfecting your computer every-time you go on the internet.
You can try this..
1. http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm < ---- Free scan it removes anything harmful on your computer and puts it in quarantine or in other words stops the virus & malware. The scan is a very deep and detailed scan from Microsoft, which is very secure but may take a while.
2. Get http://www.malwarebytes.org/ < ---- Free anti-malware which knocks out malware. If you have the boughten version then you will get, website blocking, automatic scans/updates when you want to, active protection, one lifetime low fee etc. Free version you have to do everything manually and you wont get some of the extra features. Once you've gotten Malwarebytes' Anti-malware then do a full scan.
3. I use Microsoft Security Essentials Anti-virus/Spyware & Malware. I never had a problem ever since I had all this with my computer. http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
If you cannot download anything then I suggest getting into safemode..
4. Get into the Windows 2000 / XP Safe mode, as the computer is booting press and hold your “F8 Key” which should bring up the “Windows advanced Options Menu”. Use your arrow keys to move to “Safe Mode w/ Networking” and press your Enter key.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm <—-Only if you don’t have Windows 2000/XP
5. Repeat steps 1-3, then proceed to normal mode.
Good luck!
boot into safe mode, without networking or command prompt, hold shift at startup, and then run the antivirus, you may need to manually find and delete the files, but the time it takes to do that is less than it takes to reformat the drive
I am using Microsoft Security Essentials and it seems to work ok. You will have to uninstall your current anti-virus software if you want to download it. You may want to check your firewall to.
For your anti-adware and anti-spyware and anti-trojan needs:
SUPERAntiSpyware:
http://www.superantispyware.com/
They have a free version and it’s excellent.
Download and install SUPER, update it, do a full system scan and quarantine what it finds.
Then do a quick scan with SUPER on a regular basis.
AVG has a free version which will protect your computer when you surf. Just search for ‘AVG’ in Google.
I might also recommend the website ‘WOT’, which stands for ‘Web of Trust’. This piece of software kit provides an icon in the top right hand corner of your web browser, and also to the side of hyperlinks provided in search engines such as Google or Yahoo. These icons show you how trustable the sight you are on is (shown by the one in the top right hand corner); and the one which a hyperlink will take you to, using a colour system:
Green = good
Amber = A bit iffy
Red = Don’t do it!
It is so simple to use, as all you have to do is put your cursor over the icon, and it will tell you why the website isn’t trusted or otherwise.
Another you might consider is Norton Antivirus, but this is an annoying one, as it keeps having pop-ups. Kaspersky are renowned for there protection, but I can’t vouch for it as I have only ever used it once.
If you want full versions of protective software, be prepared to pay. WOT is free, but the others I mentioned are not. I got my professional version of AVG through fileshare (Ahem; Pirate Bay), but I can totally understand if you don’t want to go down that route.
Good luck!
the best security is
microsoft security essentials
its safest smallest sharpest lightest and best of the best
simple
install and it will solve ur prob
http://theinfoheap.com/spyware/ has some good information on removing adware.