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by Anonymous on Sat, 05/23/2009 - 04:51 (#22180)

Why are programs not supporting win 98 anymore? Many people still use these early versions of windows. Like myself I have tried xp vista and the like and have gone back to 98 because it's the best and safest.

by Anonymous on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 20:57 (#23619)

microsoft doesn't even support win98 any more. it is not safe and you are being used as a gateway because your computer is no longer protected. dump 98 and come to the world of xp.

by Anonymous on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 03:10 (#21830)

Free is not free. Just another trick to get you to purchase a spyware by poeple who either create a virus and infect you (which they should go to jail for) or telling you something is free and it's not and then tricking purchasing their product by deception.

by Anonymous on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 11:54 (#21423)

Correction: The Cleaner 2010?

by Jojoyee on Wed, 05/13/2009 - 16:18 (#21503)

Thanks. Will check it out.

by Anonymous on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 11:49 (#21422)

Trojan Cleaner 2010?

by JonathanT on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 08:21 (#21404)

a-squared Free 4.5 it out!
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

by Anonymous on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 23:40 (#21211)

a2 sqrd has a portable version for your usb drive

by JonathanT on Fri, 05/08/2009 - 07:55 (#21230)

It's mentioned here:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...e-programs.htm

by Anonymous on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 21:41 (#20396)

your advice is highly axepted thans so much

by Anonymous on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 10:07 (#20364)

What about Spy Emergency review? Nowhere I cannot find some good test, it suppose to be a good option for trojan removal (http://www.spy-emergency.com).
It looks like it has free version without pro-active defense too.

by Anonymous on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 11:13 (#20366)

Free download, but not freeware!

by Anonymous on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 06:10 (#22954)

Mate l find that too,, lm getting anoyed at all these so called free programs that wont do there job until you pay for it...

there not free at all and just a wasit of time.

by dalimit on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 16:03 (#20242)

Can you do a review on AVZ antiviral toolkit.Thanks!!

by Anonymous on Sun, 04/12/2009 - 16:02 (#19727)

A2 is much larger than the 12 MB you say above (54-58 MB), so have they changed something major since you reviewed or is this a typo? Thanks.

by Jojoyee on Mon, 04/13/2009 - 02:50 (#19763)

Thanks for the feedback, the smaller size applied to the earlier version.

by Anonymous on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 18:50 (#19469)

No other security program I have ever had requires regular updates as large as A-squared, why is this so ?

I'm going to have to stop using the product because it takes to freakin long to simply download an update. Complete nonsense.

by Anonymous on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 23:18 (#32108)

The more updates A-squared has, the more protection YOU HAVE, and it downloads updates so frequently, because it has a HUGE database. The bigger the database, the better your protection...no, my friend, A-squared is NOT "complete nonsense". Impatience when you sit down to a PC is "complete nonsense". And, to all you folks in the preceding comments who use AVG Free, who had so much trouble detecting, or removing trojans, viruses, etc., I STRONGLY advise you all to get Avira free, It's the BEST at detecting, and removing, or quarantining nearly anything. Runs in real-time, you have a lot of configuration alternatives, and scheduled scanning...I run Avira free, for viruses, trojans, rootkits, SUPERAntispyware Pro PAID EDITION for adware, malware, worms, even trojan protection ( They run specials on their website for the paid version, LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR $19.95, and I've seen specials as low as $9.95)the paid version has scheduled scanning, real-time protection, page hijack protection, and in my opinion, as well as "GIZMO'S", it's the toughest stuff on the web. I only run those two programs, and don't have a problem, have contained and quarantined literally hundreds of nasties, and getting back to A-squared, it (FREE EDITION)can be used as a scanner,and is VERY POWEFUL, OR, if you're still impatient for the downloads, get Threatfire, which also works in the background, can be easily configured, and runs silently in real-time, keeping slugs and other vermin from entering your P.C.

by Anonymous on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 13:33 (#19973)

ditto - have almost given up with A2 due to large downloads, and FP's

by Anonymous on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 11:42 (#19904)

I also agree with this.
It just takes infinite time to update. Consumes so much of time and bandwidth.
But still a useful piece of software.
Silki
(http://webtoolsandtips.com)

by Anonymous on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 17:20 (#19333)

I just noticed that Malwarebytes is now "shareware". It has a 30 day free trial with ver. 1.35.

by JonathanT on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 01:56 (#19357)

It still has a freeware version available. I haven't heard of this 30 day free trial though.

by Anonymous on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 07:39 (#18720)

Does anyone know what is going on with the large 30 to 40 MB updates for A-Squared ? It appears the makers of this product do not care about their customers using dial up 56K modems. Requiring Regular updates this large is ridiculous.

No other security program I have ever had requires regular updates as large as A-squared, why is this so ?

I'm going to have to stop using the product because it takes to freakin long to simply download an update. Complete nonsense.

John

by Anonymous on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 17:19 (#18753)

The new A-squared uses the Ikarus Anti-virus database along with their normal database so that may be one of reasons the updates are so big.

I feel sorry for those that have dial-up internet, hopefully you can get faster internet in your area one day; A-squared seems to be pretty good, but it does find more false positives than other programs that I have used but if the updates are too big maybe you can try another program on the list and/or use the new free version of Antivir which now has anti-spyware finally.

Good luck,
- John

by Jojoyee on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 00:38 (#18788)

Alternatively use any of BF Download Manager to download larger files overnight provided the cost of internet connection is fixed

by Anonymous on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 19:50 (#18768)

Thanks for the tip on the free version of Antivir now providing anti-spyware protection. I've been using version 8.2.0.347 but I did not know the new version provided anti-spyware protection.

As long as it does not use too many resources or conflict with Windows Defender, it will be nice to have the extra protection from Antivir.

John

by Anonymous on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 03:59 (#18796)

You are welcome, Antivir 9.0 is still low on resources even with the anti-spyware in my opinion compared to some other programs, you can download the new version at the Cnet website if you want to.

Good luck,
- John

by vihar on Sun, 03/08/2009 - 14:39 (#17430)

What if I am using Windows XP Professionsl x64 edition in a corporate environment and want realtime protection?

Most of the software listed have a restriction that they cannot be used in commercial environments. Others do not have realtime scanning in their free versions? Some do not support 64-bit Windows!

Consequently, only Comodo BOClean remains... no choice!

Is this truly a fair comparison?

by DesElms on Sat, 08/15/2009 - 15:41 (#27163)

Are you truly living in the real world?

Many freeware products are not free for commercial use.

That's hardly the fault of either the author of the article in chief, or of this web site.

I realize that I'm responding to an old comment, but I just felt the point needed to be made, for the record.



__________________________
Gregg L. DesElms
gregg [at] greggdeselms.com
Napa, California
y ma_t on Sat, 03/07/2009 - 13:41 (#17391)

"Real-time blocking and scheduled scanning not supported."

Jojoyee, wouldn't it be better if you clarified that they are supported in the shareware version of SuperAntispyw
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by Jojoyee on Sat, 03/07/2009 - 17:07 (#17396)

Thanks. Clarified as "... not supported in free version." in the Quick Selection Guide.

by JonathanT on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 12:37 (#16263)

ThreatFire 4.1 is out, which does not include their antivirus anymore, though the antirootkit component has not been removed.
"ThreatFire 4.1 focuses on delivering best-of-breed behavioral protection and no longer provides a signature-based virus scanner."
http://www.threatfire.com/updates/

by Anonymous on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 06:20 (#17594)

Threatfire slows down machines and should be avoided at all costs... just like all PC Tools products. They're good at what they do, I admit... but they don't play well with others.... to the point that suffering through the slowing of the machine makes Threatfires benefit not worth it.

by Anonymous on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 15:08 (#18380)

I have used Threatfire for years now and have never had an issue with it noticeably slowing down my PC. I believe this view of threatfire took hold because apparently it DID create problems with users of XP HOME. This is a known issue.

I use it without problems on my 4 yr old XP PRO PC in conjunction with Avira and run SAS and MB as on demand anti-spyware. My machine RARELY gets an infection.

If you want to see how slow your PC can get using poorly executed bloatware just install mcafee or norton suites and watch your machine crawl.

by ma_t on Sat, 03/07/2009 - 13:47 (#17392)

The antivirus was included only in the shareware version anyway. It was pretty useless too, its good that they have removed it

by Anonymous on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 04:05 (#16112)

my trojan hunter subscription is about to expire, should i renew or just download malware bytes or a squared etc?,,,any advice would be appreciated, thx in advance, glenn

by JonathanT on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 06:21 (#16116)

What other security programs do you have?

by Anonymous on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 11:57 (#16128)

avira free, counterspy and online armor free and superantispyware

by JonathanT on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 12:30 (#16131)

I personally think you don't need any more signature scanners, but you could increase your protection with other technologies like sandboxes.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/how-...re-your-pc.php

by Anonymous on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 12:50 (#16133)

thankyou for your advice, much appreciated, glenn

by Anonymous on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 19:52 (#15910)

This page appears to have not been updated since last year, are there any plans to re-test the software on this page and some new software?

Keep up the good work,
-John

by Anonymous on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 04:21 (#14130)

Nice article.

http://www.squidoo.com/Trojan-Horse-Computer-Virus

- Jacob

by Anonymous on Sat, 01/17/2009 - 23:29 (#14113)

I believe the Best Free Adware/Spyware/Scumware Remover is a better article than this one and list all the files listed here but correcly ranks them based on effectiveness.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...cumware-remove...

A secondary list to check out is the Best Free Rootkit Scanner/Remover list
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...er-remover.htm

by Anonymous on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 01:51 (#14123)

Another one is Best Free Antivirus Software. Aren't they targeting different subjects or topics?

by NevilB on Sun, 01/11/2009 - 13:10 (#13615)

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Removes Antivirus:
http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes...2_4-10804572.h....
Download, install, update and select Full Scan.
Remove all infections that it finds after scan.

Spybot S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
Download, install, update and Immunize, then click 'Check for problems' then when complete select all and then 'Fix Checked'

by Anonymous on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 22:44 (#15782)

i've tried spybot sd .all i get is blue screen

by Anonymous on Sun, 01/11/2009 - 12:31 (#13614)

Where does Spybot Search & Destroy rate? Also free.

[torres-no-tan-magnifico]

by Anonymous on Sat, 02/06/2010 - 14:58 (#42958)

A-squared Free the updater is not working.
Also help buttons etc. not working.
Looks like another german company is going belly up!
Running Vista 32 bit and installed twice with no luck.
Definitiv not a winner in my books.

by Anonymous on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 09:06 (#32321)

I have a trojan infection and I can't get on the net to download any trojan removing programme (this is my husbands comp) as when I click internet explorer, it closes right away. It is removing some of my programmes and files and is going to kill me! My work is on my comp! Please, tell me a good trojan remover, whether I need to pay or not, that works on Vista. Is Spy Doctor any good? Will it remove a trojan? I'm not bothered by anti whatsit stuff, just something to remove the trojan that I can download from hubby's comp onto my memory stick, to upload onto my comp.

by JonathanT on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 09:37 (#32324)

You could follow this guide.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/cont...oval-guide.htm

"Spy Doctor" is almost certainly a rogue program, that means it is also a malware/virus. Spyware Doctor is a legitimate program, their website is here.
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/

But Malwarebytes Antimalware and Superantispyware are better for removing infections.

by nirvana39 on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 14:58 (#32571)

Definitely go with SuperAntispyware and Malwarebytes. I use them both with great success in removing infections.

by Anonymous on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 20:58 (#32345)

How about a 'portable' anti malware? any recommendations?

by keroffs on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 22:19 (#32348)

See our Best Free Portable Programs page under Best Free Portable Anti-Malware for some suggestions.

by Anonymous on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 20:23 (#31997)

any one knows, how to remove trojan horse generic.AHNS ? i have free avg edition, i scan the whole computer, delete it, and it appears again, it seems to have attached to my agp file, which is necessary file that runs my computer. How can i get rid of without deleting the agp file it once and for all?!

by Anonymous on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 07:14 (#33203)

Maybe trying Unhack Me?

by Anonymous on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 23:33 (#31920)

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware goes along with XP to not only 2000 and Vista.

by Anonymous on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 16:16 (#31654)

Does anyone know how to get rid of trojan.win32agent.azsy?
I have AVG anti-virus and its not detecting anything. However I am getting popups to block or ignore certain viruses. I don't know if its my AVG working or this personal anti-virus scan that just downloaded itself and now wont activate unless I pay 79.99.

by Anonymous on Mon, 09/07/2009 - 17:51 (#32291)

Try SDFix.exe

by MidnightCowboy on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 16:38 (#31657)

Here are one set of instructions for removing this infection.

http://www.iobit.com/removal/remove-...gent-azsy.html

There will be others if you Google for them - just use the method you feel most comfortable with. After removing the infection I would also download and scan with the free version of a-squared which has an excellent detection rate for this type of malware. Just take care that something it finds is not a "false positive". After that, on the assumption that you received no warning for this infection from AVG I would ditch this in favor of either Avast! or Avira.

by Anonymous on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 08:02 (#31414)

howw... um do u download itt?

by MidnightCowboy on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 11:16 (#31425)

Download what from where?

by Anonymous on Sun, 08/16/2009 - 02:57 (#27187)

BOClean used to be an excelent anti-malware. Now it is part of Comodo Security Suite. It comes with anti-virus and firewall. They don't offer it alone.

by NIKO_SCAPE on Sun, 08/23/2009 - 07:47 (#31357)

ANYONE; any suggestions on how or what to use to get rid of this trojan: TROJAN.METAJUAN, there is so many stuff out there and i don't really know which one to use. thanks guys.

by Anonymous on Sun, 08/23/2009 - 09:16 (#31363)

Try this link, http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407

Follow the instructions and see what happens.

by Anonymous on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 00:19 (#25986)

Or, just use Avira Free. This is an excellent antitrojan already.

by Anonymous on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 20:08 (#25023)

Can I run install and run BOTH ThreatFire and SuperAntiSpyware at the same time? Would it not have conflicts with each other? Thanks!

by Anonymous on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 00:16 (#25984)

yes, you can. whether you use SAS FREE or Paid.

by MidnightCowboy on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 20:23 (#25024)

We would need to know which version of SUPERAntiSpyware you have (free or commercial) and also details of your other security programs before offering to comment. In any case, you would be guaranteed a much more comprehensive response by posting your request in the forum.

by Sillyperson on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 10:48 (#24132)

How does SAS Professional fare as a trojan scanner and remover?

by Anonymous on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 07:59 (#24814)

i recommend trojan remover
it has a 30 day free trial and it worked well

Moderators comment:
Links to commercial software are not allowed

by JonathanT on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 08:27 (#24815)

If one is willing to pay, I don't see why one would pay for a relatively unknown program over Superantispyware, which has proven to be highly effective.

by Anonymous on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 05:57 (#23748)

I am having a major problem with my computer. Was on facebook last night and all of a sudden it came up with this "Personal Antivirus" thing saying I had trojans and worms infecting my computer. It wants me to download it for $39.95. I already have a antivirus program AVG and did a scan to find no infections. Been looking for a site to help me remove infections and they all say free, yeah free to download and not to remove. I am not in any way computer savy and I also do not have the money to call the repair guy. Could someone out there please help me fix this problem I am desperate!!!!! Thankyou Kylie

by Anonymous on Sun, 09/06/2009 - 09:13 (#32219)

Whatever you do don't click and buy that, or your computer will come infected. It is a popup to scare you.
by Anonymous on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 17:59 (#23435)

Just use Avira free. It's an excellent antitrojan.

by Anonymous on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 10:47 (#23305)

have just used trojan remover and it has done a great job.

by JonathanT on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 14:06 (#22892)

Malwarebytes Antimalware 1.37 and Superantispyware 4.26.1004 is out too.

by Jojoyee on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 16:04 (#22898)

Thanks JT for the updates.

by JonathanT on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 02:59 (#22951)

That's fine. I have this sad addiction of checking download sites for new updates every few hours.

by peter on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 09:31 (#23762)

Tell me about it.

by JonathanT on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 07:59 (#22864)

ThreatFire 4.5 is out!

by Anonymous on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 12:02 (#22797)

Does anyone know how to get rid of the trojan Bancos IXQ for with freeware. I've tried a few so-called freebies like Malawares, but in the end they are not free and don't work either, so you just end up downloading them and then uninstalling them again. So many sites say they have the best anti trojan software, but you can't really tell until you have bought, and then it's too late.

John T

by Anonymous on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 15:55 (#24324)

I have been in your possition recently I got warning messages from a security provider claiming my "marriage and job " were at risk all because they claimed my computer was infected with Trojans /Malware / and Porno images . But after about a hour of panic ( I got my computer from someone else who had upgraded thiers so I didn't know exactly what was stored on it)I got a message from Norton ( who were still protecting my computer at the time ) telling me to ignore the warnings . my computer was running slow and crashing now and again and I'm low on cash so I searched for cleaning programs who claimed to scan and clean my computer for free ' but everytime I tried them each one would tell me I had lots of corrupt files which need to be deleted but I would have to pay for the full service which I could not afford ' anyway I have recently found "COMODO" ( Which is 100% Free to use!) it has totally cleaned my entire computer of hundreds of junk/incomplete files/ infections and trojans files others failed to do .My computor now it runs like new and it's the best protection I'v ever seen.

by JonathanT on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 08:01 (#23756)

You could follow this:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/cont...oval-guide.htm

by peter on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 09:30 (#23761)

Great post, JT

by Jojoyee on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 07:25 (#23752)

As you say, AVG did a scan to find no infections and that it came up with a message (popped up from a browser?) to claim that your computer is infected with trojans and worms.

If not mistaken, this behaviour could be due to adware or spyware and the claim on the infections might not be true. You might want to scan your computer using recommended software in Best Free Adware/Spyware/Scumware Remover.

You might also want to give a-squared or PC Tools ThreatFire a try to confirm if it's infected with trojans and worms as claimed.

by Anonymous on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 04:47 (#23825)

Thanks again Jojoyee, prior to your advice I downloaded Stopzilla which turned up trojans though yet again would only scan and not remove till I paid. I took your advice and downloaded Superantispyware which found 99 Adware Tracking Cookies and 1 Trojan.Agent/Gen-WinExp and the progam allowed me to get rid of them. I also downloaded A-squared which after many hours of scanning found 21 infections, 3 medium risk traces, 13 low risk cookies and 5 high risk trojans. I was able to quarentine them and later fully deleted them from my computer. Cross fingers but so far so good, none of the Personal Antivirus messages of threats, trojans,worms and your computer is at risk have come up thus far. As I mentioned I am in no way computer literate and I found your advice easy and helpful. I am still wondering why my AVG program failed to pick it up & the others did, either way I will keep all 3 programs to be on the safe side. In the end I hope they are all gone and appreciate your advice so much!!!!!! Thanks Again Kylie
PS: Great website, will be definetly be using it often and will be sure to tell my friends to do the same.

by JonathanT on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 05:03 (#23828)

If your computer is so infected it won't hurt to scan with several more programs, such as BitDefender and F-Secure Online Scan and Malwarebytes Antimalware.
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebyte...022_4-10804572....

by Anonymous on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 07:54 (#23755)

thanks so much for replying, will give those things a try and see how I go. Will let you know if I am successful. Thanks again Kylie

by Anonymous on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 15:13 (#23679)

The main reason why TDS-3 (Trojan Defense Suite) was discontinued 4 years ago because its makers recognized the success of the inclusion of the antitrojan module into the antivirus program of other security software companies. Avira is an example of this. The Avira free scanner is simply superb in eliminating trojans hooking onto the system. I have never used any standalone antitrojan to complement my present security setup and I have no problem whatsoever with trojans and the like disturbing me or my productivity.

[torres-no-tan-magnifico]

by MidnightCowboy on Sat, 09/19/2009 - 11:24 (#32952)

As a footnote to my comment below I was able to make contact late yesterday with Christian Mairoll the CEO of Emsisoft who confirmed that a-squared does detect this Trojan. The detection of new variants would be dependent on the update frequency of the free version scanner, but anyone with the full version would be protected by the behavior blocker component, Mamutu.

by Anonymous on Sat, 09/19/2009 - 18:26 (#32971)

Cheers for that.
A2 FP's and large daily updates are still an issue IMHO, even though they have supposed to have improved things. But, a price worth paying maybe.
by MidnightCowboy on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 21:16 (#32925)

This is a very difficult question to answer because there can be many versions of the same Trojan in circulation at any one time and finding out which might be detected by whom is pretty near impossible. Additionally, different AV vendors do not name the files they detect in the same manner, so one might describe it as Zeus, and another as Zbot.

As the Trojan is almost impossible to detect from its files, the best way to see whether you are infected is to check the registry key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit. Make sure that there is no ntos.exe in here. It it is, you are infected!!!

A complete removal is quite tricky as the files are rootkit-protected and cannot be easily deleted. However you can disable the trojan by removing the ntos.exe part (just that part!) in the above mentioned registry key. After a restart, the trojan will not be active. However the malicious files (protected by the rootkit) are still on the computer.

These removal instructions are courtesy of TrustDefender Labs at this address, and should only be followed by users with expert system knowledge.

http://www.trustdefender.com/blog/?s=yaludle

Anyone else should seek outside help unless their chosen anti-malware solution confirms it's detection AND removal.
by Anonymous on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 05:39 (#37737)

I use ComboFix on hard to remove or stubborn malware. I really like it. You have to turn off your AV first though, because ComboFix acts like malware itself to fool the malware infecting your system, so the AV alerts you of ComboFix.

by Anonymous on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 15:04 (#36166)

I tried to install a-squared Free and PC Tools ThreatFire in my mechine (vista), both of them give me a corrupt file error message, got any idea?
Thanks a million,

by Anonymous on Mon, 10/19/2009 - 21:18 (#35013)

i used webroot free for a sample try.
it picked up a trojan and Trkng ckkes.
would not remove them because it is free programme.
a-squared recmmnded as best anit trojan... did not pick it up?
only paid for programmes detect and remove?

by JonathanT on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 07:18 (#35037)

You could also try running a few other scanners to see if they can detect and remove it. You could use Malwarebytes Antimalware, Superantispyware and Hitman Pro.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebyt...are_d5756.html
http://download.cnet.com/SuperAntiSp...0-8022_4-10523...
http://download.cnet.com/Hitman-Pro-...-10895604.html

by Anonymous on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 09:23 (#35355)

Agree with, JonathanT!

by Anonymous on Mon, 10/12/2009 - 16:03 (#34421)

hi guys:

to me security suits and/or antivirus resident in memory are useless. I'm an experienced user and I have found:
-clogged systems
-blocked trusted software
-slowed machines
-getting infected.

So, the question is how I can get the maximum protection with minimum resources? check out my current configuration:

-malwawrebytes antimalware full version and resident in memory
-A squared free version (no resident in memory)
-spybot
-Autorun Eater
-sandboxie
-physical router firewall
-windows default firewall
-firefox as unique internet browser with these extensions: adblock, betterPrivacy, taco, sanscrypt, WOT and showIP. (sometimes I use opera and srware Iron)

I have not been infected in 2 years, and it has been my configuration; and believe me: I have tried everything.

so my machine is fast and secure. when I'm browsing normal websites I disconnect sanscrypt; but when I'm browsing xxxx websites (torrents, porno, warez, gaming, etc.) I run my browser sandboxed and sanscrypt enabled, I tease around those places and when I get tired, I just close FF and I delete the sandbox. When I'm trying new and/or unknown applications I run them sandboxed.

thanks,

memoemc2

by Anonymous on Sun, 10/04/2009 - 15:11 (#33918)

It seems that Comodo BOClean Anti-Malware has disappeared from Comodo's website. And it seems Trojan Killer is no longer free but comes at the price of $37 US Dollars.

by Jojoyee on Sun, 10/04/2009 - 15:36 (#33920)

New link for Comodo BOClean Anti-Malware is here.

by MidnightCowboy on Sun, 10/04/2009 - 15:45 (#33922)

This link only goes to the full suite @ 39MB

by Anonymous on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 15:49 (#34030)

What do you mean, MidnightCowboy? I hit that link and it goes to the free 1.77 MB version. Thanx, Jojoyee.

by MidnightCowboy on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 18:14 (#34040)

Confirmed with Melih from Comodo today.

* BOClean is no longer available as a standalone product from Comodo
* It is still obtainable from some third party download sites but the software does not update.

In this state it has a limited value at best.

by Jojoyee on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 16:29 (#34032)

BOClean Anti-malware itself is 1.77 MB, but beneath the download button, it does specify that "BoClean is now included in Comodo Internet Security", which is 38.6 MB.

CIS includes Firewall, Antivirus, Defense+, Memory Firewall and Anti-Malware. Upon installing the CIS, either Firewall OR Antivirus can be excluded.

by Anonymous on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 17:57 (#34039)

Well, yes, but it seems that the anti-malware can be downloaded by itself without the rest of CIS. Am I right?

by Anonymous on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 18:44 (#34051)

Oops! Guess I was wrong. You would have to download the whole thing.

by Anonymous on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 14:35 (#33400)

one day i was opening facebook account then suddenly message came that their are 26 trojans in ur computer so i scan with NOD 32 it was nt wrking so i close facbk and open the downloading site of antivirus but nththing happend
bt plz u people tell me a site to download

by Anonymous on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 19:48 (#33418)

Try this...Turn off System Restore and restart PC in safe mode by continually tapping F-8 key and choosing Safe Mode with Networking. Next download, update, run Malwarebytes in Full Scan. When done and restarted out of safe mode, download, update, run SuperAntiSpyware and A-squared. Next download and run ccleaner. Turn System Restore back on. This usually works 9 out of 10 times. Once in awhile, for a major infection, a user will want to run ComboFix which you can download and read up on over at Bleeping Computers website...

by Anonymous on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 20:02 (#33421)

Some Malware may reside in system restore, so be sure to scan again after turning sys restore back on again.

by MidnightCowboy on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 18:06 (#33413)

Facebook is riddled with malware of all descriptions so your PC is now likely infected. Some of this malware is designed to prevent you accessing the sites where you can obtain tools to remove it. If you register and post here in the forum one of us will attempt to help you as this isn't possible here in the comments section.

http://www.techsupportalert.com/free...puter-support/

by Anonymous on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 22:49 (#33328)

A new version of ThreatFire is out 4.6.0.19, and I like it much better than the last version!

by Anonymous on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 23:48 (#33247)

Trojan/Malware info re banner ads.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09..._google_yahoo/

by Anonymous on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 07:18 (#33204)

Doesn't anyone realize that probably 75% of these "viruses" are created by programmers who work for the same companies that make these so-called "anti-viruses"? They want you to buy their product, so the best way is to pollute the internet with viruses and spyware.

by Anonymous on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 11:17 (#39059)

why is so hard to believe the same companies that supply the police with radar and laser guns.supply us with radar and laser detectors

by Anonymous on Wed, 10/21/2009 - 07:26 (#35108)

This is a shortsighted myth. If the big names in security were ever caught engaging in such a practice, they would lose everything. And all it would take is a singular conscientious employee to quietly rat them out. In come the auditors/authorities, the place is shaken down, and it's curtains for a very lucrative business.

Modern malware is designed either for profit, or to attack someone. Viruses are most often found in e-mails targeted at politicians and high-profile clergymen. Of course you have the usual spyware and adware, designed to track your surfing activities (kind of like a consumer survey being conducted without your knowledge or permission) or display advertisements. And then you have Trojans packed into files you download from dodgy Web sites and P2P networks, as well as drive-by exploits; these baddies will usually install a backdoor on your computer that allows a hacker to control it remotely for click fraud, pump 'n' dump stock transactions, spamming, etc. The origins of most malware in the wild are well known; most of today's most widespread parasites come from gangs in China and Russia (one well-known cybercrime syndicate calls themselves the Russian Business Network).

Finally, any sought after profit would not be worth the risk, especially when there are so many competitors for the user to choose from. Pretend that Symantec (makers of Norton security products) were to write their own malware in hopes of profiting from it. How do they make sure consumers install their product for protection, and not a product by McAfee, Trend Micro, Kaspersky, Panda, Webroot, PC Tools, AVG Technologies (formerly Grisoft), Avira, ALWIL, Rising, G Data, Softwin, F-Secure, Sunbelt, Sophos, Eset, Norman, TrustPort, Microsoft, Kingsoft, AhnLab, Antiy Labs, Aladdin, Authentium, Cat Computer Services, ClamAV, Comodo, CA, Doctor Web, Emsi, Eset, Fortinet, FRISK, Hacksoft, Hauri, Ikarus, INCA, K7, Prevx, Secure Computing, VirusBlokAda, VirusBuster, Lavasoft, Safer Networking, or anybody else?

Now I should let you know that there are indeed rogue antivirus programs, but these are marketed through scareware. A "Windows" warning box will pop up, telling you that your computer is infected and you need to download their product to have it cleaned. This is the only way to force customers into purchasing your product, and not a competitor's product.

Hopefully you can drop this ridiculous conspiracy theory after a quick lesson in common sense.

by Anonymous on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:00 (#33225)

That might be true, if the major AV companies were not stating, "We are losing the war against malware".

by Anonymous on Sun, 09/20/2009 - 21:31 (#33020)

It has been my experience, that A-squared run after using ComboFix is a superb Trojan-Malware Combo! I was surprised not to see Combofix mentioned here.

by Anonymous on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 14:06 (#32895)

Some Trojan info.

'World's nastiest trojan fools AV software'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09...des_detection/

by MidnightCowboy on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 15:14 (#32901)

This variant on the same theme is also quite interesting!

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cyber...r-Own-Kind-105...

As a footnote, Comodo (CIS) detects it, Symantec (Norton) detects it and Kaspersky detects it. Not sure about any of the others. It would have been a great help is this information had been released by Trusteer in their PDF report.

by Anonymous on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 20:28 (#32921)

Nice one! Perhaps it will implode on itself and disappear!

You're quite right.
'Zulfikar Ramzan, technical director, Symantec Security Response told SCMagazineUS.com in an email Wednesday that there are “some issues” with accuracy of the study since it does not provide a breakdown of individual anti-virus companies' effectiveness of detecting ZBot.

“While the numbers produced are noteworthy, it is important to take them with a grain of salt,” Ramzan said.'
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Zbot-eva...ograms/article...

It is a nasty, customizable/variable, trojan though. Would the software in the TSA article be able to detect it?

[torres-no-tan-magnifico]

by Anupam on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 09:27 (#39582)

What are the specs of your PC... will you share please?

by Anonymous on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 08:00 (#39575)

Did you run a Quick Scan? From their forum.

"The quick scan will find any malware that's active on the system that MBAM is capable of detecting. The only real usefulness of the full scan is detecting the occasional trace that get's missed by the quick scan, and even that's pretty rare. According to one of the developers the quick scan catches 99.9% of the malware that MBAM will detect."

by Anonymous on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 22:24 (#49587)

Yup. I never run the full scan. Comparing AVG to Malwarebytes is a bit apples to oranges. Speaking strictly about spyware and trojan detection and removal, AVG cannot compete with Malwarebytes. Its not even close.

I think alot of folks need to spend some time on malware forums like bleeping computer. The recommended free tools on those sites are always the best available. Hijack this, Malwarebytes and superantispyware are the currently favorites among the security specialists.

Specialized tools like combo fix and sdfix are also popular but more complicated.

-J

by Anonymous on Sat, 12/19/2009 - 03:49 (#38991)

ComboFix taken offline. For how long, I don't know.
http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.html
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic279176.html

by Anupam on Sat, 12/19/2009 - 07:43 (#39000)

Thanks for the information.

by MidnightCowboy on Sat, 12/19/2009 - 09:53 (#39002)

I do like to see developers admit they have a problem and do the right thing while they get it sorted. Especially with security and recovery apps there's been a tendency in the past to pretend nothing is wrong at the expense of those using the product and getting burned. Hats off to ComboFix, I hope they get it fixed soon.

by Anonymous on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 19:25 (#37780)

i use avira personal with superantispyware pro and a squared this combination does a great job

by Anonymous on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 10:33 (#37754)

this is totally cool man, I will not waste my time and try it if I were you !!!

by Anupam on Sat, 11/21/2009 - 01:32 (#37021)

Threatfire 4.7.0 has been released.

Anupam

by Anonymous on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 01:55 (#36958)

I just have to say that Threatfire seems to have slowed down the pc's here alot. We thought we had a trojan, but running Sys-Internals Process Explorer showed that it was Threatfire dragging the system down. The older version was hardly noticeable, but the latest caused a serious drag & delay response on older systems.
After removing Threatfire, pc's seem to run much faster, more memory available. Too bad, it seemed to be an OK program.

We are now using a combo of MS Security Essentials, Outpost Firewall, and PC Tools Spyware DR (starter ed via Google pack). Run Malware Byts AM once a week too.
A2 Squared seems pretty good, but the update download is huge. Once a month we also run Spybot S&D too.

As for rootkits, try Panda Anti-rootkit or Sophos Antirootkit.

by rick_mo37 on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 01:18 (#36198)

I can no longer recommend Superantispyware. For one thing Malwarebytes is a quality replacement for a free scanner. For another, I just cannot 'look the other way' when I see that "one day only" price of $9.99 for the Pro version or $19.99 for a Pro version lifetime license. Sure it's a nice deal for a quality program but the fact remains that the offer is misleading. It's not "one day only", it's pretty much every day.

Now we could go into how long 64X support has been promised and we could go into how long true Vista support has been promised for their sister product, SuperAdBlocker. It's been years. But that is another subject altogether.

Go on some security forum and criticize the misleading advertising and what will some SAS rep do? Probably try to get your posts deleted. That's pretty cheap in my opinion. But it's easier than answering to the fact that the company favors misleading advertising.

So in all, I just do not recommend SAS anymore.

by nirvana39 on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 14:10 (#36561)

I find SuperAntispyware to be very effective, but I have to echo your sentiment. Those ads that offer "1 day only" or exclusive sales annoy me. Since it is free though, I will probably continue to recommend/use it (and stay away from the commercial version)

by MidnightCowboy on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 10:37 (#36216)

I'm into this too and agree completely. I have great respect for Emsisoft for instance but every time I open the a-squared page there's a message about $x discount "today" for people in Brazil. Unfortunately this is standard net marketing practice and unfair I suppose to single Emsisoft out as there are plenty of others at the same party. Prevx is another one. Great software, highly capable so why do they have to resort the the type of tactics exhibited on their front page? At the end of the day I guess it's all about the power of money and most of the time we'll just have to live with it.

by JonathanT on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 03:12 (#36200)

Although I agree the ads are misleading, I do not think that it's a reason to not use SAS. Many other companies have gone further and tried to validate either tests conducted by themselves or tests from dubious organisations, which is far more serious IMHO.

Also, have you actually seen these posts getting deleted, or is it merely speculation?
Thanks

by rick_mo37 on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 03:59 (#36201)

I have questioned their advertising campaign/policy on other forums and they have made reply posts asking that my post be removed. I did not start a thread about their advertising, just responded to posts they have made.

by rick_mo37 on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 00:49 (#36197)

Combofix is one of those programs nobody speaks much about until nothing else seems to work, then someone makes a combofix suggestion and the results are usually pretty good. Combofix seems to work well getting rid of many of the present day rogue downloads. I have seen results where Combofix has restored a few computers where Malwarebytes couldn't clear everything up. That's not a knock against MBAM as it is really a super program. But if MBAM seems to not complete the job of cleaning persistent malware then maybe give combofix a shot.

As a side note, combofix has many rogue variants so only download combofix from the site below, which comes with a nice tutorial-

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix