since the start of this year my computer has been pumped with viruses, 1274to be exact! and when AVG says they canot be healed

HELP!

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Cody

Computer 1 - Toshiba 4200: Pentium III, 1Gb HD, 128Mb RAM, Win ME

Computer 2 - Optima: Celeron D, 40Gb HD, 512Mb RAM, Win XP

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Which virus'?
Have you gone to other makers (like McAfee and Symmantec) to see about the manual removal?

Try this link, it has a very good and thorough method for removing virus'

Malware Removal and Prevention: Introduction - CastleCopsWiki

It's well worth the reading and learning as you go through this process, that is one thing I like about CastleCops, they strive to inform, not just fix.

thats!

the main viruses are Trojan Horse and js/downloader

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Cody

Computer 1 - Toshiba 4200: Pentium III, 1Gb HD, 128Mb RAM, Win ME

Computer 2 - Optima: Celeron D, 40Gb HD, 512Mb RAM, Win XP

Try running a Trend Micro Housecall:
Trend Micro HouseCall - Free Online Virus and Spyware Scan - Trend Micro USA

This goes to show how effective AVG is. You might want to consider uninstalling AVG and installing Avast, and running a boot-time scan.

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Yes just as Ash said "You might want to consider uninstalling AVG and installing Avast, and running a boot-time scan" but before you do that you might also wanna turn off your system restore cause virus can reinfect your computer by placing themselves in there. To do this you have to (Right click on my computer --- Left click on Properties ---- Go up to System Restore and Check the turn off System Restore box) Then run a virus scan. Preferably in safe mode.

I suggest getting Avast Home Edition that will get rid of your problems.

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Reformat yr comp.(do a online scan first)

i would do exactly as what the guy above me said but also Formatting your hardrive would be your ulimate best choice, dont forget that if you have anything important to back up the files on anything you can becuase once you format it you will never get those files back
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Also try doing a system restore to an earlier date.

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id see what avast can catch... it will usually get what avg misses , but its residential protection is horrible

Thats the worst advice i have heard for a while now.


Considering most coders inject a small amount of code to infect all past system restores. As well as the new modifications to the latest OS - Vista. its easier! No images to add/edit - straight cache files to hex.




Best thing to do is scan from web scanner or remote box and then clean manually from there.

AV's are useless imo.

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Well cody.............I hope that the information that you have received from others already has solved your problem. Since you have not posted any reply to your thread in a while it is hard for me to offer you any assistance right now. Mainly due to the fact that you have been given some excellent assistance already in solving your problem. If not, please let us know!!!

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Well, My system has had it! i am just going to format it and start agian, thank!

I download avast using Utorrent and that just totaled my system!

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Computer 1 - Toshiba 4200: Pentium III, 1Gb HD, 128Mb RAM, Win ME

Computer 2 - Optima: Celeron D, 40Gb HD, 512Mb RAM, Win XP

I hope it works out for you then. If you need other assistance in this matter, do not hesitate to post. As you can see there are many others who are more than willing to give you excellent advice. And as always, assist others when you can as well.

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