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steveo777 wrote:All system restore does is let you take the computer back in time to a period where it was not giving you trouble. A virus could still technically be on your hard drive, since those files are still stored, incase you wanted to reverse the system restore. If the system is working fine now, make sure you run a good up to date virus scan immediately.
Jana wrote:my computer went down with viruses and worms a month ago. I paid 150 to have it removed. It was loaded. The next day viruses popping up again. He said there were more that he didn't get off. Got it back, same thing. I took it to my original tech guy and he still found a lot of old viruses deep in the computer. Another $150 and he said clean. next day still showed up again. I took it back and made him wipe my system clean and reload. I knew there was something embedded deep that was never going to be cleaned without reinstalling the operating system and then putting my clean files back on. Working fine now.
Thenightbull wrote:steveo777 wrote:All system restore does is let you take the computer back in time to a period where it was not giving you trouble. A virus could still technically be on your hard drive, since those files are still stored, incase you wanted to reverse the system restore. If the system is working fine now, make sure you run a good up to date virus scan immediately.
Thanks steve what are some you would recommend?
Jana wrote:Thenightbull wrote:steveo777 wrote:All system restore does is let you take the computer back in time to a period where it was not giving you trouble. A virus could still technically be on your hard drive, since those files are still stored, incase you wanted to reverse the system restore. If the system is working fine now, make sure you run a good up to date virus scan immediately.
Thanks steve what are some you would recommend?
Avast
Microsoft Essentials
You can download them free
I find them better than McAfee
Thenightbull wrote:Jana wrote:Thenightbull wrote:steveo777 wrote:All system restore does is let you take the computer back in time to a period where it was not giving you trouble. A virus could still technically be on your hard drive, since those files are still stored, incase you wanted to reverse the system restore. If the system is working fine now, make sure you run a good up to date virus scan immediately.
Thanks steve what are some you would recommend?
Avast
Microsoft Essentials
You can download them free
I find them better than McAfee
Are you steve?? J/k thanks jana
Thenightbull wrote:steveo777 wrote:All system restore does is let you take the computer back in time to a period where it was not giving you trouble. A virus could still technically be on your hard drive, since those files are still stored, incase you wanted to reverse the system restore. If the system is working fine now, make sure you run a good up to date virus scan immediately.
Thanks steve what are some you would recommend?
Jana wrote:Thenightbull wrote:Jana wrote:Thenightbull wrote:steveo777 wrote:All system restore does is let you take the computer back in time to a period where it was not giving you trouble. A virus could still technically be on your hard drive, since those files are still stored, incase you wanted to reverse the system restore. If the system is working fine now, make sure you run a good up to date virus scan immediately.
Thanks steve what are some you would recommend?
Avast
Microsoft Essentials
You can download them free
I find them better than McAfee
Are you steve?? J/k thanks jana
well, those recommendations came from my computer tech guys to me, not from me. I know nothing.
The Sushi Hunter wrote:So how do you think your computer got the virus?
Thenightbull wrote:The Sushi Hunter wrote:So how do you think your computer got the virus?
That's what i'm still trying to figure out, i went to one of the websites i usually do and was about to click on a link and then bam this virus removal thing came up and it wouldn't let me open anything else.
Thenightbull wrote:The Sushi Hunter wrote:So how do you think your computer got the virus?
That's what i'm still trying to figure out, i went to one of the websites i usually do and was about to click on a link and then bam this virus removal thing came up and it wouldn't let me open anything else.
The Sushi Hunter wrote:Thenightbull wrote:The Sushi Hunter wrote:So how do you think your computer got the virus?
That's what i'm still trying to figure out, i went to one of the websites i usually do and was about to click on a link and then bam this virus removal thing came up and it wouldn't let me open anything else.
Was it a porn site and were you clicking on a link that says "see pictures of me naked" or shit like that? I know someone that this happens to quite often and he always clicks on those regardless even though he knows it usually means his computer will get a virus.
mikemarrs wrote:it was a year ago this month that rip rokken reccommended avast to me and its been very good so far.way better than the mcaffee i had before.avast will tell you as soon as you enter a site if its virus infected or not.
Thenightbull wrote:Would having a new harddrive put in just be easier?
slucero wrote:if I remember right there's a type of virus called a "rootkit" that will install itself in firmware... so erasing ones HD still doesn't kill the virus...
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