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Virus help

  • 11-01-2016 09:01PM
    #1
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,876 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hi guys, running windows 10, downloaded something dodgy last week from a torrent site looking for a college book, I've got norton and have run it several times, it identifies a trojan and says its resolved, i restart but i have the same issue

    - all Browsers being slow
    - right click leads to a dodgy malware page opening

    Any advice on what else i can do?


Comments

  • #2
    me_irl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭me_irl


    You could also run a scan of malwarebytes or Spybot.

    These packages will not interfere with your current antivirus (norton).

    Failing that, you could burn an antivirus live cd, boot from that and run a scan.


  • #3
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Moved from Information Security.


  • #4
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,876 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    me_irl wrote: »
    You could also run a scan of malwarebytes or Spybot.

    These packages will not interfere with your current antivirus (norton).

    Failing that, you could burn an antivirus live cd, boot from that and run a scan.


    cheers they've fixed it


  • #5
    bside29
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭bside29


    great to hear it was fixed. yes, scanners fixed virus issues most of the time. but in the future, if scanners cant remove them, try checking on registry and also try deleting the user profile of the browser.


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