| What's the best program to use for malware removal? [message #379312] |
Wed, 08 April 2009 19:11  |
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R315r4z0r
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On my laptop I have a few malware files that I can't get rid of. I know they are there for a fact because:
1. The entire computer and internet connection runs extremely slow, much slower than it ran normally.
2. I get popups randomly when connected to the internet, which I never before gotten unless on specific sites.
3. I can see 3 common malware files in my startup programs list when I type in 'msconfig' in Run. (They keep on re-enabling themselves to start upon boot). I first noticed them on around April 1st. (I figured it was ironic because I didn't get the virus everyone was so afraid of, but, instead, got a different one on the same day.)
The files are:
- Vehotora
- Vewalimu
- Tavagato
Sometimes they change their names when I reboot after telling them not to start automatically on boot. (Which doesn't do anything because they just enable themselves again anyway)
Anyway, I've tried many different solutions.
1. Finding the files manually and deleting them. They are supposedly in my System32 folder, but no such files exist.
2. Used my virus scanner (Avast! 4.8 ) to scan and tell me what to do with them. It doesn't detect them.
3. Used Ad-Aware. But its scanners didn't detect anything at all after 2 hours of scanning.
4. I downloaded some virus scanner from the internet called 'Exterminate-it!' That scanner worked exceptionally well, it found the files I wanted it to find plus many other ones and registry errors... however it was a trial program and I needed to pay $30 to actually let the program remove the problem files...
I am 100% positive that these files DO exist. Does anyone know of any other programs that I can download for free that can give me a decent scan and actually remove the files?
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