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33 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

Also run malewarebytes. Even if avast gets something.

 

33 minutes ago, DXMember said:

kaspersky has some great malware removal and utilities and tools on their downloads site that are provided free of charge

 

http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/utility

 

43 minutes ago, DXMember said:

at a minimum get microsoft security essentials running real-time protection

if you don't have real-time protection then there's not much you can do after the fact

 

http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php

 

44 minutes ago, RedWulf said:

Malwarebytes is pretty good on 0day and has a free version, WinClam is paranoid but may help and is free. If that fails just rage quit and DBAN to make the virus cry. then reinstall  

 

46 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

reinstall windows. 

 

48 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

Install avast! or AVG Free antivirus.

If that doesn't help, we need to go down further.

And so Avast didn't quite do it, however after I run Malwarebytes....293...threats were found...quick restart and we're back to normal. Thanks again all for your fast response and suggestions! :)

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So I kinda fucked my pc by downloading something from a website we're not allowed to discuss and I'm getting popups on literally everything even steam. I've run CCleaner and tried to load up my Bullguard but turns out my subscription has ran out, so I'm looking for you guys could advise me on how to get rid of this virus with preferably free software. 

 

Note: the virus was installed through a setup wizard 

 

Thanks again ltt

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Install avast! or AVG Free antivirus.

If that doesn't help, we need to go down further.

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3 minutes ago, OGFatal said:

So I kinda fucked my pc by downloading something from a website we're not allowed to discuss and I'm getting popups on literally everything even steam. I've run CCleaner and tried to load up my Bullguard but turns out my subscription has ran out, so I'm looking for you guys could advise me on how to get rid of this virus with preferably free software. 

 

Note: the virus was installed through a setup wizard 

 

Thanks again ltt

reinstall windows. 

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Malwarebytes is pretty good on 0day and has a free version, WinClam is paranoid but may help and is free. If that fails just rage quit and DBAN to make the virus cry. then reinstall   

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at a minimum get microsoft security essentials running real-time protection

if you don't have real-time protection then there's not much you can do after the fact

 

http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php

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12 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

Install avast! or AVG Free antivirus.

If that doesn't help, we need to go down further.

 

10 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

reinstall windows. 

 

8 minutes ago, RedWulf said:

Malwarebytes is pretty good on 0day and has a free version, WinClam is paranoid but may help and is free. If that fails just rage quit and DBAN to make the virus cry. then reinstall  

 

7 minutes ago, DXMember said:

at a minimum get microsoft security essentials running real-time protection

if you don't have real-time protection then there's not much you can do after the fact

 

http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php

Thanks for the fast response, I'm running a full system scan in avast right now, if that doesn't fix it I'll result to other options. I hope it doesn't come down to reinstalling windows 

 

Case: Carbide 300R

CPU: i5 4690K @ 3.90GHz

RAM: 8GB DDR3

Mobo: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming

GPU: R9 290 Tri-X

PSU: EVGA SUPERNOVA NEX650G

Storage: 4TB NAS

Drive 1: Seagate 1TB 7200RPM

Drive 2: WD 500gb 7200RPM

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2 minutes ago, OGFatal said:

Thanks for the fast response, I'm running a full system scan in avast right now, if that doesn't fix it I'll result to other options. I hope it doesn't come down to reinstalling windows 

kaspersky has some great malware removal and utilities and tools on their downloads site that are provided free of charge

 

http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/utility

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1 minute ago, OGFatal said:

Thanks for the fast response, I'm running a full system scan in avast right now, if that doesn't fix it I'll result to other options. I hope it doesn't come down to reinstalling windows 

Also run malewarebytes. Even if avast gets something.

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33 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

Also run malewarebytes. Even if avast gets something.

 

33 minutes ago, DXMember said:

kaspersky has some great malware removal and utilities and tools on their downloads site that are provided free of charge

 

http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/utility

 

43 minutes ago, DXMember said:

at a minimum get microsoft security essentials running real-time protection

if you don't have real-time protection then there's not much you can do after the fact

 

http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php

 

44 minutes ago, RedWulf said:

Malwarebytes is pretty good on 0day and has a free version, WinClam is paranoid but may help and is free. If that fails just rage quit and DBAN to make the virus cry. then reinstall  

 

46 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

reinstall windows. 

 

48 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

Install avast! or AVG Free antivirus.

If that doesn't help, we need to go down further.

And so Avast didn't quite do it, however after I run Malwarebytes....293...threats were found...quick restart and we're back to normal. Thanks again all for your fast response and suggestions! :)

Case: Carbide 300R

CPU: i5 4690K @ 3.90GHz

RAM: 8GB DDR3

Mobo: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming

GPU: R9 290 Tri-X

PSU: EVGA SUPERNOVA NEX650G

Storage: 4TB NAS

Drive 1: Seagate 1TB 7200RPM

Drive 2: WD 500gb 7200RPM

___________________________

Keyboard: Vengeance K50

Headset: Vengeance 1500 V2

Mouse: R.A.T 5

Monitor: LG 24EN33

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Just now, OGFatal said:

 

 

 

 

 

And so Avast didn't quite do it, however after I run Malwarebytes....293...threats were found...quick restart and we're back to normal. Thanks again all for your fast response and suggestions! :)

Dont forget to go back and do a defrag and junk file clean up as well

And look out for avast fanboys xD  

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                  / /  /
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            ,/        |
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          /      | | |
    ______|   __/_/| |
   /_______\______}\__}
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1 minute ago, OGFatal said:

And so Avast didn't quite do it, however after I run Malwarebytes....293...threats were found...quick restart and we're back to normal. Thanks again all for your fast response and suggestions! :)

Give your programs list a quick look, see if there's anything you don't recognize. If it all looks good, you should be ok now.

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1 minute ago, HPWebcamAble said:

Give your programs list a quick look, see if there's anything you don't recognize. If it all looks good, you should be ok now.

 

2 minutes ago, RedWulf said:

Dont forget to go back and do a defrag and junk file clean up as well

And look out for avast fanboys xD 

Well I think I'll buy the premium for Malwarebytes, seems to do a really good job.

Case: Carbide 300R

CPU: i5 4690K @ 3.90GHz

RAM: 8GB DDR3

Mobo: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming

GPU: R9 290 Tri-X

PSU: EVGA SUPERNOVA NEX650G

Storage: 4TB NAS

Drive 1: Seagate 1TB 7200RPM

Drive 2: WD 500gb 7200RPM

___________________________

Keyboard: Vengeance K50

Headset: Vengeance 1500 V2

Mouse: R.A.T 5

Monitor: LG 24EN33

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