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| Thread ID: 76591 | 2007-02-06 04:20:00 | Poll: Stubbon Spyware & Viruses | radium (8645) | Press F1 |
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| 523126 | 2007-02-06 08:10:00 | No matter how long it takes, then $50 is a good price as some sure can take 5 or 10 minutes, but some can take bloody ages. Do you ever use online virus scans Speedy, I have used Trend Micro's house call, but then I have run AVG afterwards which found a lot more than trend micro did. Viruses scanning and viruses removal tools are time consuming to run, but are necessary. Also Speedy when doing a virus scan should a full scan always be done or are there some folders that viruses are likley to reside in which could be selected to speed up scan times? Cheers |
radium (8645) | ||
| 523127 | 2007-02-06 08:26:00 | Do you ever use online virus scans Speedy, I have used Trend Micro's house call, but then I have run AVG afterwards which found a lot more than trend micro did. Nah not really, I just use Avast and do a scan every week or 2. Altho, I have bookmarked some sites that do scan a system / and files. Viruses scanning and viruses removal tools are time consuming to run, but are necessary. They are necessary sometimes, it depends on where u go and what you do on the net. Obviously, if you're into P2P or something, its a good idea to scan everything you get. Also Speedy when doing a virus scan should a full scan always be done or are there some folders that viruses are likely to reside in which could be selected to speed up scan times? A full scan would be better, even tho it'll take a bit longer. The system volume information folder (which is usually hidden, its for system restore, is a good hiding place for malware / trojans). Avast here kept on telling me I had Tenga ( a network worm). I only share one folder, but it insisted I had it lol. I then did a scan on this system volume information folder, and (sure enough) Avast picked it up there. So, in the end I turned system restore off, booted into safe mode, and added myself as admin to this folder. Then I went into the system volume folder and deleted everything in it to make sure it was dead and gone. Avast hasn't picked this Tenga worm up again since. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 523128 | 2007-02-06 21:31:00 | Because their pcs quite often have those stickers that void the warranty if you open them up, which would prevent me from hooking up their drive to my hdd as a slave and copying their files over in case the o/s won't load. I guess I'm wasting my time telling you that opening the case does NOT void the warranty, no matter what the seller/supplier says or writes. Unless the supplier can point to a specific action or event that physically damaged the hardware, all warranty rights remain as per the CGA. If you don't believe me, phone or email Consumer magazine or Consumer Affairs. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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