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My computer has the sniffles?

DirtyDirtyVagrantDirtyDirtyVagrant Registered User regular
edited October 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
I'm getting 'Windows Defender' security alerts that I suspect are fake.

Edit: To elaborate, the files in question are always named in some blatant thing such as TROJAN.urfucked.hahaha, and I'm being offered adware cleaners that I've never heard of.

I've been around the internet enough times to know that this doesn't feel kosher. Suggestions?

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  • illigillig Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    have you scanned it with the typical HijackThis, Adaware, etc?

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  • DirtyDirtyVagrantDirtyDirtyVagrant Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    I've looked at hijackthis and it would appear that what I have is called "Zlob." And from the way my computer is suddenly wigging out I may have something else as well.

    I'd really like to try adaware but uhh...$27? Not gonna happen.

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  • illigillig Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    DirtyDirtyVagrant wrote: »
    I've looked at hijackthis and it would appear that what I have is called "Zlob." And from the way my computer is suddenly wigging out I may have something else as well.

    I'd really like to try adaware but uhh...$27? Not gonna happen.

    they have a free version as well... works well in my experience, and definitely worth a shot

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  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited October 2008
    try Avast and see if that cant clear it out.

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  • CrashtardCrashtard Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    You can also try malware bytes. My dad stumbled across this and swears by it.

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  • JohnDoeJohnDoe Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Download AVG and Adaware (both have free versions) and do a complete scan of your PC.

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  • DirtyDirtyVagrantDirtyDirtyVagrant Registered User regular
    edited October 2008
    Malware Bytes seems to have done the trick, but I think it left remnants behind, because now on startup I get dll errors that don't seem to affect my system at all.

    Thanks thanks thanks. I used to be an old pro, but time away has made me careless, I guess.

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