Antivirus Guide & User Reviews.

[Zangetsu]

yeah the processes only appear at startup for 1-2 mins,and after that they disappear-probably they self-terminate as they dont actually have anything to do.

However the only strange thing is that they reappear at the same locations on my pc even after being deleted,which means that some entity is restoring those exe files back to their source folders which they originally infected and that does cause some concern.

Are they pointing to the same folder path ?

I think Safe mode will help to delete those files successfully.

 

[quicky008]

should i format my primary drive before this thing worsens?

in the event a virus like this manages to infect my system again,what recourse should i take?To be frank,i have never encountered something like this earlier.

and it infuriates me to think that scummy company is still running their deceptive ads all over FB,and despite being reported many times FB still haven't taken it down.

 

[RumbaMon19]

should i format my primary drive before this thing worsens?

in the event a virus like this manages to infect my system again,what recourse should i take?To be frank,i have never encountered something like this earlier.

and it infuriates me to think that scummy company is still running their deceptive ads all over FB,and despite being reported many times FB still haven't taken it down.

If the malware has come this far to come back every time you delete, then it is probably better to wipe them off.

For rescuing pc, it is a good habit to maintain weekly system restore points. Actually these malwares which can not be fixed by AVs need proper diagnosis and to do that, a lot of resources is required.


As for the adverts, I have seen on YouTube there have been many fake phone adverts. One needs to take care of these...

Also try making restore points before you install something which you feel is scammy.

 

[Zangetsu]

You can generate a HijackThis report to get more details on the malicious exe

 

[SaiyanGoku]

scummy company is still running their deceptive ads all over FB

Stop downloading crap from FB and check Windows Task Scheduler as well.

 

[TigerKing]

should i format my primary drive before this thing worsens?

in the event a virus like this manages to infect my system again,what recourse should i take?To be frank,i have never encountered something like this earlier.

and it infuriates me to think that scummy company is still running their deceptive ads all over FB,and despite being reported many times FB still haven't taken it down.

On other laptop computer, create hirens boot disk or any boot disk which can run windows or linux, and you are comfortable with. And try cleaning the virus from there.

Or 2 HDDs just remove one
Install OS on another HDD
Try to detect virus

Or Try sata to usb cable on other laptop, desktop

Or last option format

Take backup from in applications settings.. (backup settings, preference, data etc)

Use the same hirens boot disk or any boot disk you are comfortable, for data backup, disk format etc.
Take backup from it. (Copy paste files, folders manually)

Mostly all important backup can be found in these paths
(Simply copy paste files, folder related to software)
(Don't copy all files and folder, look carefully what important backups you needed, chorme, firefox profiles etc)
(Office, windows data, settings backup not Recommended)
C:/Users/xyz/AppData/local
C:/Users/xyz/AppData/local/roaming
C:/ProgramData
C:/Program Files
C:/Program Files (x86)

Before installing new os check for virus in backed up data.
And use trusted source.

 

[RumbaMon19]

You can also make your own boot rescue disc and its easy. Just see this

*github.com/ChrisRfr/Win10XPE

 

[kg11sgbg]

You need to use dism command
Or do format

This must be followed on the current situation as @quicky008 is facing!!!
Now thats your( @quicky008 ) choice buddy.In fact the backup data must definitely contain the stubborn virus/malware,as it represents now.

 

[andy_65_in]

Remove edge or change it's setting>permission>camera

Or disable camera access.

Or disable edge's background activity in privacy

disabled camera access...no problems now

 

[vivek.virgo]

Please suggest free antivirus that can be run only when I need to scan files. Using Win10 64bit not activated. I'm aware that win has built in malware protection but wondering if it's enough.

 

[Nerevarine]

Malwarebytes free doesn't have real time protection.

Or just use any antivirus and disable real time protectio

 

[quicky008]

Is AVIRA free still worth considering? Heard that its currently owned by Symantec corporation.

I used to have AVG free earlier,but my pc still got infected,so i have been thinking of switching to avira free edition.But people on reddit have been recommending against using it as its reportedly turned into a bloatware and has no built in web protection.So would going for Avira be worthwhile?

 

[kg11sgbg]

Is AVIRA free still worth considering? Heard that its currently owned by Symantec corporation.

I used to have AVG free earlier,but my pc still got infected,so i have been thinking of switching to avira free edition.But people on reddit have been recommending against using it as its reportedly turned into a bloatware and has no built in web protection.So would going for Avira be worthwhile?

I think you better check out, instead of listening to Reddit garbage!

 

[Zangetsu]

Or Try Bitdefender Free

 

[vidhubhushan]

^ +1 using that on computer and laptop. works fine.

 

[Zangetsu]

Anybody used EMSISOFT ? You can try their free toolkit to remove malware.

Check this out they have Ransomware Decryption Tool.. I don't know if it will work or not

*www.emsisoft.com/ransomware-decryption-tools/

 

[TigerKing]

How much one should trust online virus scanner like
virustotal.com/gui/
Metadefender.opswat.com/
lab.bitbaan.com/en/home

 

[kg11sgbg]

Friends, I have started using escan total security(Paid) in one of my Desktop.
How is it?
I mean about false positives/negatives detection?

 

[TigerKing]

Friends, I have started using escan total security(Paid) in one of my Desktop.
How is it?
I mean about false positives/negatives detection?

*www.av-comparatives.org/vendors/escan/

 

[kg11sgbg]

*www.av-comparatives.org/vendors/escan/

I wanted to know about the efficacy.
Does it fall under the leagues of Bitdefender,Kaspersky,McAfee,etc.?