FREE system cleaning software?

harmless_little_f***
harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited December 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
I think I've got viruses and shit on my computer and I need to clear out the system. Any good FREE! softwares out there to blitz any 'compromising material'? Thanks.
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  • Julien
    Julien Posts: 2,457
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I think I've got viruses and shit on my computer and I need to clear out the system. Any good FREE! softwares out there to blitz any 'compromising material'? Thanks.

    When I had viruses problem on my pc, I formatted the hard drive...
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  • amentvedder
    amentvedder Posts: 3,610
    Virus scan and I use these

    http://www.ccleaner.com/

    http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I think I've got viruses and shit on my computer and I need to clear out the system. Any good FREE! softwares out there to blitz any 'compromising material'? Thanks.

    Ask on Technical Stuff and BBS help? You might get a response from Ahnimus, then. :)
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    "spybot" and "ad aware" should get the bulk of it. search, download and install them both at download.com. Clean everything they find.

    If you can run hijack this http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html and show me the output file, I can tell you exactly what's ailing you.
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Julien wrote:
    When I had viruses problem on my pc, I formatted the hard drive...

    How does one do that? I'm no techie :D
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Julien
    Julien Posts: 2,457
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    How does one do that? I'm no techie :D
    yes, it's not that easy the first time. then you get used to it. But it sucks having to do that... now taht I have a mac, I don't care about this shit anymore :D
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    2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
    2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
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  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    Go with Juliens advice. Re-format the hard-drive. I have a friend who does that kind of stuff luckily. If you have technical friends ask them to help you out.
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  • Sonja_S
    Sonja_S Vienna Posts: 444
    I used avira and the already mentioned ccleaner. I don't use adaware anymore though since it once tried to delete the software to my internet connection.
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  • chinobaeza
    chinobaeza Santiago Posts: 2,489
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    "If you can run hijack this http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html and show me the output file, I can tell you exactly what's ailing you.
    How the hell you people do to read those logs!?!?!?
  • duggro
    duggro Posts: 1,343
    adaware from lavasoft is good

    only format is you can reinstall all your software again
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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I had a nasty virus/spyware/trojan that I just couldn't get rid of. After doing a bunch of research with the same issues and hijackthis logs, I downloaded Super Anti-Spyware free edition (http://www.superantispyware.com) and it took care of everything.

    The website gave me pause because it looks like it could be one of those fake programs that cause more problems than it helps, but it really did work.
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  • Slip Kid
    Slip Kid Posts: 1,175
    ahhh the joys of unix...
    I just don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    chinobaeza wrote:
    How the hell you people do to read those logs!?!?!?


    years...and years. I built my first computer in 1989. I've pretty much seen the whole thing come to be.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

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    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    Slip Kid wrote:
    ahhh the joys of unix...
    NEEEEEERRRRD! ;)
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  • Slip Kid
    Slip Kid Posts: 1,175
    guilty as charged
    I just don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.

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