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2 questions about Brontok
1. If I wipe the hard disk by reloading Windows, will it destroy Brontok?
2. I have all my data on a FLASH drive. I used virus software to destroy Brontok. Virus software (Etrust Anti Virus by Computer Associates) destroyed 99.9% of Brontok folders, but there is 1 folder that it will not destroy. That folder, again contains Brontok. The virus software just says "Open Error" instead of destroyed!
I don't want to spend $400 on Sophos or Nortons, just for 1 virus!
THANKS IF YOU CAN HELP!
www.google.com
type in avglook for the line that says free avg antivirus.
easy install, no cost ever.
it'll zap that bug or just store it in the bug vault.
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To answer your question. If the Virus resides solely in the WinXP environment then a simple format and re-install will eliminate it.
Chances are if you are normal you have forgotten to recover something important and you won't realize until after your re-install.
I suggest you try using a free AV program and also start performing regular backups, or better yet disk image to optical media.
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Even if you were willing to "spend $400" on Norton, you'd be back here in no time asking us how to remove it, due to the slowing down of your machine.
My (limited) experiences with Etrust left me unimpressed with its performance.
As advised above, try AVG free from Grisoft.Please let us know if you found someone's advice to be helpful.
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I would say to download Avast Free to your desktop...disable your present AV and then put a check mark in and have avast do a bootscan on reboot.
Avast IMO is much better than AVG because of Avast's real-time virus catching alerts with no scheduled scans or scheduled up-dates. I'm not too familiar with any other virus programs that alert you BEFORE the virus has a chance to get on your PC.
If there are others, I sure would like to hear about them! Thanks
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"Avast IMO is much better than AVG because of Avast's real-time virus catching alerts with no scheduled scans or scheduled up-dates. I'm not too familiar with any other virus programs that alert you BEFORE the virus has a chance to get on your PC."
Yeah, right. Just like it protected the OP in this thread. NOT!!
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That is too funny Sci-Guy, that poster has multiple problems (long before he tried Avast...LOL...which was obviously for the bootscan check)....did you find any AV's that actually alert you BEFORE a virus latches onto a pc?
Now that I would like to know....
I myself have expeienced Avast warnings in real-time...before any damage was done to my PC thus proving that Avast is working for me...no need for scheduled scans, scheduled up-dates, etc. That's pretty hard to beat for something that is free for home use.
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"long before he tried Avast."
I see nothing in that thread to indicate that Avast was installed after his problems began.
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Ok Sci-Guy, just reread the origional post.
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It doesn't matter how many times I read the original post (in the thread that I linked to). The fact doesn't change that there is nothing to suggest that Avast wasn't in place before his problems began.
If you say that there is mention of it, please back it up with a quote from the original post.
And don't kid yourself, no anti-virus software can detect a virus before it's on your hard drive. It might be found before it becomes active, but the fact is, that it's already downloaded onto your computer. That's exactly what AVGs Resident Shield does. In fact, most anti-virus software has a similar feature.
I'm not saying that Avast isn't a good product, just that it's not the "Holy Grail" that you seem to think it is.
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Sci-Guy, please stick to THIS post.
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After reading up on Avast, I have to admit that I was unaware of its' Web Shield. Of course, your description, "I myself have expeienced Avast warnings in real-time." makes it sound the same as AVGs' Resident Shield. Had you referred to the shields' proper name, much confusion could have been avoided. Web Shield does seem like a handy feature, but that's still no reason to keep shoving Avast down peoples throats, like you do.
"Sci-Guy, please stick to THIS post."
So, you never refer to other threads when trying to help someone? Oh wait, to fix any problem, install Avast and "do a bootscan on reboot".
"Say what you like...less than a week ago, a poster spammed the security forum with a virus link to infect people's PC's....guess what????????????
I clicked on the link and Avast told me to abort my connection because of a virus on that site....I DID, and notified Justin of this spammer and he took care of it."Oooh, my f@%#ing hero!!
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