Comments on: Another Malware Scanner To Try http://www.pcmech.com/article/another-malware-scanner-to-try/ Tech Powered Life... Simplified Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Remove Antispy Safeguard Virushttp://www.pcmech.com/article/another-malware-scanner-to-try/comment-page-1/#comment-53170 Remove Antispy Safeguard Virus Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:27:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8833#comment-53170 Thanks for your information,I will have a try. Thanks for your information,I will have a try.

]]> By: marchttp://www.pcmech.com/article/another-malware-scanner-to-try/comment-page-1/#comment-18806 marc Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:21:35 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8833#comment-18806 I've been using and recommending Malwarebytes for about six months now. It's good stuff. I've also used Smitfraudfix on clients' machines, and agree with Paul on its effectiveness.For really hard-core cases I recommend Malwarebytes along with SDFix. SDFix is a bundle containing Sophos AVS DOS scanner, A-Squared AVS DOS scanner, Kaspersky online scanner, and Norman (NOT Norton) Malware Cleaner. If you can connect the hard drive to another machine running AVG or Avast, you may find even more infections.My all-time cleanup record is 157 instances of malware, viruses and trojans on a Win 2K box that had done extensive file-sharing with no AVS or firewall. It was so infected it wouldn't boot.As always, disable System Restore so it doesn't automatically restore the nasties when you reboot. Once you've cleaned it, reboot, then re-enable System Restore. I’ve been using and recommending Malwarebytes for about six months now. It’s good stuff. I’ve also used Smitfraudfix on clients’ machines, and agree with Paul on its effectiveness.

For really hard-core cases I recommend Malwarebytes along with SDFix. SDFix is a bundle containing Sophos AVS DOS scanner, A-Squared AVS DOS scanner, Kaspersky online scanner, and Norman (NOT Norton) Malware Cleaner. If you can connect the hard drive to another machine running AVG or Avast, you may find even more infections.

My all-time cleanup record is 157 instances of malware, viruses and trojans on a Win 2K box that had done extensive file-sharing with no AVS or firewall. It was so infected it wouldn’t boot.

As always, disable System Restore so it doesn’t automatically restore the nasties when you reboot. Once you’ve cleaned it, reboot, then re-enable System Restore.

]]> By: LuisRhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/another-malware-scanner-to-try/comment-page-1/#comment-18708 LuisR Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:56:51 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8833#comment-18708 I recently discovered this program while looking for a solution to clean a machine from a friend. It had an alleged anti-spyware program that kept telling him that the computer was infected and made it run very slowly. A quick Google search revealed that it was a bogus program and among the results the solution was this Malwarebytes program that worked perfectly and solved a few other things that were previously undiscovered. I recently discovered this program while looking for a solution to clean a machine from a friend. It had an alleged anti-spyware program that kept telling him that the computer was infected and made it run very slowly. A quick Google search revealed that it was a bogus program and among the results the solution was this Malwarebytes program that worked perfectly and solved a few other things that were previously undiscovered.

]]> By: Paul Higginshttp://www.pcmech.com/article/another-malware-scanner-to-try/comment-page-1/#comment-18706 Paul Higgins Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:32:14 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8833#comment-18706 I can recommend this too. I recently got my first infection in a long time- Anti-Virus 2008 and after several attempts at a manual clean from advice posted on the web, I was pointed to Malwarebytes and along with Smitfraudfix (Smitfraud is a Trojan associated with malware that claims to protect and clean your machine) it did the job admirably. I’m seriously considering the upgrade to pro for realt-time protection. I can recommend this too. I recently got my first infection in a long time- Anti-Virus 2008 and after several attempts at a manual clean from advice posted on the web, I was pointed to Malwarebytes and along with Smitfraudfix (Smitfraud is a Trojan associated with malware that claims to protect and clean your machine) it did the job admirably.
I’m seriously considering the upgrade to pro for realt-time protection.

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