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XS11E
Or a Seagate/Maxtor drive:Parko said:
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j...toid=d9fd4a3cdde5c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j...toid=d9fd4a3cdde5c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD
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Mike H
thank you one and all, the problem is now cleared. I ran AdAware, then
Spybot. Spybot found it, as well as a few other possible dangers. Since then
I also installed Malwarebytes which looks very capable so I will run that
one regularly from now on.
I do have a backup system over my LAN to a Ubuntu pc but it has been off
line for a rebuild for a while now so no very recent restore option.
Pretty sure I got the bug while searching for a no-cd crack for an old game
Myst5, even though I virus check anything I download. Anyone here know a
safe source for things like this? I have a few very old games I would like
to run from copies like this.
Once again I thank you all for your support
Mike H
Spybot. Spybot found it, as well as a few other possible dangers. Since then
I also installed Malwarebytes which looks very capable so I will run that
one regularly from now on.
I do have a backup system over my LAN to a Ubuntu pc but it has been off
line for a rebuild for a while now so no very recent restore option.
Pretty sure I got the bug while searching for a no-cd crack for an old game
Myst5, even though I virus check anything I download. Anyone here know a
safe source for things like this? I have a few very old games I would like
to run from copies like this.
Once again I thank you all for your support
Mike H
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Grenou
It must be a very good magazine ;-)John B. Slocomb said:
Grenou
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Shoe
FWIW, Microsoft Security Essentials is no charge and highly rated by
MaximumPC.
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Grenou
I subscribe to PC Answers, who rate the above very highly too.Shoe said:
Thanks John
Grenou
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DanS
Yes, in the context you used it......
"Wow, I don't believe some of the "advice" you've be given. Most
of the "free" stuff (like Avast) fall into the "You Get What You
Pay For" category with any 'New' malware out there.
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DanS
Which falls into the 'You gGet What You Pay For' category ?
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johnbee
I am certain that if you do that sort of thing you will get malware on yourMike H said:
PC - I do and it doesn't matter because I pay for good Internet Security
software and can always get rid of it easily enough. I wonder what it was
that you had? From the description I thought it might have been Vundo but
that is a bit harder to get rid of than you indicated: if it was Vundo, you
might still have it because things like restores don't get rid of it. I
reckon the best tip I can give is that the safest source is to try to ensure
that you get stuff from the originator and not secondary sources. Saved
games, demos and so on are notorious for being corrupted by people who want
to annoy you.
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relic
Comparisons done all the time, subscribe to see them:Charles Tomaras said:
http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/latest_comparative/index
Avast history
VB100 Results Overview: Alwil
35 Success / 23 Failure / 11 No Entry
The top-rated AV (NOD32) history
VB100 Results Overview: Eset
61 Success / 3 Failure / 5 No Entry
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Trimble Bracegirdle
Nasty ...Mike H. you have my sympathy.
The best , most comprehensive ..free...Anti-Malware
scanner prog is Malwarebytes here.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
It found a really nasty problem like yours which many other Progs did not.
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...Mike H. you have my sympathy.The best , most comprehensive ..free...Anti-Malware
scanner prog is Malwarebytes here.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
It found a really nasty problem like yours which many other Progs did not.
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Charles Tomaras
relic said:
I have a new test I'm running now. I did a clean install of Windows 7 and
Microsoft Security Essentials on my 20 year old niece's laptop. She will
click on or download anything. Every time I go to "tune up" her computer
there are a multitude of things in her start up routine and when I query her
on them she usually replies with something like, oh yeah I needed that to
watch some video but I never use it any more...etc etc.
So, it's been a couple of months and I haven't seen her computer....will
look at it this week as she is finishing up her semester in college. If the
computer is running well and not full of crap I will proclaim Microsoft
Security Essentials a success. She certainly has told me her computer runs
much better without the McAffee or Norton which her father had installed for
her.
On a personal note I've been using Microsoft Security Essentials since it's
release and I'm very pleased with it's seemingly low overhead and lack of
need for constant monitoring. I'm a pretty safe computer person, rarely see
any pictures of questionable moral value, and don't play games and stuff
like that. Not a single problem with MSE.
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relic
She sounds like she must be one of my Grandchildren..."click on or downloadCharles Tomaras said:
anything".
I too have been hearing good things about MSE, I've no experience with it
though.
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Roy Smith
Unless you're trying to backup to a networked drive with Windows 7
Starter or Home Premium, as those two lack the capability to use a
networked drive for backups.
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Roy Smith
Windows 7 Professional
Timestamp: Friday, April 30, 2010 6:16:16 PM
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Roy Smith
Plus you can get a similar program with a Seagate or Maxtor drive.
Although it's called Disk Wizard, looking at the title page of the pdf
shows that it's powered by Acronis. Here's the link if you're interested:
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j...toid=d9fd4a3cdde5c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD
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Roy Smith
Windows 7 Professional
Timestamp: Friday, April 30, 2010 6:24:14 PM
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Roy Smith
But then there are a few commercial virus programs that cause
problems... I won't name Norton by name but... ;-)
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Roy Smith
Windows 7 Professional
Timestamp: Friday, April 30, 2010 6:28:05 PM
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Al Smith
What about Samsung drives? I've got two of those in my box. AnyRoy said:
free goodies?
-Al-
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Roy Smith
I don't know... try going to their website and see if they offer anything.
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Roy Smith
Windows 7 Professional
Timestamp: Saturday, May 01, 2010 5:19:16 PM
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cj
What about Samsung drives? I've got two of those in my box. Any free
backup and restore images to any drive using dthe Drive imaging software from the respective drive mfg.
I have slaved in a WD/Seagate drive at times just so I could restore or create an image.
If you have a system with multiple drives, if any one is a Seagate/Maxtor or WD you will be able to
backup and restore images to any drive using dthe Drive imaging software from the respective drive mfg.
I have slaved in a WD/Seagate drive at times just so I could restore or create an image.
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bettablue
What you have doesn't sound like an actual virus, but still may be one.Mike H said:
Those pop up ads can be extremely annoying. Run Antimalwarebytes. It's
probably the best program of it's type at finding malicious software. Then
get a copy of Adaware and run that. Between the two, you shouldn't have
any more problems with that particular nasty.
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johnbee
Sounds to me suspiciously like VUNDO - a tricky one to get rid of unless youbettablue said:
have paid for a decent virus protection suite. Took me well over a week to
get rid of the bloomin thing. It has been detected several times on my new
PC but not managed to install itself. No free thing on the web (there are
plenty) gets rid of it - I tried loads of them. If you do pay for a virus
suite, get on to the site and look it up, you will be able to download a
procedure which will work.