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 Posted: Fri, 2nd Jul 2010 02:07 Post subject: Detecting Malware |
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I'm pretty sure that something is wrong with my windows 7. Via the task manager I'll see how the conhost and cmd got started and all shit and sometimes the computer slows down when I'm not connected to the internet 
I did a full scan with security essentials, avira and spybot search and destroy. What else could you recommend?
With msconfig under windows xp I could see every service and exe that got started, but under windows 7 msconfig does not display every program that my computer loads on startup.
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| Posted: Fri, 2nd Jul 2010 02:43 Post subject: |
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Format and do a clean install. Ive dont that 3x with Windows 7. So far for me, XP is alot more securer than this Windows 7 trash.
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mag2005
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| Posted: Fri, 2nd Jul 2010 02:49 Post subject: |
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I recommend Malwarebytes's Anti-Malware. I've clean all my relatives computers with it, it detect better than MSE in my cases. It has Flash Scan option that does a fast scan for malwares in a minute. You can run it in Safe Mode as well for problematic malwares/viruses.
If you hate it, ignore it.
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| Posted: Fri, 2nd Jul 2010 03:29 Post subject: |
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I'm not opening the cmd. I wouldn't even notice that cmd is starting and closing itself if I wouldn't be looking into the task manager 
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| Posted: Fri, 2nd Jul 2010 03:37 Post subject: |
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I found a suspicious looking gathernetworkinfo.vbs file in my system32 and it is started trough the task scheduler. Any ideas what that is?
At least it looks like if it is opening the cmd. Can I check if that file is legit or modified?
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| Posted: Fri, 2nd Jul 2010 04:20 Post subject: |
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No, not really :/ The reason I'm so "paranoid" is, because I had problems with viruses on this computer once and that was the reason why I switched to avira and did a full scan with spybot.
Thanks for the links to the tools!
And I don't know if the problems are related to each other, but when I turn off my wireless adapter on my notebook while playing test drive unlimted the game becomes unplayable and I see the cmd flashing up again in the task manager.
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| Posted: Fri, 2nd Jul 2010 04:27 Post subject: |
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| mag2005 wrote: | | I recommend Malwarebytes's Anti-Malware. I've clean all my relatives computers with it, it detect better than MSE in my cases. It has Flash Scan option that does a fast scan for malwares in a minute. You can run it in Safe Mode as well for problematic malwares/viruses. |
Microsoft does not consider Malwarebytes a virus app as it does not recognize it installed and still asks for a virus program installed. Also, malwarebytes is not totally accurate - I had a few slip by it. Furthermore, MSE will not update if you have malwarebytes installed as well (I was running both at same time). So now Im stuck with lame MSE.
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mag2005
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| Posted: Fri, 2nd Jul 2010 04:36 Post subject: |
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| todd72173 wrote: |
Microsoft does not consider Malwarebytes a virus app as it does not recognize it installed and still asks for a virus program installed. Also, malwarebytes is not totally accurate - I had a few slip by it. Furthermore, MSE will not update if you have malwarebytes installed as well (I was running both at same time). So now Im stuck with lame MSE. |
Malwarebytes is an on demand app, that's why it's not consider a virus apps by Windows. My MSE update automatically with Malwarebytes installed. So I don't know what you mean by that. For what Malwarebytes does, it's pretty good. Download it from their website and the keys are easy to find.
If you hate it, ignore it.
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| Posted: Fri, 2nd Jul 2010 08:51 Post subject: |
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malwarebytes is worth running, I also use all these for my tools for dealing with suspect os's, for rootkits and disabling running apps that you cant control.
Combofix
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