Malware on my computer - Blu-ray Forum

Batman1980 · 06-11-2009, 08:08 PM

Already tried using Spysweeper and Antivir and ad-aware, no joy. Anything else I can try before I send my computer in for service?

Sussudio · 06-11-2009, 08:10 PM

spybot FTW

download 1.62, the updates, immunize, and do a scan...

Rantlers · 06-11-2009, 08:10 PM

How is it affecting your computer?

bongzilla · 06-11-2009, 08:14 PM

You might try counterspy, you can get a full functioning copy free for a couple of weeks, I,ve been using this for a couple of years and never
had any critters.

http://www.counterspy.com/

Blu_Ray_UK2007 · 06-11-2009, 08:17 PM

Malwarebytes

Batman1980 · 06-11-2009, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rantlers

How is it affecting your computer?

I have a 75 GB HD that just went from 37 to 24 GB recently for some reason.

brettallica · 06-11-2009, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sussudio

spybot FTW

download 1.62, the updates, immunize, and do a scan...

Spybot.

Booyah.

DetroitSportsFan · 06-11-2009, 11:35 PM

Yeah, give Spybot a try. It finds a lot of stuff.

dadkins · 06-12-2009, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu_Ray_UK2007

Malwarebytes

Yes! MBAM!

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Batman1980 · 06-12-2009, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Yeah, give Spybot a try. It finds a lot of stuff.

It found a few things but there's still stuff taking up a bunch of room on my HD.

Hey can someone else help me find out what kind of SATA drive I'd need for my Compaq Presario V6000?

dadkins · 06-12-2009, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

It found a few things but there's still stuff taking up a bunch of room on my HD.

Hey can someone else help me find out what kind of SATA drive I'd need for my Compaq Presario V6000?

Have you done a drive cleanup yet? Temp files? Tried CrapCleaner?
http://www.ccleaner.com/

You need to get something that has a disk space explorer.
It will show you what is where.
I use TuneUp Utilities:

Jellybeans · 06-12-2009, 01:19 AM

Get yourself SpyBot, Avast Anti-Virus and you are all set!

Meeklo · 06-12-2009, 01:31 AM

You could always reformat....much cheaper

Batman1980 · 06-12-2009, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meeklo

You could always reformat....much cheaper

Yes but I have like 20 programs on my HD, would be a pain in the rear to re-download and re-install all of them. The TuneUp seems to be doing the trick anyways...

Batman1980 · 06-12-2009, 02:24 AM

The odd thing right now is the more the Tune Up defrags, the less room there seems to be on my HD, not sure why that is.

OrlandoEastwood · 06-12-2009, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

Yes but I have like 20 programs on my HD, would be a pain in the rear to re-download and re-install all of them. The TuneUp seems to be doing the trick anyways...

External hard drives come in handy for problems like this.

groovyone · 06-12-2009, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu_Ray_UK2007

Malwarebytes

+1

Batman1980 · 06-12-2009, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

External hard drives come in handy for problems like this.

I have 2 but a bunch of stuff has to be saved internally, like IM programs. Bleh if it comes to that, I WILL format the drive(provided that doesn't kill Windows) and just re-install everything.

dadkins · 06-12-2009, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

The odd thing right now is the more the Tune Up defrags, the less room there seems to be on my HD, not sure why that is.

Use the Disk Space Explorer to see what is on the drive.
Look for temps or possibly downloaded files that may be taking up space.

brettallica · 06-12-2009, 03:04 PM

Have you gone into your Control Panel and checked out all your installed programs? You can free up lots of disk space by eliminating programs that aren't being used. You may also find things in there that were installed by mistake or without your knowledge.

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06-11-2009, 08:10 PM	#2
Sussudio Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	spybot FTW download 1.62, the updates, immunize, and do a scan...

06-11-2009, 08:10 PM	#3
Rantlers Special Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:USA 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:114 Trading Score:86	How is it affecting your computer?

06-11-2009, 08:14 PM	#4
bongzilla Active Member Member since:Jan 2009	You might try counterspy, you can get a full functioning copy free for a couple of weeks, I,ve been using this for a couple of years and never had any critters. http://www.counterspy.com/

06-11-2009, 08:17 PM	#5
Blu_Ray_UK2007 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Location:UK 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:782 Trading Score:1	Malwarebytes

06-11-2009, 11:35 PM	#8
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	Yeah, give Spybot a try. It finds a lot of stuff.

06-12-2009, 01:19 AM	#12
Jellybeans Banned Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Montreal, Canada Blu-ray collection:140 Trading Score:1	Get yourself SpyBot, Avast Anti-Virus and you are all set!

06-12-2009, 01:31 AM	#13
Meeklo Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2008 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:687 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:28 Trading Score:25	You could always reformat....much cheaper

06-12-2009, 02:24 AM	#15
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	The odd thing right now is the more the Tune Up defrags, the less room there seems to be on my HD, not sure why that is.

06-12-2009, 03:04 PM	#20
brettallica Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Santa Cruz, California Home Theater Gallery:51 Blu-ray collection:79 Trading Score:6	Have you gone into your Control Panel and checked out all your installed programs? You can free up lots of disk space by eliminating programs that aren't being used. You may also find things in there that were installed by mistake or without your knowledge.

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