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If I were you I'd reformat just incase. I however don't use an antivirus on my computer since I mostly do web-based work and build my own programs. In future, when you download EXEs, I'd strongly recommend uploading them to www.virustotal.com where their automated system runs your file through a truckload of antivirus software, before you run it on your computer.

 

Edit: Another thing I'd recommend doing is checking Task Manager to see if your CPU usage has ramped up. I've downloaded some useful software in the past which liked to launch a pretty wack Bitcoin miner on my computer using IDM. I tracked all the changes it makes to a computer when it runs (Startup Registry Entry, and residing in the Adobe Flash Update folder) and made a batch file to destroy the miner when I am finish with the program itself.

 

If you're running Windows 8, and you see a peculiar looking program running on your computer, right-click > 'open file location' and investigate it for yourself.

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Good evening guys,

 

Last week i took a win.32 ramnit in to my computer. For 2 days it have infected some of my files (html, exe, dll) which were deleted by the anitvirus.

After repeated system scans with Bitdefender Internet Security 2015 (licensed) and Malwarebytes premium it seems that the virus doesen't exists more.

My question for you guys is: My computer is trully safe now or i must format the hdd to be sure that the virus is gone?

 

I'm looking forward for your answers,

Best wishes,

Razvan_M.

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How'd you get the virus in the first place? Normally Illegal things...

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Good evening guys,

 

Last week i took a win.32 ramnit in to my computer. For 2 days it have infected some of my files (html, exe, dll) which were deleted by the anitvirus.

After repeated system scans with Bitdefender Internet Security 2015 (licensed) and Malwarebytes premium it seems that the virus doesen't exists more.

My question for you guys is: My computer is trully safe now or i must format the hdd to be sure that the virus is gone?

 

I'm looking forward for your answers,

Best wishes,

Razvan_M.

Never heard of bitdefender, but i know there are some viruses that even Norton cant detect, and that thing flags even the slightest bit of untrustworthy software as virus

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If I were you I'd reformat just incase. I however don't use an antivirus on my computer since I mostly do web-based work and build my own programs. In future, when you download EXEs, I'd strongly recommend uploading them to www.virustotal.com where their automated system runs your file through a truckload of antivirus software, before you run it on your computer.

 

Edit: Another thing I'd recommend doing is checking Task Manager to see if your CPU usage has ramped up. I've downloaded some useful software in the past which liked to launch a pretty wack Bitcoin miner on my computer using IDM. I tracked all the changes it makes to a computer when it runs (Startup Registry Entry, and residing in the Adobe Flash Update folder) and made a batch file to destroy the miner when I am finish with the program itself.

 

If you're running Windows 8, and you see a peculiar looking program running on your computer, right-click > 'open file location' and investigate it for yourself.

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