Got my first virus today

[Roparadise]

I got my first virus on my main pc,and lost nearly 6.0GB of seo tools,guides etc. IDK how I got it when i downloaded Microsoft's free security suite. I got avg now,so hopefully it won't happen again. The only good thing is that most of the files are on the download section of this site

 

[positivcriss]

Dude, your antivirus sux . I can help you on skype to make "nasa computer" from your computer .

 

[ericsson]

 

[positivcriss]

Any virus can be fix with right antivirus . You just need experience with that, Anyway, contact me, I will help you in future .

 

[ahiddenman]

Use one of the following:

Avira
NOD32
Avast

AVG sucks to be honest. Just make sure you select one of the above them use it in conjunction with Malwarebytes or something

 

[ericsson]

Spybot & Malwarebytes is also a must except the AV program u are running.

So think about that next time, and u will be good.
Also, whatever virus u have, always search on it on google, if u finds out what it is called. Then u might find a "fix" or "removal kit" for it..

 

[GrizzlyAdams]

hopefully you'll keep all your important stuff on a flash drive from now on.

 

[ahiddenman]

Spybot & Malwarebytes is also a must except the AV program u are running.

So think about that next time, and u will be good.
Also, whatever virus u have, always search on it on google, if u finds out what it is called. Then u might find a "fix" or "removal kit" for it..

Its always handy to buy a windows boot cd from ebay because they are what PC technicians use + You can remove the virus from BIOS using that CD.

Hope that helps !

 

[tacopalypse]

lol you didn't have to wipe your entire hard drive.
you could've just plugged it into another computer as an external and ran a virus removal tool from there.
even if you did delete everything, you can probably still run a file recovery tool on it, followed by a virus scan.

 

[Roparadise]

Thanks for the advice. I'm not going to use Microsoft's security software anymore since that was the av i was using when i got the virus, not avg

 

[Deleted member 173106]

Kaspersky Internet Security rocks

 

[anic21]

I regularly back up my important files, offcourse all the courses downloaded from here. coz we dont know when the system will crash.

Prevention Is Better Than Cure

 

[TheMasterOfMoney]

Ah, I remember my first virus. I was 14, I was trying to download porn in a fake website. Then I told my parents that maybe it was because they always open email chains. xD

 

[redmoon]

Avira + Comodo + Sandboxie + MalwareBytes = Fort Knox in a box

 

[crespozooooo]

Yeah, that happened to me too few days ago...lost some CPA accounts with over $500 balance. Lost about $300 from paypal too, but started a dispute and recovered them.

I used in the past Avira + Malwarebytes and they were the freakin' best... but last week I reinstalled my OS so I forgot to install an antivirus lol.


So you should go with Avira and Malwarebytes and if you download much stuff , get Sandboxie too, as redmoon said.

 

[Roparadise]

Avira + Comodo + Sandboxie + MalwareBytes = Fort Knox in a box

I just got all those programs.

 

[ltlukelt]

I've been using Microsoft Security Essentials for a year now and haven't got a virus since

 

[dumdum4gumgum]

virus Cherry just got taken!