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Computer Security Question
self ^ | January 16, 2015 | knarf

Posted on 01/16/2015 9:24:42 AM PST by knarf

Does an uninstalled walware REALLY uninstall the threat ?


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Reference
KEYWORDS: malware; security; virus
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To: knarf

Often it helps to manually check under the hood, so to speak to see what is going on. Run msconfig and then look under the startup tab to see what is actually starting when you boot. If there are weird, unidentifiable things starting, you can turn them off temporarily or permanently. Also check under the services tab. Usually things with no manufacturer name raises a red flag.


21 posted on 01/16/2015 9:51:54 AM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: kiryandil
We need to do a post on flash players & Java updaters. Those are the two "nags" that really get people into trouble.


Oh please, PLEASE do

We whom are not necessarily stupid but occasionally don't have security as an ongoing priority REALLY need that

And if you do ... develop a ping list and put me on it

I didn't know flash had recently put out an update

Some of us don't frequent the sites that alert / inform us about these things

22 posted on 01/16/2015 9:55:36 AM PST by knarf
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To: knarf

I turned off flash via the browser and only use it for YouTube.
So many of these sites have a sh!tload of embedded flash adverts. Now everything runs so much better!


23 posted on 01/16/2015 9:57:35 AM PST by nascarnation (....)
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To: kiryandil

Ping me if you start one.

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24 posted on 01/16/2015 9:57:38 AM PST by Mears
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To: knarf
No. 1 rule, never allow a popup to install anything on your computer. Make note of what company's product it is and go to the software's homepage to verify the need. Once at the software's website, they can check the version on your computer, or show you the number of the latest version you might need to update.

And any website that says you need some video player to view their content--run, you can find that content elsewhere.

Just my 2¢ for folks clicking in here.

25 posted on 01/16/2015 9:59:08 AM PST by W. (Bureaucracy kills enterprise, and communism doesen't work. Any OTHER bright ideas, 0bama?)
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To: kiryandil

scumware is right.


26 posted on 01/16/2015 9:59:47 AM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: W.

thanx dubya


27 posted on 01/16/2015 10:02:34 AM PST by knarf
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To: knarf

4 years with an iMac.
Zero problems.


28 posted on 01/16/2015 10:08:17 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: nascarnation
I installed Ghostery and don't have any problems with ads, pop ups/unders.

"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

29 posted on 01/16/2015 10:14:35 AM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: kiryandil
I will contribute to that thread as best I can. Ping me.

"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

30 posted on 01/16/2015 10:15:35 AM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Linux Mint 17.1 “Rebeca” just upgraded.

Sweetest OS I have ever used. And I have MacOSX, XP, 7, 8.1 (blah). The Linux and 3 windoze boxes are on a kvm switch.

The Linux box running on half the hardware of the windoze boxes, does circles around them. No problems with malware either. It is literally the sweetest OS I have ever used.


31 posted on 01/16/2015 10:17:55 AM PST by bicyclerepair (Ft. Lauderdale FL (zombie land). TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
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To: bicyclerepair
Linux Mint 17.1 “Rebeca” just upgraded.

Thanks for that - I'm overdue for an upgrade but I just haven't had the time. Mint is easy.

I'm becoming reconciled to the fact that CP/M may not be the OS of the future after all (sigh!)...

32 posted on 01/16/2015 10:21:33 AM PST by Billthedrill
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bfl


33 posted on 01/16/2015 10:27:17 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Shall Not Be Infringed)
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To: Mr. K; Brother Cracker
I use the free MalWareBytes as well as Avast.....for awhile on another computer, a computer whiz former neighbor had installed Crap Cleaner, but given the long menu of what/what-not to clean and remove confused the hell outta me - so I finally quit using it.

Each time I'd run it, all my logins and passwords got wiped away.

34 posted on 01/16/2015 10:27:32 AM PST by ErnBatavia (It ain't a "hashtag"....it's a damn pound sign. ###)
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To: b4its2late

CCleaner does nothing for cleaning malware.


35 posted on 01/20/2015 3:31:48 AM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: knarf

Your best bet is to go to a different computer to download two or three different free emergency antivirus CD/DVD bootable disk images. Go through the process to write them to disks. Make sure your system can boot directly from CD/DVD and load them.

They will be running Linux and will therefore not allow any Windows virus to interfere with your system getting cleaned.

I favor Avira as at least one of the choices.

Once your system is clean, choose your antivirus from reviews on this site:

av-comparatives.org

Happy cleaning.


36 posted on 01/20/2015 3:39:58 AM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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