Salvaging an infested PC with no internet connection

frivolous_fay

espresso wrote: »

I have just downloaded the updates and at the chose a folder stage, I simply left the default path and it installed the updates fine.

Grrr.. when I do it the Install button is greyed out. (And there is no default path)

frivolous_fay

Ah... when you install there's an option to NOT download updates... hadn't noticed, now unticked :rolleyes:

frivolous_fay

Oh dear, Spybot found no problems :rotfl:

AVG has found one trojan (so far)

Donnie

Download Trojan Hunter 5 to a USB drive, as it already comes with definitions installed.
You then install it on your target machine. It's a one month trial.

dan2002

hi there I had a pc from the family and it was loaded with trojans and viruses + spywear and done all the above but found after days of reinstalling windows again and again there was always something left ,so I went and used a program call KILLDISK,it cleared everything and I mean everything and just reinstalled windows and it was just like a new pc.I searched google and found it was a free program so have a look

LuciferTDark

espresso wrote: »

Yes but that is the typical PC World fix for every problem and is usually tiotally unnecessary!

:rolleyes:

A really stubborn virus I picked up a couple of years ago kept coming back even after reinstalling 3 times, the total wipe was the only way to finally get rid of it. You're right though most of the time it's not really necessary to go that thorough.