Need help i think my Computer is spyware/malware/virus infected.?

Malwarebytes from- http://www.malwarebytes.org/

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Superantispyware from- http://www.superantispyware.com/

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The sad thing is that you played right into the malware and virus makers' hand by panicking and allowing them to "scan" your computer. You were actually giving them the capability to infect your computer! Sneaky, huh?

You can run antivirus and antispyware programs, but the sad fact is if you have found one virus on your computer, you probably have several. Cleaning the computer now requires you to follow these steps, because modern viruses and spyware entrench themselves in files that your computer needs in order to run:

1. Virus-check your data files (not application files-- you have installer CDs for those).

2. Back up the data files, getting them off your hard drive.

3. Get your original operating system CDs that came with your computer.

4. Boot your computer from the operating system CD.

5. Select the option that erases your hard drive and then reinstall your system software.

6. Turn on your software firewall that came with your operating system.

7. Reconnect to the internet, and download *all* Windows updates, no matter how long it takes.

8. Reinstall your application software, and update the applications as much as you can.

9. Reinstall your data files.

10. Create a limited user account on your system that does *not* have administrator access, and web surf only from this account.

Yes, this is a pain in the butt. No, there is no other way. No, antivirus and antispyware programs cannot fix this problem on its own.

So, what do you do in the future?

1. Never click on links you find in an e-mail.

2. Never open an e-mail attachment, ever.

3. Only download files from a reputable website that you know is on the up-and-up.

4. Never use bit-torrent and other file-sharing programs.

5. Never use an unsolicited drive-checking site.

6. Turn off all java and java scripting by default, and only enable java and java scripting for sites that you know you can trust.

7. Never read an unsolicited e-mail, and delete spam immediately. It is possible to be hacked by reading an e-mail alone.

Please adhere to the 'dont's' I provided above, because you will have to repeat the cleaning steps that I listed first *every time you get infected.* Anti-spyware and anti-virus programs are good to have, but they are a second line of defense. The best way to protect your system is you, and changing your behavior.

Good luck!

Malware are not always the cause why your system is getting slow.

Another reason is of course, it may lack proper tweaking.

Here are a few tips:

Get a registry cleaner. I recommend you use CCleaner. It can be downloaded for free in this link. Use it to clean useless files and registry errors. Cleaning those will hopefully speed up your system.

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

Also try disk defragmenting.

You can also try other anti spyware and security products such as AVG 9.0 and Avira.

But note that no Antivirus out there seems to perform at its very best when you do not buy its premium functions.

If your system is really bad, that none of those tips seem to work, consider reinstalling the operating system.

Yes, not all spyware or malware is detectable by anti-virus software.

AVG is a trustworthy, free Anti-virus program.

McAfee and Norton are commonly used as well, though not free.

Anytime you see ads saying you need to download something to remove spyware, it is a ploy to get you to download spyware/malware/viruses. Just ignore them.

If you can't seem to get rid of the spyware with the antivirus, a clean install of the operating system is your best bet. This is a drastic measure, but it is guaranteed to remove any and all spyware.

Consider this an excellent time to recognize that your operating system is defective. I recommend replacing it with one of:

http://fedora.redhat.com/

http://www.centos.org/

http://www.opensuse.org/

http://www.debian.org/

http://www.ubuntu.org/

http://www.slackware.org/

http://www.freebsd.org/

http://www.opensolaris.org/

Any of these will be more reliable, less susceptible to viri, uses your hardware more efficiently, and they're all free.

Personally, if I had some money, I'd actually buy a Mac. The total cost of ownership is less than that of Windows, (initially it costs more, but reliability, security and viri issues inevitably make Windows cost more). The level of frustration is always lower than with Windows.

If you must run a Windows app, then you install Vmware or any of the other PC emulators and run Windows in a virtual machine (this can be done on most of the above OSs and certainly on the Macs). You ONLY run that app on that virtual machine. You browse and do everything network related on the host Mac to keep secure and virus free.

Its true, I spend more time on Windows than Macs but that's simply because my job is to fix computer problems, and, frankly, that difference in cost of ownership PAYS MY SALARY. Perhaps I should be advertising Windows just to keep myself in business.

I suggest the various free-wares because, well, they're free and although they are harder to learn than the Mac, they certainly are more reliable than Windows.

here is a list of free online virus scans Safety.Live.com(that one is Microsoft's) Symantec.com Housecall.TrendMicro.com Comodo.com...Comodo.com offers a free security suite plus other free items to protect your online banking and shopping accounts from the makers of Comodo Firewall Pro...Avira.com has free antivirus/antispyware they make a great product

You probably entered a rogue website.

Learn more about rogue applications here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_security_softwa...

Boot to safe mode with networking, and download malwarebytes antimalware

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Install it, update it, run a full scan, and remove anything it finds.

Also download superantispyware, or you may well want to run a superantispyware online scan.

superantispyware

http://www.superantispyware.com/

superantispyware online scan

http://www.superantispyware.com/onlinescan.html

If you don't have antivirus software installed, download doctor web cureit first

http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/?lng=en

Microsoft Malicious software removal tool

http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/de...

If you want to switch antivirus software, here are some options

AVG free

http://free.avg.com/au-en/homepage

Microsoft Security Essentials

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

Avira Antivir

http://www.free-av.com/

Or you may want to update and run avast antivirus on demand scanner.

You can download Latest Antivirus Software for any Best Antivirus Comparison site. Hear a site that can provide you best secure for you PC you can try on bestantivirusreviewed.com site.

Usually when i get to the point where i think that the computer is overrun by viruses etc, i just reformat and start over.