Computer-wise persons

[Sharry]

Does Auckland have a computor wise person that I can employ to check out and disiplin my computor.
I have this presumption that if you ride a bike you and those you are related to will do an honest job without ripping me off.

It is telling me that I have Win32/Vertumonde and Win32/PrivacyRemover.M64 on my computor that needs an antivirus or spyware remover.
I dont know which is the most effective/cost effective protector/remover.
And I also have unwanted options that require me me to allow or block as it is starting up.

Can someone help with this please.

Sharon

[Indiana_Jones]

try this dear

It's a freeware anti-virus. Has removed viruses for me in the past.

-Indy

[Sharry]

Thanks indy, I have had a PM also from a self renowned Nerd who can check it out for me

[rainman]

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is also quite good for getting rid of stray nasties. Free for the version that you have to run each time (so not a resident shield). At http://www.malwarebytes.org.

[Fly_boy]

The best defence you can run is zone alarm firewall and avast antivirus both can be downloaded for free i have had no problems with viruses since i installed them a few years ago

[Slyer]

Be very careful with what you do from now on.
Sometimes the viruses/spyware themselves will tell you to download something to "remove" the virus. Instead you infect your system more...


Be careful with the free antiviruses, they don't have the funding to be constantly releasing updates for newer viruses.
The ones you pay for are much better and NOD32 gets my recommendation, it is updated constantly and is very fast.
http://www.nod32.co.nz/purchase.php

The best defense is to never expose yourself to them, use a more secure web browser like firefox, chrome or anything besides internet explorer basically.
Do not open any attachments or follow links in emails unless you are certain they are legit.
Web mail is even safer.
I haven't had an antivirus installed in years and I don't get any, I've had to fix many peoples computers where they had a free anti-virus like AVG and thought they were safe.

[Blackshear]

Be very careful with what you do from now on.
Sometimes the viruses/spyware themselves will tell you to download something to "remove" the virus. Instead you infect your system more...


Be careful with the free antiviruses, they don't have the funding to be constantly releasing updates for newer viruses.
The ones you pay for are much better and NOD32 gets my recommendation, it is updated constantly and is very fast.
http://www.nod32.co.nz/purchase.php

The best defense is to never expose yourself to them, use a more secure web browser like firefox, chrome or anything besides internet explorer basically.
Do not open any attachments or follow links in emails unless you are certain they are legit.
Web mail is even safer.
I haven't had an antivirus installed in years and I don't get any, I've had to fix many peoples computers where they had a free anti-virus like AVG and thought they were safe.

Only read your last line.
Common sense 2009 is probably the most effective AV software out.

[Rodney007]

my pc is on the internet 10 hours a day
i download 30-40+ gb a month,
visit porn sites frequently
and browse the web on casual basis

this usaly leads toa f*cked pc even with your "perfect programs" you use to keep it clean

my pc is clean and has been for last 7 months...

taken 5 reformats to find best combination of protection. and this is my recomendation..

comodo firewall
NOD32
malware bytes anti-malware
spybot with sd resident'
trojan hunter
no adware

(trojan hunter, no adware i update and run once a month)
(spybot update and run every 5-6 days)
comodo, malware,nod32 and sd resident run live stoping shit coming in the first place

2gb ram is good for few things running,

if you want your computer to stay near %100 clean use these, good luck

[Slyer]

But since you already have it... and it sounds like you've got spyware.
Give spybot an install, it's not quite as good as it used to be but this one of the good free ones.
http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html
Install, update to the latest definitions and then scan. You may need to reboot and scan again.

[Slyer]

What browser do you use rodney?

[SARGE]

Win32/Vertumonde

Win32.AdWare.Cinmus, also known as Cinmus trojan or AdWare.Cinmus is a nasty backdoor trojan that blocks security system functions in Windows and installs further infections onto the hijacked system. Normaly Win32.AdWare.Cinmus infects the users systems while visiting suspicious porn related web sites or through infected peer to peer programs. Upon installation, AdWare.Cinmus will monitor system activity and install corrupt executable files onto the hijacked system. The Win32.AdWare.Cinmus is a malicious trojan backdoor that can steal secret information and damage local and network pc's.

Win32/PrivacyRemover.M64

Win32/privacyremover.m64 is a Trojan name that is displayed in the fake Warning messages that report a spyware infection only to trick you into purchasing a rogue anti-spyware application, which at the moment is XP-Guard.

If "Win32/privacyremover.m64" fake alert message appears on your computer, you may be infected with a trojan called Zlob. Zlob infects your computer with the help of fake codecs that pretend to be free video codecs, often found on porno websites. If you download free video codecs from questionable websites, it is highly probable that they will be infected with dangerous Trojan programs. Once the Trojan program is installed, you will be bombarded with "Win32/privacyremover.m64" fake alert messages that may look as this one:

"WARNING! Spyware detected on your computer! Install an antivirus or spyware remover to clean your computer.
Warning! Win32/Adware.Virtumonde
Warning! Win32/privacyremover.M64."

Once you click on this fake alert message, you will be directed to XP-Guard's website, or another rogue website, where you are persuaded to buy the commercial version of the rogue anti-spyware program. We recommend the immediate removal of Win32/privacyremover.m64, XP-Guard and Zlob from your PC.

once you clean your system.. change all your logins and passwords (inc banking and etc)

[Sharry]

Thanks for all your input guys. I will get the computor cleaned up this week, it has a few other problems that are not virus related as well. Then I will buy some protection.

[Indiana_Jones]

-Indy

[Slyer]

You can't hotlink, nobody can see it.

[ArcherWC]

Be very careful with what you do from now on.
Sometimes the viruses/spyware themselves will tell you to download something to "remove" the virus. Instead you infect your system more...


Be careful with the free antiviruses, they don't have the funding to be constantly releasing updates for newer viruses.
The ones you pay for are much better and NOD32 gets my recommendation, it is updated constantly and is very fast.
http://www.nod32.co.nz/purchase.php

The best defense is to never expose yourself to them, use a more secure web browser like firefox, chrome or anything besides internet explorer basically.
Do not open any attachments or follow links in emails unless you are certain they are legit.
Web mail is even safer.
I haven't had an antivirus installed in years and I don't get any, I've had to fix many peoples computers where they had a free anti-virus like AVG and thought they were safe.

Good advise, NOD gets my tick as well