VIRUS REMOVAL FROM WINDOWS - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: simon christo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2024, 02:02:46 pm
content: Hi there!!! I've received a Virus on my PC, and all itdoes, is sits on the right bottom corner, saying myAntivirus, is Out-Of-Date!!It's only there if the PC is on the Net, otherwise, thePC, works fine (whilst off the Net).I checked Control Panel, and knew the name:ffd...most likely the culprit, and removed it.But it keepson coming back to Program Files Directory!!There's, no sign of it on the Downloads Register,either.What is the best way to remove it??Tah, Simon

author: Postal2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2024, 03:01:28 pm
content: https://free.drweb.ru/download+cureit+free/

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 02, 2024, 12:39:30 am
content: Is your anti-virus out of date?

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2024, 12:44:56 am
content: shutdown your computer and use another to create bootable usb key or cd-rom, a virus can be protected by windows and can not be easily removed ...emisoft emergency tool kit, dr web antivirus on a bootable media, and otherit could be some startup virus or anything else you need to check what is runned / executed at boot / start ...

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2024, 12:54:36 am
content: Warning, for some web browsers, like FireFox, there are javascript style pop-up window viruses you get from some websites which place a borderless window on your desktop claiming you anti-virus windows defender is out of date and/or it has detected a virus on your system. Note that this is only a virus within your web-browser, not windows, that is until you accidentally click on it's message.(Manual removal instructions)If you weren't fooled and killed your web browser's task in time, the fix would be to un-install your web browser and then delete all it's hidden recovery files folder in your Documents & Settings / Application Data / web-browser's local storage for all users. Then re-install your web browser. There wont be any bookmarks to import as the local-storage cleaning purges absolutely everything.Hope you have a backup of your bookmarks (Though, you can back them up now, but not the login passwords...) and password list.....Good luck.

author: simon christo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 03, 2024, 07:10:40 pm
content: Thanks, to all, for your Speedy replies!!Tah, Simon.

author: simon christo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 04, 2024, 08:15:00 am
content: Hi again!! I removed 2 Mic**ft Ed** files, one the main one, and the other a Web Type.When I search 'Documents and Settings" on C drive, and it's not there!! I've got Windows 10.Tah, Simon.

author: Bicurico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 04, 2024, 12:14:52 pm
content: If you ever get a virus or toyan on your computer, the only reasonable thing to do is to format the system drive and reinstall Windows.

author: simon christo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 04, 2024, 06:57:06 pm
content: Ok, I see what you mean,Tah, Simon.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2024, 12:17:50 am
content: Quote from: Bicurico on July 04, 2024, 12:14:52 pmThat's a bit drastic. I hope you don't suggest the same for people.

author: Bicurico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2024, 12:56:10 am
content: Rude of yours suggesting I would like to eliminate virus infected people.Why is it drastic? If you have a system partition, reinstalling Windows and applications should take a couple of hours. The result is a clean OS (not considering BIOS hacks).How long does it take to "clean" the virus and how sure can you be, that the virus didn't download other malware?Now consider using such a system to do banking, taxes and other confidential applications.

author: radiolistener
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2024, 08:54:39 pm
content: You can't remove virus from Windows, because virus is important part of WindowsIf talk seriously, you need to boot from bootable USB and wipe all data on all hard drives, then remove partition tables and reformat HDD, but even this cannot guarantee that virus will be wiped and not infect a new Windows installation.Quote from: Bicurico on July 05, 2024, 12:56:10 amYeah, that's what happens when virus infects your system - it downloads thousands of other viruses and then they re-download each other if some of viruses will be wiped.

author: Karel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2024, 09:45:51 pm
content: If you ever get a virus or troyan on your computer, the only reasonable thing to do is to format the system drive andreinstallwindowsLinux.