I need to find a virus removal program. My computer has a virus I can't find but several years ago (with the same problem) I downloaded a french virus removal system that cleaned my PC 100%. It was free for one time use only and I spaced on bookmarking it. For giggles does anyone know what I am talking about or have a suggestion?
Rich
I think you maybe you are thinking of F-secure? it's a Finnish company (Helsinki, Finland)
I used to use a dos version of it MANY MANY years ago... it was quite good... these days however.. not as good or popular... kaspersky is pretty much been the leader in terms of detection/removal and fairly low false positives... and it's cost is low compared to other vendors... I see their (KIS) internet security package at office depot for 15 bucks and that's for 3 licenses (all computers must be in same household- same IP) --- however... there is a free AV that has topped the charts too... Baidu..
http://antivirus.baidu.com/en/
top rated.... extremely fast install and scans... very low on cpu usage
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/baidu-antivirus-ranks-first-place-av-comparatives-performance-test-receives-advanced-nasdaq-bidu-1921386.htm
test results http://antivirus.baidu.com/news/2014-06-16/1409402461.html
I've installed it on many of my friends and clients computers.. nothing but good news..
I'm even running Baidu's browser called Spark.. not too bad.. it's chrome based.
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many people posting here think they have a virus but what most people have are PUPS/adware.. (some antiviruses don't even scan for PUPS) so I'm going to include what I post here often.. a mini-malware-removal guide.. it'll pretty much fix 98 percent of the problems most people face.
these days what is common are PUPs..potentially unwanted programs that gives adware that came in a bundle with something else.. .
run adwcleaner and junkware removal tool .. you can get them here
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/windows/security-utilities/
and then do additional cleanup with MBAM
https://www.malwarebytes.org
then go check your browsers for any "bad" extensions.. remove if possible.. if none are seen, and you still have adware in your browsers, then you'll need to reset your browsers.. (google on how to reset them)..and also set homepage and search engine defaults
for virus / trojan detection that you can use in conjunction with any real time AV you have. these scan tools don't offer real time protection but are good removal tools
online scanner from eset
http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner
and / or kaspersky's avptool
http://www.kaspersky.com/antivirus-removal-tool?form=1
after it's cleaned out... install (into firefox) a popup blocker adblock plus, adblock edge and another addon called noscript. also while at malwarebytes, look at it's free anti-exploit as another form of protection