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bushbandit

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hi guys .howdy . having problem with some virus's and no matter what I do I cannot get rid of the pesky buggers
I've taken me computer to Mr fix it guy and when he calls to say pick it up. and low & behold some are still there . ( fat lot of good he done ) and now my internet ( Google ) has been taken over to some other name
QVO6:mad: no idea how or what that is.!!! each time I reset it back to Google it still opens up with that page.
my main concern is the virus in my computer how do I get rid of them . my virus scanner is no darn goog cause it says it clean none found. help please.:cry:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    hp
No antivirus is perfect, you have to be really careful and make sure you don't surf dangerously and download from risky sites, plus always keep every aspect of your machine totally up to date, including any parts you may not use, IE for example if you use another browser.

Look for suggestions as this help file I posted over at the McAfee Forums where I volunteer: https://community.mcafee.com/docs/DOC-2168
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 7 Ult SP1 + Win 10 Pro - (x64)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware® ALX X58
    CPU
    Intel® Core i7-975 Extreme 3.86 GHz 8MB Cache
    Motherboard
    ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Socket 1366 Core i7, Dual Triple Channel DDR3 Mem
    Memory
    24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295/Hauppauge HVR2250 TV Tuner
    Sound Card
    Onboard Soundmax® High definition Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung XL2370 LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080P
    Hard Drives
    2 X 500gb SATA
    1 X 1TB SATA
    1 X 3TB external eSATA
    (Non-RAID)
    PSU
    Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
    Case
    Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce 3.0 Video Cooling
    Cooling
    Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
    Keyboard
    Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired
    Mouse
    Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired
    Internet Speed
    1tbs
    Other Info
    Using non-RAID on purpose as I find it too fussy and temperamental.
What antivrius do you use? And if you want you could download and install ad-aware free (Its great because it removes them to :) )
and run a scan after installing it. Most of the viruses will be detected. But you might have to re-install windows 8 after wiping the hard drive (that is a last resort though). Or go to Gems -> settings -> change pc settings -> General -> Factory restore.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer
    CPU
    AMD A4 1Ghz APU Dual-Core
    Motherboard
    Acer Aspire V5-122P (Socket FT1)
    Memory
    4Gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    512MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 8210 (Acer Incorporated [ALI])
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touch screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 @ 60 mHz
    Hard Drives
    500GB Western Digital WDC WD50 00LPVX-22V0TT0 SATA Disk Device (SATA)
    Cooling
    fan cooling slot left side near processor
    Internet Speed
    40 mb a second (average)
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    AVG 2014, Ad aware free, Zone alarm Free firewall
    Other Info
    ITS A NETBOOK

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 64bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba
    CPU
    Intel i3, 2348
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD3000
When you get a virus the only thing to do is backup your data and do a fresh reinstall of windows then run the update facility until no more updates are found. If I knew I had a virus I would not trust any software that said it was totally removed, you don't know what else has been planted on your system.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel 3770K i7 Ivy Bridge oc 4.5 GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77 Premium
    Memory
    32GB Corsair Platinum
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GTX 780
    Hard Drives
    Crucial 512GB SSD
    2x 3TB Seagate
    PSU
    Corsair HX850
    Case
    Corsair White Graphite 600T
    Cooling
    Corsair H80i
    Keyboard
    Roccat Isku
    Mouse
    Roccat Kone XTD
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