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| Author: | prgreenhaw [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Help my laptop!! |
My laptop caught a bug recently, and now it's been hell to use the internet. I've ran my Webroot Antivirus about a dozen times, and while every once in a while it comes up with relatively harmless tracking devices, it hasn't really been able to fix my browser. Okay, symptoms are: -When I type a website into the address bar, "it" redirects me to a (seemingly) random other web page. However, entering the website once more usually works. -Clicking on any google link redirects me to a random page, no matter how many times I try. I'll try to post more symptoms as I come across them. Any thoughts? Questions? Comments? |
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| Author: | TheSilvernight [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
Maybe you should just reboot... :S |
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| Author: | RaginCajun [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
Have you tried Malwarebyte? I think it's still free. My mom's desktop had a pretty nasty virus once and that fixed it right away. |
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| Author: | prgreenhaw [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
I guess this is my fault for not specifying, but I consider myself relatively tech-savvy. I'm no wizard when it comes to computers, but I can find my way around easily enough. I wouldn't have posted my problems on the forums unless I had tried everything I could think of. Rebooting my compy was one of the first steps I took. But thank you for suggesting it, I don't want to sound ungrateful. =) |
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| Author: | prgreenhaw [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
Malwarebyte... hm, I've never heard of it, but I'll give it a quick try. Thanks!! |
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| Author: | TheSilvernight [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
Yes Malware is also pretty good! Or you could trick Norton, thats what I do. :p |
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| Author: | prgreenhaw [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
Okay, I'm running Malwarebyte. I want everyone to cross their fingers for me. Cross them. NOW!!!! >=( |
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| Author: | TheSilvernight [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
*CROSSES THEM!!!* |
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| Author: | prgreenhaw [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
HA! I'm watching Malwarebyte go through all of my files, most of which I'd forgotten about. Like Sins of a Solar Empire. I didn't even know that was still on my computer... |
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| Author: | RaginCajun [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
It does a pretty thorough job for being a free program. I ran it specifically for the one virus and it found something like 70 infected files. Needless to say I was pretty satisfied. |
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| Author: | prgreenhaw [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
Yeah, I ran Webroot right before I posted on the forums, and it came up with zip. Malwarebyte claims its already found 10 infections. o.O |
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| Author: | prgreenhaw [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
Okay, not to toot my horn too early, but I think it's working!! It might have already identified the culprit, my computer isn't freaking out and sending me to other pages anymore!! This is good news, I love my laptop. I'd hate to take it out back and put it out of its misery. Which it knows I will do. |
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| Author: | TheSilvernight [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
Awesome!
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| Author: | prgreenhaw [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
Okay, scan is done and my computer is doing great!! Thank you sooo much for suggesting that program, Evil Gambit! I gotta find a way to thank you. Maybe a seductive dance is in order... <Zybl0re> get up <Zybl0re> get on up <Zybl0re> get up <Zybl0re> get on up <phxl|paper> and DANCE * nmp3bot dances -<* nmp3bot dances |-<* nmp3bot dances /-<<[SA]HatfulOfHollow> i'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet There. I hope that's payment enough. Seriously though, I gotta do something about Webroot. Malwarebyte's Quarantine list looks like this: Trojan Trojan Trojan Trojan Trojan Trojan Adwaaaare Trojan Trojan Trojan Trojan Adwaaaare Whereas Webroot's looks like this... 0.0 <.< >.> ...POPCORN!! 0.0 |
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| Author: | TheSilvernight [ Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Help my laptop!! |
Heh, I was afraid you had a backdoor or something! x) But geez thats alot of horses! 
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