What's everyone using to remove mal ware?
I downloaded malware bytes but they only give you a 'trial' program that expires after a week or two. Does anyone know of any other free malware removal programs that do a good job? I have Kapersky ...
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For daily use: Malwarebytes. 2.0 is out and seems to be a bit better, although an AV product on the top of the heap today can end up at rock bottom tomorrow.
If I find malware:
I wipe all drives, reload from a known safe backup. This takes about an hour or two, and gets all my files and such back exactly as before.
For recovering a machine without backups: I save all files (and try to save off serial numbers and CD keys) off to 2-3 USB flash drives (so I have multiple copies), put USB flash drives in a safe place, boot up a copy of DBAN (Derik's Boot & Nuke), wipe all hard disks, then reinstall from scratch. That way, any malware is well gone.
If I have to use software to de-louse a machine, I'd use Malwarebytes as well, but I far prefer a clean install so there is no chance of some executable stub lurking in some odd place being able to reinstall the bad stuff.
If I find malware:
I wipe all drives, reload from a known safe backup. This takes about an hour or two, and gets all my files and such back exactly as before.
For recovering a machine without backups: I save all files (and try to save off serial numbers and CD keys) off to 2-3 USB flash drives (so I have multiple copies), put USB flash drives in a safe place, boot up a copy of DBAN (Derik's Boot & Nuke), wipe all hard disks, then reinstall from scratch. That way, any malware is well gone.
If I have to use software to de-louse a machine, I'd use Malwarebytes as well, but I far prefer a clean install so there is no chance of some executable stub lurking in some odd place being able to reinstall the bad stuff.
