Virus/Trojan/Malware Removal

[nineine]

Hi,

I have recently been doing a major cleaning of my computer and all of it hard drives. I ran a full system scan using kaspersky, eset online scan, spyboy, ad-aware, malware bytes, etc. Overall I think there were under 15 trojans, virii, & malware found. They were all either disinfected, deleted, or quarantined. However since ive first installed kaspersky many months ago it has overall detected and cleaned(disinfected or deleted) 71 trojans, 3 malware, and 3 virii, plus a few more found by eset and the antispyware programs. Many of these were from keygens, cracks, files in software ive installed etc. Now im sure i have opened and run many of these before my system ever detected. My question is even though i have now cleaned them, is the system still infected by them since theyve been run? If so is there some way to find out and to clean them? Any help would be appreciated! :)

[peat moss]

Run a Trojan scanner to be sure , and you could manually delete the quarantined files . All that trouble tho when all you had to do to really clean up your computer was a format and fresh install .


http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Trojan-Remover.shtml



"Trojan Remover will not work on 64 bits operating systems"

[zapjb]

A lot of the Kg, cr*cks etc will be false positives. Try Jotti & Virus Total to make sure.

[peat moss]

A lot of the Kg, cr*cks etc will be false positives. Try Jotti & Virus Total to make sure.

Ya good point Zap , did notice the OP does not sound like a noob . :happy:

Good to see you again friend and welcome nineine to the forum .

[nineine]

I ran trojan remover and it didnt detect anything. I dont know how to format and fresh install windwos and that is more of a hassle for me because of all the things I would have to set up agian and all the backing up I would need to do. Could anyone answer my question though... If someeone executed files that were infected with a virus or trojan and detected these infections months later after running a scan (and removed them with the scanner), would/could the persons system still be infected by them? Or does the successful deletion/disinfection (according to kaspersky/eset online scan) mean that the scanner actually cleaned the system? What I mean is, did kaspersky/eset just detect and remove the file that is the source of the infections or did they remove the whole infection altogether? If youve executed a virus/trojan before you ever detected it, is it too late? Sorry this is just something ive been confused about and would like to clear up. Thanks.

[Chame1eon]

The virus scanner is supposed to get rid of the infections and any sources of infection. I never format. I never trust a single cleaner to clean a pc completely either though.

[SonsOfLiberty]

Well if it was a real Trojan/Virus, your AV would've caught before a full scan. I can almost say for certain, that those are false positives. Upload the files in question to here.... http://www.virustotal.com/ and see if they really are virus's, they use like 20 scanner of the best AV's around. Very good site to check files :)

[sparcode]

Im using "sandboxies" to know what file with my system do.
http://anubis.iseclab.org/
or http://www.sunbeltsecurity.com/Submit.aspx?type=cwsandbox&cs=A41CD150B37359889A553671CBFD2360

[MeepMeep]

malwarebytes people

[darkstate01]

The only way you should run any keygen is inside sandboxie as sparcode as pointed out, If there is something waiting inside the KG you just delete the sandbox and all is well. Also remember to disable your restore feature in windows so the virus doesn't restored at next boot time,also do it safe mode.
I know I have stated the obvious, but it may be of some help to a fellow FST user.

[Iundk]

SpyBot Search and Destroy is really helpful too.....It's very important to prevent a virus from getting into your computer because once it's in....there is really no way to cure it except...*reformat* your PC...

Several programs claim to be able to completely remove virus on PC...but I find that *Reformatting* you PC is really the only way to complete get rid of the virus...

[darkstate01]

reformat is the last and final choice, Always use multiple programs to check you are cured, then lastly do an online check to make sure, Myself i have spybot/superantispyware/adaware/avira free/a2cmd and use sandboxie to test any programs that i'm not to sure about as a failsafe.
I've used the above programs for many years and haven't had any problems yet, so don't reformat at the first sight of a virus, they are all removable with time and patience.

[Iundk]

I always find a very small useful program called "POP-UP" blocker....it really does block unwanted popups.... When I first started using the internet and didn't have popup blockers and anti virus programs....my computer got infected with lots of adwares and virus and whatnot.... I scanned my computers several times with programs such as Norton Anti-Virus....but the virus kept coming back...in the end...I reformatted my PC and stared fresh again...... I found that the only way to *completely* get rid of virus and adware....

Your best bet is to *prevent* adwares and virus......because once it's in......there is really no way to competely remove it...

[darkstate01]

There are many ways to get rid of viruses/trojans, Just because you are infected doesn't mean its time to format your drive, Can you Imagine if that was true,no one would even turn there PC on.
Another way I've just remembered to get rid of nasties is by using a live linux like ubuntu, This can scan your drive and get rid of anything that offending trojan/virus on your windows operating system.
Just download ubuntu for example,burn it to a cd then boot to the cd at startup, there you can run super-antispyware and many other AV programs, they are all free on linux, Anything they find they will clear for you.
Other linux live disc's include mint/kubuntu/backtrack 4 the list goes on.I've tried most of them and they do a real good job, no reformatting needed.

[db_la_23]

i use rrt.enterprise.edition.v5.0.0.14