Topic: Panda Software: Antivirus ActiveScan (Read 523 times)
World Wide Whale
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« on: Mar 11, 2006, 01:04:06 AM »
This all started when SpyFalcon somehow downloaded and installed itself into my computer. For those of you who don't know, SpyFalcon is one of those sites that claim you have a crapload of spyware on your computer (well you do, SpyFalcon IS spyware) and makes popups for porn and ads for crappy spyware "removers." I needed to get rid of it (even uninstalling didn't help), so I searched online, to no real avail.
Okay, I know people say, "Oh Spybot Search and Destroy is the best," or whatever, but I am simply amazed at the greatness of this site, Panda Software: Antivirus ActiveScan. With it, I removed two viruses off my computer, and found the exact location (and was able to remove (yes manually, but it was worth it) rather simply) of 30 spyware, 3 dialers, 2 hacking tools and 1 "suspicious file."
Now, I'm not one of those people who looks at porn or has no spyware protection. I use Spybot Search and Destroy, Microsoft Antispyware, and Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition. So to find all of this on my computer... I was amazed. And you know what? My computer is running a lot quicker now.
As for SpyFalcon? It's gone. For all the files I couldn't delete in regular mode, I just restarted it in safe mode and deleted them on there. It was easy. All of the spyware and such on my computer is gone, and anytime I need to find something, I'm looking on Panda. They'll even send you information on the "suspicious files" to make sure it's nothing bad.
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« Reply #4 on: Mar 12, 2006, 03:25:19 PM »
I did a free online scan.
Also, an extra note: Save the report they give you and then restart your computer in safe mode. I found out the hard way that the easiest way to make sure the stuff stays off is to delete all those things as the Administrator in safe mode.
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« Reply #5 on: Mar 12, 2006, 08:14:48 PM »
another great tool is hitmanpro (http://www.hitmanpro.nl/) It downloads, installs, updates and runs a couple of programs (including adaware, Spybot Search & Destroy, Spy Sweeper, SpywareBlaster and some more) Everyting is run by a script that selects all the right options for you. This is the best I've ever seen to remove spyware/virus