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Discussion in 'Technology' started by higherlux, Oct 31, 2009.

  1. Oct 31, 2009 at 7:59 AM
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    ok so dose anyone know of a good free virus removal thing i can download to get the trojan virus off my computer

    also my computer isnt showing the start menu task bar or the desktop icons

    could some one help me please????? there will be greenies involved to anyone who helps me ;)
     
    higherlux, Oct 31, 2009
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  2. Oct 31, 2009 at 8:19 AM
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    shot you a pm for getting your desktop back, will post here if it does the trick
     
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  3. Oct 31, 2009 at 9:36 AM
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    nope it didnt work :(
     
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  4. Oct 31, 2009 at 9:52 AM
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    Maybe try AVG? It's a free download chris4x4 told me about.
     
    Packman73, Oct 31, 2009
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  5. Oct 31, 2009 at 10:08 AM
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    i would try avast free antivirus. boot into safe mode when scanning. avast also does a boot scan before windows fully loads.
     
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  6. Oct 31, 2009 at 11:51 AM
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    Try Spybot Search & Destroy. It's free. It's not an anti-virus but it can detect and remove a lot of malwares. See screenshot.

    Make to update it before using.

    Capture.jpg
     
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  7. Oct 31, 2009 at 1:03 PM
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    thanks guys ill try them
     
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  8. Oct 31, 2009 at 1:09 PM
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    :eek: well i didnt wanna say how i got it :eek:
     
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  9. Oct 31, 2009 at 1:20 PM
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    well now i want a mac:eek:
     
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  10. Oct 31, 2009 at 1:41 PM
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    Save everything you want to keep and format/reinstall your OS.
     
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  11. Nov 3, 2009 at 1:13 PM
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    can you get a start bar by booting in safe mode?

    and if you need to access files on the drive you can use a linux live cd to access the drive and copy to an external hard drive or thumb drive
     
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  12. Nov 3, 2009 at 1:21 PM
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    x2 on the porn :laugh: Use your school computers for that :p
     
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  13. Nov 3, 2009 at 1:26 PM
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    We use this at work.

    www.malwarebytes.org/
     
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  14. Nov 3, 2009 at 4:37 PM
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    no ill get in big trouble for that:eek: ans what do you think ive been useing since my computer stoped working ;)
    i tried it but it didnt work for me



    update problem seems to be resolved i had my computernerd of a friend take a look at it and he seems to have fixed it
     
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  15. Nov 3, 2009 at 4:41 PM
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    if you ever lose the taskbar and icons again, hold ctrl+alt+del then start the task manager. under the applications tab, click new task and type explorer.exe. this should help
     
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  16. Nov 3, 2009 at 4:42 PM
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    yupp bob told me to do this
    now i feel like a nerd :eek:
     
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  17. Nov 3, 2009 at 5:42 PM
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    how d u think i feel knowing how to do this off the top of my head?:D

    it is fun to stop this process on other kids computers at school and watch them panic.
     
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  18. Nov 3, 2009 at 5:44 PM
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    haha i bet it is


    soooo how do you stop it? :spy:
     
    higherlux, Nov 3, 2009
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