HEUR.Trojan script miner gen malware

whitestar_999

Super Moderator
Staff member
What is the best antivirus then ? Also backup takes very long time if you copy to external hdd
There is no "best antivirus",only good antivirus programs.Also if you do not follow good security policies(like not clicking on any link without any thought especially if received via email/popup/messenger, regularly updating antivirus/windows/browsers & not browsing shady sites/torrents(unless you already know what steps need to be taken while doing this) then no antivirus will help you.
 

meetdilip

Computer Addict
Formatting C drive only is a decade old trick. Viruses are now smart enough. They hide in other drives and come back after reinstall. Filter your data, take a backup, do a full wipe and reinstall Windows.
 

meetdilip

Computer Addict
Avast Online Security and Avast Secure Browser are spying on you

What you say is true. I myself felt it. Not just browser, it reads the content of your documents, access webcam as a spy etc etc. Every antivirus is doing this, legally or otherwise. I decided to stick with Avast for the moment.
 

pkkumarcool

Game & anime Lover
There is no "best antivirus",only good antivirus programs.Also if you do not follow good security policies(like not clicking on any link without any thought especially if received via email/popup/messenger, regularly updating antivirus/windows/browsers & not browsing shady sites/torrents(unless you already know what steps need to be taken while doing this) then no antivirus will help you.

I know the basic etiquette’s just want to know which antivirus to buy the forum can definitely decide.


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pkkumarcool

Game & anime Lover
I myself using avast.It is best in case what i heard regarding speed of pc.It doesn’t slow down pc much.


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whitestar_999

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Staff member
Formatting C drive only is a decade old trick. Viruses are now smart enough. They hide in other drives and come back after reinstall. Filter your data, take a backup, do a full wipe and reinstall Windows.
No they don't unless it is a firmware/hardware virus & chances of getting infected by those for a typical user is almost zero.Simply formatting the C drive & then immediately installing a good AV after installing windows & its updates & before touching any other drive/installing any other software is enough.
 

whitestar_999

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Staff member
I myself using avast.It is best in case what i heard regarding speed of pc.It doesn’t slow down pc much.


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It all depends on your pc,there are people who say bitdefender/kis can make their i7 32gb ram ssd system crawl while others say it runs fine.Only way to be sure is by first using it for few weeks/month on your pc. Btw I prefer avira free over avast.
 
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andy_65_in

Padawan
Transferring my data to google drive...really frustrsted with kaspersky....these chaps dont respond on so called tech supp tele....c drive badly infested as every scan with malwarebytes freeversion shows viruses which i continue to quarantine...once data saved in cloud will undertake formatting...bye bye kis for me..bloody letdown
 

bssunilreddy

Chosen of the Omnissiah
Transferring my data to google drive...really frustrsted with kaspersky....these chaps dont respond on so called tech supp tele....c drive badly infested as every scan with malwarebytes freeversion shows viruses which i continue to quarantine...once data saved in cloud will undertake formatting...bye bye kis for me..bloody letdown
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Good AV uses less resources.

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pkkumarcool

Game & anime Lover
Buy ESET NOD32 Premium 1PC 1Year edition from Amazon @ 1.25k

Link:ESET Smart Security Premium - 1 Device, 1 Year (CD) *www.amazon.in/dp/B0777GH1CX/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_vgJUDbWJ3RDTX

Good AV uses less resources.

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why you recommending eset?


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meetdilip

Computer Addict
as every scan with malwarebytes freeversion shows viruses which i continue to quarantine.

That is because the root of virus is not in the C drive. You delete from C drive, it will replace it. No matter how many times you delete /quarantine it.
 

cute.bandar

Cyborg Agent
Do full system Scans in safe mode. this is important. Otherwise there is full chance of the virus not getting deleted, even after getting detected / quarantined

You don't need to do so much anti virus juggling. First scan with defender, then maybe with something else. You can go into "safe mode with networking" option, and then scan using online scanners. Online scanners are basically temporary on demand scanners. Only used them ages ago.

If the av don't work, before formatting try "windows built in reset functionality" , not as effective as full format, but it will stop the virus from running. They might still remain in the harddisk.

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whitestar_999

Super Moderator
Staff member
No point wasting time with such an infected pc,format the C drive & reinstall windows & install avira free(preferred) or bitdefender free & use it for few weeks.If you like it then buy the pro version.

P.S, after formatting the C drive & reinstalling windows,don't do anything else but just install antivirus first(aka no double clicking any other drive/file outside of C drive or installing other software).
 

cute.bandar

Cyborg Agent
Actually "windows reset" reinstalls windows. Keeping personal files is optional. I would recommend doing that.
What matters most is that the virus does not start when windows boots. Second thing that's really important is modification of system files. A virus that does that, is as good as running all the time. Don't know how many av check this. But it can and should be manually checked - *support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/9...er-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system

In safe mode, open admin command prompt. Run following 2 commands.
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
sfc /scannow

With a windows reinstall all those settings go back to default and the virus does not start at all.
 

whitestar_999

Super Moderator
Staff member
Not worth taking the chance,nowadays online security is very important unlike a few years ago.A system once infected can not be trusted especially if it is a primary system used for sensitive/financial tasks.Recommended solution is to format the C drive & start afresh.
 
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