Ugh... My computer contracted a virus...

[Nick N]

[quote]I've weighed up the odds, nick, and I think I'm going to stick with Avast for now, but only because I'm sort of broke right now. When I have a free thirty quid that isnt going to be spent on more RAM or more monitors for my system, I'll look into Nod32 again.

Hopefully Avast will keep me upright for a few months.

And I understand about my school's network being bugged over; I get the feeling I've managed to land a few of them accidentally by giving my classmates the power of getting around filters... oops

[Nick N]

From what you've been saying I wish I could get NOD32, but unfortunately my school requires Sophos

Yes, some institutions have requirements. And Sophos is not a bad alternative to NOD in terms of reliable however I do not know the footprint it may leave.

[raptorx]

Nick,

I've been running spybot but I didn't set up immunization.  Can I still do that anytime?


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NEVER EVER USE SYSTEM RESTORE TO RECOVER FROM A VIRUS. YOU JUST INFECTED YOURSELF AGAIN AND ALSO INFECTED ALL THE BACKUPS>

ALL SYSTEM RESTORE POINTS MUST BE DELETED

Wiping out and starting over was probably a smart move if you do not know how to clean a system manually. During the wipe it is critical you run a ZERO write to the hard drive. FORMATTING does not delete the data on the drive, it is still there.








I can fix for you so you can go to alll the porn sites you want and never be hacked or bugged again...