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Title: Anti virus advice needed
Post by: Magnum on January 06, 2016, 05:34:40 AM

I will be helping a friend with her infected computer.

Windows based

What virus scanner/recovery program would you recommend that I can put on a pendrive ?

Title: Re: Anti virus advice needed
Post by: guga on January 06, 2016, 06:43:14 AM

malwareBytes Anti-Malware Premium

Title: Re: Anti virus advice needed
Post by: Magnum on January 06, 2016, 07:01:06 AM

Thanks.

I forgot to mention that I prefer something free, if there is such a thing anymore.

Title: Re: Anti virus advice needed
Post by: Grincheux on January 06, 2016, 07:02:56 AM

AdwCleaner (https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/)
RogueKiller (http://www.adlice.com/software/roguekiller/)

Title: Re: Anti virus advice needed
Post by: Magnum on January 06, 2016, 07:26:49 AM

Thanks a lot. :-)

Title: Re: Anti virus advice needed
Post by: dedndave on January 06, 2016, 11:04:08 PM

MalwareBytes is free (not the premium edition)
it's one of my main tools for eliminating malware

i occassionally use Ad-Aware
it will locate some things that MalwareBytes will not
but, it's an on-access scanner
i disable it when i am not using it

the other tool i use is HiJackThis
you really have to know your way around to use it - i don't recommend it for the average user
and - you can make a nice mess if you remove something that's needed

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