Virus help

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A. M. Burton

I was told that the reason for my computer slowing down was that one of the
users of my PC opened quite a few porn sites, and that could have caused a
number of viruses to invade. Where do I go on my PC to see the viruses that
are on my PC and how do I remove them? Thanks.
 
A. M. Burton said:
I was told that the reason for my computer slowing down was that one of the
users of my PC opened quite a few porn sites, and that could have caused a
number of viruses to invade. Where do I go on my PC to see the viruses that
are on my PC and how do I remove them? Thanks.
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Here it is again if you didn't see it below under:
Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
RootkitRevealer v1.71
By Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/RootkitRevealer.mspx


Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (offline scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine (offline scanner):
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/

After the scan run disk cleanup on your drive.


2- Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
http://www.merijn.org/index.php
When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis) is
the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
HTH.
Let us know how it is going.
nass
 
A. M. Burton said:
I was told that the reason for my computer slowing down was that
one of the users of my PC opened quite a few porn sites, and that
could have caused a number of viruses to invade. Where do I go on
my PC to see the viruses that are on my PC and how do I remove
them?
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Depends on the viruses and what software is installed on 'your pc'.

Sounds like you *could* be infested and infected with spyware/adware and
viruses/trojans (they are different things.) You'll need a decent
antispyware application (or several) and a decent antivirus application.
Depending on your level of expertise - you might have better luck having
someone else fix it for you and/or wiping it clean and starting anew and not
letting other people utilize the computer with more than user rights.
 
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