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Aug 3, 2015
9:07
:02
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fleaman
Combofix is the best at removing nasty stuff in my experience
but it only works in Windows versions up to and including Windows 8, not 8.1 or higher.
I have saved a few computers using it.
It is free.
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Someone save me...I'm going to throw my pc off a bridge!
Borg
8/3/15 8:52pm
You could always backup your stuff and reformat.
BangkokCoug
8/3/15 8:55pm
Do a clean OS install and stop letting your wife use the computer.
srey
8/3/15 8:55pm
or your daughters
icecougar
8/3/15 9:06pm
Those programs probably gave you the malware in the first place
YIsForBrigham
8/3/15 8:55pm
I use those programs to remove crap all the time. No chance the spyware came
vacougfan
8/3/15 8:59pm
boot into safe mode and run those programs in safe mode
quikandskinny
8/3/15 8:55pm
maybe not what you're looking for, but try backing up your hard drive.
Whitey_Coug
8/3/15 9:02pm
Weird. Have had my PC that long too and zero malware programs.
vacougfan
8/3/15 9:04pm
Congrats to you for also having excellent browsing habits!
Whitey_Coug
8/3/15 9:20pm
RE: Congrats to you for also having excellent browsing habits!
vacougfan
8/3/15 9:27pm
Well, you SHOULD install the free version of Sophos at least
BYUCoug11
8/3/15 9:05pm
RE: You may want to try Hijackthis. It has helped me get through a couple of th
ovalY
8/3/15 9:04pm
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ovalY
8/3/15 9:04pm
You kinda need to know what you are doing with that though.
vacougfan
8/3/15 9:06pm
Combofix is the best at removing nasty stuff in my experience
fleaman
8/3/15 9:07pm
Agreed. Just make sure you download it only from bleepingcomputer.com though.
vacougfan
8/3/15 9:09pm
probably a combination of a browser extension and program
permiso
8/3/15 9:12pm
Just wait until your ashleymadison account isn't working.
thebruce
8/3/15 9:23pm
Another idea is to create a New user account
ovalY
8/3/15 9:27pm
I will never use the same computer as my wife or future kids for this reason.
cougarnerd
8/3/15 10:21pm
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