Antivirus System Pro-- removal?
Stunning Steve
several security warnings, spyware alerts, popups for porno and viagra sites
(even when no browser was open), etc. I rebooted in safe mode and ran
Ad-Aware, Spybot and my Aliant Anti-virus, but the messages still appeared
afterwards. I called Aliant tech support (who were helpful and patient), but
after the steps they gave me, the problems still existed. I called them back
after repeating the 1st cycle, and their tech told me that a further
follow-up call would come my way within 48 hours.
Three months ago, we had the same problem with Windows Protection Suite, and
ultimately we had to bring our computer to a shop for professional virus
removal, as well as "flattening" of the hard drive. Looks more and more like
we will have to do this again. Has anybody else encountered this problem,
and how did you solve it? And how the hell are viruses still getting through
when we have the Aliant Anti-virus software and Ad-Aware, each with their
own regular updates? There are no children in this household, and only
myself & Better Half use the computer. Neither of us visit any adult sites,
nor do we download any movies, torrents, games, etc., just a few occasional
songs on LimeWire, which we have been doing for years without incident.
Thanks in advance.
L.C
1.41(http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html)
make sure you update it then run it in safe mode . I had the same problem &
it worked for me.
"Stunning Steve" <nosp@mtoday> wrote in message
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Cornerguy
And how the hell are viruses still getting through
> when we have the Aliant Anti-virus software and Ad-Aware, each with their
> own regular updates? There are no children in this household, and only
> myself & Better Half use the computer. Neither of us visit any adult
> sites, nor do we download any movies, torrents, games, etc., just a few
> occasional songs on LimeWire, which we have been doing for years without
> incident.
When you download a song from Limewire, before double clicking it to
open, right click it first and you will see in the menu an option to scan
with whatever antivirus you have.
Click on the scan and it will check out the song you just downloaded,
and you may see the window pop up saying there is a virus there.
A lot of the Limewire songs I used to download had viruses, so you have
to check them like this.
Actually, anything you download from the internet should be checked like
this before opening.
KingMelee
from running by these apps.
MB also does not work in safe mode without some tweaking.
http://www.combofix.org/download.php
If it barks about the system recovery console not being installed, let it
download that and run on your system.
"Stunning Steve" <nosp@mtoday> wrote in message
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Todd
Cornerguy a ï¿œcrit :
Stunning Steve
from Quebec named George, and he was very patient & helpful. We walked
through all the steps, a few reboots, and 22 minutes later, problem was
solved.
I'm still puzzled that being an Bell/Aliant internet and antivirus customer
for the past 9-10 years without incident, how this could happen twice in a
3-month period. Thankfully, their service (and follow-up) was great-- no
waiting on hold on the phone (got through right away each time), and a
prompt reply like they promised. And for the record, he said Limewire would
not be the problem, and there was no need to remove it from my computer. He
said most of these "Scareware" programs usually come from social networking
sites (Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc.). We use neither-- totally
uninterested in them!
With so many people here on this NG having a love affair with criticizing
their service provider, I thought it would be nice for a change to post a
positive note. I'd reccomend Bell/Aliant to anybody.
"Stunning Steve" <nosp@mtoday> wrote in message
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David
but I would say he is not a senior person...
ALL activity where you download things from the net are potentially bad. The
AV product you get from Aliant is OK, but not a top-end product. Limewire is
very dangerous for those not very comfortable with computing. (i.e if you do
now know for sure if the file is an mp3 or an exe with "mp3" in the name... you
are asking for trouble).
Facebook and Twitter have been hit hard with malware lately... but that's not
surprising. 2008 had more new malware than EVERY YEAR before it (i.e more in
2008 than in the period of the first virus in 1984 to the end of 2007). 2009
is on target for significantly more than 2008.
Threat vectors for malware are always increasing... every new popular
technology is a new way for malware to get around. Malware is not about
screwing with your machine anymore... its about getting your money. Many
malware products out there are specifically designed to ONLY monitor your
online banking, for example. Its no longer smart techie kids playing
"one-upmanship" on each other... it is organized crime and it is a
multi-billion dollar industry.
I am glad you are smart enough to pay for and keep your AV up to date.
Consider getting and using a good personal firewall product as well. The cost
for using them is much lower than the cost of having your information stolen.
David.
"Stunning Steve" <nosp@mtoday> wrote in message
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Todd
of the malware there are even spelling mistakes. Like "Your're PC is
Infected..." lol
David a ï¿œcrit :
David
see are not the pros, they are the ones who are hacking around trying to get
identities then sell them on open market (via IRC usually). The pros are much
more polished and they don't sell your info, they use it for organized crime
financing.... sad but true reality of a multi-billion dollar industry on the
rise....
David.
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