I have a virus....help!!

Question

I have a computer virus and no matter what I do it keeps coming back - I have done a complete computer wipe, taken it back to its factory settings (luckily I managed to save most of my data onto discs) I have Norton Internet security but that seems to do nothing, just warns me I have an attack al the time. I keep getting 'Vista Anti Virus' trying to install itself and I keep stopping it - I cant win, please anyone help!!

Is there a free legitimate anti virus programme that might help me?!

Thanks

Answer 1

Norton is internet security it dosent protect you from malware.

Run malwarebytes

Answer 2

try one of this anti virus

http://soft-generation.blogspot.com/sear...

Answer 3

Use AVG

Answer 4

It must be somewhere in one of your programs that you reinstalled.Go to www.superantispyware.com  download,install and run a full scan, it's totally free.If you still have problems ,email me.

Answer 5

Trend Micro PC-Cillin

Great program.

Answer 6

do SHort 144 answer, then Remove Norton and use Avast to clean it up...Then get Trend Micro its working great for me. good luck

Answer 7

VundoFix:

http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/gl...

Disconnect your computer from the internet

Run vundo

Restart your computer

Run the tool again to ensure no traces are left.

If there are the reboot into Safe Mode and run FixVundo again.

Wallpaper Hijacker Removal Tool:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Wallpaper_Hija...

Note: You should hit all "Repair" buttons even though it may not say "Found!" This will fix a wallpaper hijack everytime if all repair buttons are pressed.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Removes Antivirus:

http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Ant...

Download, install, update and select Full Scan.

Remove all infections that it finds after scan.

Spybot S&D:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/downl...

Download, install, update and Immunize, then click 'Check for problems' then when complete select all and then 'Fix Checked'

Answer 8

Get a Mac

Answer 9

for anti-spyware download all and update and scan

1.malwarebytes

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

2.superantispyware

http://superantispyware.com/

3.spybot-snd

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/downl...

for anti-viruses just pick one and update and scan

1.avast

http://avast.com/

2.avira

http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php

Answer 10

Run a full system scan on norton. Then when it comes up with your virus click fix in if you have 2007 or 2008 etc in the attention required part.

If all else fails then I would NOT advise downloading a random sercurity programme. I think you should look around on your computer and look in documents, my computer, my pictures etc and look for any files or docs with random names or anything else and delete them.

Hope it helps

Hannah..x

Answer 11

It's a rogue virus. download Malwarebytes Anti-malware. Update it and scan your PC.http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Answer 12

Forget everything just download the Dr.web CureIT (www.freedrweb.com/cureit) and scan the whole computer.... ur all problem will b solved pls scan in safe mode (when u start ur computer press F8 (till u get the safe mode option) GO to the safe mode and the run cureit....

and if u use pendrives the use this software autorun eater... to protect the viruses directly run from pen-drive...

after removing download and install avira antivirus it is free and best...

***If this helps dont forget to select this for BEST ANSWER...enjoy***

Em@il=[e-mail]

Answer 13

I would suggest that you uninstall Norton and get Avast. It is free for personal use.

Yesterday, my free anti-virus caught a trojan virus.

To ensure that the virus caught is not a false positive, I upload it to virus total web site to check.

http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/c3558...

To my surprise, all the big names in Anti-virus industry cannot detect the trojan. The one that detect the trojan are mainly the free version.

Avast boot scan in Windows safe mode is the most effective way to get rid of stubborn trojans and viruses that keep coming back to haunt you.

These trojan and viruses hide themselves in system restore folder and many anti-virus programs cannot get rid of them. So whenever, you restart your PC,

the viruses are restore back by WIndows.

Avast boot scan help to get rid of them in the system restore folders and ensure your system are clean.

Anti-virus installation

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-...

How to configure ?

http://www.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/soe/an...