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07-30-2008, 08:22 AM
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Please help me before I drop-kick my comp
I have possibly the worlds most annoying virus(es?). It keeps giving me loads of really irritating popups, occasionally plays random music at me, slows down my comp aaaaaaand it's a trojan. I keep running antivirus scans (using AVG, whatever that is) but it only sometimes picks up something, then tells me it's healed it, then the problems come back again! Can anyone out there help me?
 I'm off to work soonish but I'll check this thread when I get back 
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07-30-2008, 08:36 AM
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I couldn't find anything with that beginning bit but heres a shot of my 'virus vault', if that helps?
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07-30-2008, 10:08 AM
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Download AVG Free Edition 8.0.138 - FileHippo.com Download CCleaner 2.09.600 - FileHippo.com Download Comodo Firewall 3.0.25.378 - FileHippo.com Download SpywareBlaster 4.1 - FileHippo.com Download Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6 - FileHippo.com Download Firefox 3.0.1 - FileHippo.com If you don't have the latest version of those programs install them now. Your version of AVG is too old, if you're using Internet Explorer at least upgrade to IE 7 if you haven't already or use Firefox. Once you have those programs installed: Update and immunize spywareblaster Update, immunize and scan with spybot Update and scan with AVG Run CCleaner with all options on the cleaner tab checked except for old prefetch data under the windows heading. I never get viruses so I'm not entirely sure how to clean up after them. If all else fails you can reinstall windows. 
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07-30-2008, 10:24 AM
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You could always try losing AVG for a while and going to a company called ESET. Try their antivirus, called NOD32, and see if that clears it up.
Btw, try actually trashing the files once their in the vault. After all you're unlikely to need them again  You should also try an find out where you're getting these things from. I found that it was only a couple of sites which infected my pc, out of the range I visit. I simply stopped going there.
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07-30-2008, 06:26 PM
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I think those links and antivirusness worked! Thanks so much for all the help
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