My PC is SHIT after a virus...

[`Pepper.]

Fisrt download all the drivers you need. My lan card needs it or it runs like poop.

[KScorp]

I hate computer problems. They always get messed up in the weirdest ways and they usually have even weirder solutions.

 

First off, you should probably look up some info on the virus you got. You can often find how the virus messes with your system, and how to fix it. Since you already recovered from a partition, the biggest concern is to find out if that virus you had would have infected your recovery partition.

 

Regardless if you find any info on it or not, you should probably run a virus scan in safe mode. I use avast, since it's free and does a very good job of detecting viruses. (I do sometimes have trouble with it's UI though...) You can use any program you want, just be sure to do it in safe mode. That way, you can be more certain that your anti-virus isn't being manipulated when scanning. (Some viruses block access to infected files or screw up the scanning process.)

 

Lastly, if you are indeed virus-free, you should download every update to Windows and update all your drivers. If your computer came with a bunch of bloatware when you reformatted, such as applications by HP or Dell, you'd want to delete those. I suggest Decrapifier if you have such a case. (Your anti virus may complain about it. Don't worry, it's safe.)

 

However, if you have your Windows disk and have the ability to reformat your drive COMPLETELY and reinstall windows from scratch, I suggest you do so. However, I know that some manufactures that have recovery partitions refuse to give you the actual disk, and make it difficult to reinstall from scratch. (This was the case with my sister's laptop. Took a few days to completely cure hers from a similar virus.)

 

Lastly, I do have a question. Is this just internet related, or are offline programs much slower as well? Also, are you able to update your anti-virus?

[Wrathek]

thanks jager ol' buddy. always looking for more tools to use at work.

[Itch]

what the fuck are you talking about pot? malwarebytes will remove it all, entirely free. all you get if you pay is a kernel level active scan, and this new "flash scan" they added in the most recent version.

 

I wouldn't recommend it so vehemently if it didn't remove it all. I use it every day at work. Idk what i'd do without it.

 

MalwareBytes is very good, However it is not perfect/bullet proof.

My father got a variant of Fake AV that Malwarebytes would not properly detect/clean. I ended up having to use ComboFix to get rid of it. McAfee Stinger is a very useful tool as well.

[Tweezy]

If you don't mind illegally getting a peice of software, I would recommend downloading the trial version of BitDefender security 2010, then downloading this crack (Pm me, rather not get busted, again, for advertising...)

 

Then do a couple of scans in safe mod, it also has a live virus protection, and "gamer" mode It's an awesome peice of software!

[Wrathek]

MalwareBytes is very good, However it is not perfect/bullet proof.

My father got a variant of Fake AV that Malwarebytes would not properly detect/clean. I ended up having to use ComboFix to get rid of it. McAfee Stinger is a very useful tool as well.

 

i know its not. whenever malwarebytes can't get rid of something, 99.99% of the time, deleting the user's profile gets rid of the malware entirely.

[`Pepper.]

reinstalling the os is easier.

[Wrathek]

not remotely. i go through every possible measure to reduce the pain caused by reformatting and reinstalling my OS, but when i have to do so, it still takes hours and hours to set it back the way it needs to be.