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PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)

15. I feel for you.

Reply to 1monster (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 04:04 PM

Sep 2012

I don't miss dealing with those one bit.

You could too.
http://distrowatch.com/

(I did see your post on needing MS only software for work. I do keep an xp install in VM. I have a clean backup if it ever gets infected to do a quick delete/replace/continue.)

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I just spent about two hours cleaning a Smithfraud c generic Trojan Horse from [View all] 1monster Sep 2012 OP

Thank you for sharing and glad you got your machine fixed. n/t Hotler Sep 2012 #1

So am I! This has been a bad couple of months with hugh payments due on various 1monster Sep 2012 #2

Combofix is my best antivirus tool for really dug in malware. yourout Sep 2012 #3

Thanks, I'll check it out. 1monster Sep 2012 #6

Congrats,SmithFraude is pernicious. Rain Mcloud Sep 2012 #4

For business reasons, I need the Windows programs. This is the first Trojan I've had in 1monster Sep 2012 #8

Good for you. I always have to spend money to get things like this cleaned out. virgogal Sep 2012 #5

Here's the url that led me to the virus killer... 1monster Sep 2012 #7

I've been lucky with Avast AV free version. Before that, had McAfee. Before that, Norton. Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #9

I've used Avast in the past and liked it, but that was the antivirus I was using the last time 1monster Sep 2012 #11

Wow. Why do you get so many viruses, I wonder? Do you open spam email, maybe? Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #13

I've had a computer since about the same time and have had three viruses in that 1monster Sep 2012 #14

Be sure to un a full scan with malwarebytes after. Egnever Sep 2012 #10

Kaspersky was on the TDSSkiller I downloaded... 1monster Sep 2012 #12

I feel for you. PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #15