Virus are dancing in my computer

[DKT27]

Kinda agree with n0_risk! It shouldn't call it malware gen, that's one low threat level for a highly threatening infection.

@rudrax: I wouldn't trust only Webroot to clean your PC here. First scan your PC with MBAM then Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool. Both need to be set at full scan, not quick scan.

[davhag]

Do you like WIN 8 or WIN 7 Better?

Tweaked win 8 is better than win 7. Default win 8 scuks like hell.

@ davhag

That's a pretty accurate fact, coming from rudrax (despite the fact that he does not use Windows 8.) :)

• Windows 7 is the best OS - out of the box
• Windows 8 is the best OS - in the hands of an Craftsman (utterly unsuitable for the masses.)

In fact, have personally seen Windows 8 forcing a lot of Users to bite the dust. :(

Just wondering, thought about a new laptop, but think i will stick with windows 8. I do not use my galaxy tablet none really, so I would probably hate windows 8.

Thanks all. :medic: :cheers:

[nIGHT]

@rudrax I have met that one last year when my gf asked me to do some photoshop on their pics contained in a usb flash disc.

That virus does indeed replicates itself by posing itself as a folder, and having a folder icon, with an .exe of course at the end of it so it will run when you click on it, if you have folders in your root/subroot directory it will make exactly the same number of copies of itself having the same name as those folders while setting the attributes of the folders hidden and system. This first variant does not impose autorun feature as it knows the user is so stupid to click on the [folder].exe rather than the hidden folder directory.

The second variant is more annoying than the first one, it has autorun feature but if your antivirus manage to stop it then your fine, but as it will copy all your folders in a hidden folder that can only be accessed by clicking that [disk label].exe file then the only option left for you is to click and run that virus and have you copy all your data back to your hd before you try to format your removable drive to remove it. My hd was not infected because my av stops it from running it.

I use avg on my office laptop. :rolleyes: :lol:

[xpmule]

I think its crazy that you don't learn how to repair the computer yourself.

I couldn't care less what any security software on the planet says.. I decide what a virus is and i decide to fix it.. (manually)

I have seen over the years well known software fail miserably at removing the simplest of threats

such as Nod32 LET ME get infected with Artmax keylogger (that was out for a few years lol) and then also failed to remove it.

I downloaded it for a hacker friend and was testing it out lol

Kaspersky on the other hand stopped it dead in it tracks form infecting me and when i disabled Kaspersky

and infected myself i then tested if Kaspersky would remove it and it did 1 try with no issues..

And left some scraps behind but nothing that was a threat.. this is common anyway.

Further more the more you dig into security software the worst they get.. i wouldn't trust anything but the top 5

if your using No Name brand security software your an idiot asking for trouble.

And even then it don't mean much.. for example i can't count how many times i have repaired peoples pc's that were using AVG

i have seen so MANY infected machines i laugh when i see the AVG logo and think here we go again lol

Bottom line is your not doing your self any favors by simply ignoring this issue and re-installing..

for one thing there are virii that bind themselves to other.exe's and you could be be backing up stuff that is infected

even if you re-install windows and another good point i learned almost a decade ago reading Symantec web pages

is Disable system restore.. if you get infected then so is your backup lol (see the obvious problem ?)

Answer is don't EVER use it.. that is dumb. Instead learn how to fix the problem properly. (then it *should never ever be needed)

If i was infected i would want to know what the virus does so i can see every aspect about the infection

such as was private info stolen ? how does it infect you and are your saved files contaminated.

So simply going o well and re-installing windows etc is a foolish thing to do..

If anything find someone to look at your machine to make sure your good to go. (if your not smart enough or willing to do it yourself)

and everything in life is about percentages.. the chances that you find some fairly lame virus on your machine makes it far more likely

there is more serious malware on there too. But hey all this what i'm saying just comes from experience and running a computer repair business for close to a decade

and your can't impose experience on people they will learn what they want when they want so.. and that means doing things the hard way sometimes lol

[rudrax]

Kinda agree with n0_risk! It shouldn't call it malware gen, that's one low threat level for a highly threatening infection.

What do you mean by level of highly threatening infection? Won't you delete threats with less severity? What matters for me is "infection", that may be severe or lame. The false positive will be other thing to consider.

@rudrax: I wouldn't trust only Webroot to clean your PC here. First scan your PC with MBAM then Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool. Both need to be set at full scan, not quick scan.

Here you may be right. Let's wait for some outcome, if something had left.

[dcs18]

Autoruns cannot be dealt with a kids glove - indirectly, they can be extremely dangerous, as they manifest under any drive and/or media (removable or internal.) For example, they can run an associated virus at boot which would be difficult to stop in it's tracks.

[DKT27]

Kinda agree with n0_risk! It shouldn't call it malware gen, that's one low threat level for a highly threatening infection.

What do you mean by level of highly threatening infection? Won't you delete threats with less severity? What matters for me is "infection", that may be severe or lame. The false positive will be other thing to consider.

>@rudrax: I wouldn't trust only Webroot to clean your PC here. First scan your PC with MBAM then Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool. Both need to be set at full scan, not quick scan.

Here you may be right. Let's wait for some outcome, if something had left.

Malware.gen = Generic malware. Calling autorun as generic malware is like calling a Lion a Kitten. Either way, generic malware is generally more used for crack / patch / keygens, etc. I won't call it false positive, as they have been purposely marked as so by AV companies.

Autoruns cannot be dealt with a kids glove - indirectly, they can be extremely dangerous, as they manifest under any drive and/or media (removable or internal.) For example, they can run an associated virus at boot which would be difficult to stop in it's tracks.

And Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool is king in those cases. Plug in everything you have and let it run.