Questions tagged [virus-removal]
For questions on how to remove viruses and other malware from a computer—be sure to read http://superuser.com/questions/100360 before asking
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A Client from Upwork sent me a Virus (.scr) file as a requirement document, How to be sure, My system is not Infected? [duplicate]
I client on Upwork, sent me a message on my submitted proposal to check the requirements of work he wants from me. I am very careful most of the time, may be I was just excited to check the work ...
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What is "curPopup" and why have I received a notification about it?
This notification just appeared, what does it mean and is it a virus?
Windows 10 professional PC.
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Need help diagnosing PC with malware/virus [duplicate]
A friend tells me he clicked on a sketchy pop-up, now he thinks his computer got a "trojan virus" and all his data has been wiped out. None of that makes any sense to me, so I told him I'd ...
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Defender repeats quarantine operation endlessly in OneDrive temp folder
I get these notifications endlessly, every few minutes, basically forever and I don't know what to do about them. The name changes a little, but the notifications just keep coming forever. Is this ...
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Windows virus removed .exe while allowed
Windows 10 virus & threat removed a .exe file it thought was malware even though it was previously allowed.
When windows security found the .exe file it said it was a threat. I hit "allow&...
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Stopping specific file types from being created [duplicate]
I got infected with the shortcut virus for the second time. In short, my question is: can I stop *.inf files from being created on a specific external drive(USB)? Maybe some drive settings or a ...
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Find/Remove suspected virus/malware on macbook air (mapi.sport80.com)
I've found a program running on a friend's Mac that is under the name "mapi.sport80.com" in screen time & it has been running consistently for 5 days straight, it looks to be accessing ...
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How to delete RAV Antivirus on my Windows 10
How can I delete RAVAntivirus from my computer.
There is no way I can delete this outrageous app from my computer. There will be an error in the control panel, as well as uninstall.exe, the folder ...
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What is this weird file shortcut in my Windows 10 startup settings for?
I just noticed it today when I was disabling other stuff, I've disabled it at startup now.
It's located here:
Any ideas what it is ? it looks suspicious to me.
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Virus/Spyware: C2/Generic-B detected in C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe [duplicate]
Sophos has detected the following:
C2/Generic-B detected in C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
How do I get rid of this? Many thanks in advance!
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Why won't this virus be removed by Microsoft Security? [duplicate]
I don't know how but Windows Security still detects such virus unlike other anti-virus softwares.
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Some Virus is creating "Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\SqlManagement" folder again and again [duplicate]
c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\SqlManagement folder is creating again and again in our Windows server 2008 R2. SqlManagement folder contains some files with ...
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resetting an ssd (connected via USB) with kali
Ok so long story short I got a virus in my PC running win10, and ended up deciding that resetting the ssd (m. 2) would be the best option... The problem is that it won't let me do so from windows. I ...
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My website is hacked, if i bring it offline on my local xampp server, will the malware spread on to my computer?
what I am trying to do here, is bring it down to my computer and then clean it, locally, then I will delete all the online one and do a piece by piece fresh installation of my site.. but I am not sure ...
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How do i disable Windows 7 from taking screenshots?
My laptop keeps on taking screenshots. Several keys, when pressed, would take a screenshot, essentially functioning as the "prt sc" key as well as their main function (for example the key &...
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PDFs opening in Chromium despite Acrobat being set as default
This is some really weird behaviour.
I have set Adobe Acrobat as my default app for opening PDFs.
But as you can see in the screenshot the acrobat icon is not there. .
And when I actually double click ...
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Windows reset vs formatting?
I stupidly downloaded some ROMs and exacuted a .exe, so it looks like I'm going to have to format/reset my pc. Is windows reset not as good as formatting the drive? It looks like windows reset will ...
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Image File Execution Options
My regedit keys in Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options* have a lot of keys with the name of applications that I am sure that I have ...
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Enquiry about Ransomwares
Let's suppose I am on Win 7 (no security updates since 2019) and I am connected to the internet but I only visit trust worthy websites such as facebook, youtube ect... I never download anything or ...
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Can't discover the source of virus. Faulty dll is causing many windows pop up
Attached here some samples of faulty bug report windows which pop up occasionally.
Nvidia Container:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BEX64
Application Name: nvcontainer.exe
Application ...
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Best Way to Get Rid of Ceprolad.A [duplicate]
Well this is embarrassing... I was attempting to download a freeware tool and clicked on the wrong thing so I was blasted with tons of malware. Windows Defender seems to have gotten rid of some of ...
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Windows Defender does not run an Offline scan. Event Viewer reports Event Id 5007
When I start the Offline scan from the Windows Defender App in Windows 10, as expected, it restarts my system and then only briefly attempts to run Windows Defender Offline but quickly restarts my ...
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Virus added .mbed File Extension
The files on my PC's 2 drives have been altered by a virus; all files on both drives now have an extra extension of ".mbed"
Here you have a screenshot to get my point:
So what is the shortcut way ...
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I accidentally downloaded a Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C virus. I did not run the EXE. Am I safe? [closed]
So I have just downloaded a Trojan virus on accident. I did not run the EXE, and now the file is gone (I don't know if I deleted it or not, but it isn't in my recycling bin.) I ran a McAfee security ...
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How can I verify if virus threats are false positives or actually threats?
I was trying to install some time tracking applications: Procrastitracker and Fruitful Time based on suggestions from this question.
Unfortunately, Avast keeps showing me messages about IDP.Alexa.51 ...
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How to remove Virus Ransomware and recover file .verasto ? Please HELP this is my life
My pc just got into a big problem all the file are changed their type to .verasto. I don't know how to get it back please help me, guy. I'm begging you. Please
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How to uninstall sfproc.exe silent app (Possibly from timedoctor)
I was asked by my employer to download and install an exe. They didn't gave me much detail. But from the onset it looked like time doctor. I work from a home pc and I thought the version I was given ...
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how to remove virus protected by TrustedInstaller?
recently fixed a computer infected with a virus, among the infected files was C:\windows\system32\drivers\zdengine.dll and C:\windows\system32\drivers\zdengine64.dll (which was used to hijack DNS), ...
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My files are showing .blower file extension
My files are showing .blower file extension. I have tried to remove malware and viruses but this problem is still there. Installed Microsoft Security Essentials and also ran Microsoft Malicious ...
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How do I recover my data from a ransomware .rumba?
My laptop got infected with a ransomware. It add extension .rumba to my files. How do recover my data? I've tried all the method in the google first page of "How to remove .rumba" to no avail. I ...
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I can't delete this folder which contain virus, it keeps being recreated when deleted [duplicate]
So today I was desperate to find a space for my c drive since I want to install something new. in that case I'm scanning my c drive for extra space. and I found this weird folder with weird content. I ...
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Check actual occupied disk space in case of malware
I have a win 10 HP laptop. Recently, I got infected with some malware (don't know what exactly, installed antivirus detected a couple of trojan generics, out of which one was most definitely a false ...
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When I open Google Chrome on Windows 10, it crashes the system almost instantly, why? [duplicate]
TL;DR
When I open Google Chrome on Windows 10, it crashes the system almost instantly.
In detail: My laptop stops responding (freezes) and I can hear louder cooling (supposedly higher CPU usage due ...
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What are the steps to remove reimageplus virus manually? [duplicate]
What are the steps to remove reimageplus virus manually(as in without using any third party software)? I tried using adwcleaner but it seems to keep coming back or something. How to completely remove ...
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Is there a way to access, read and modify System Volume Information? [duplicate]
I have an issue with a virus that is located in System Volume Information. However, I can't even see the folder in order to give myself ownership / permissions, even though I do have the "Show hidden ...
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How to permanently kill steam client bootstrapper
I have the following situation in my task manager:
I don't know what kind of app it is, but definitely not Steam client bootstrapper because I didn't install it and also can't uninstall it.
If I try ...
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Finding How a Virus Keeps Reinstalling? [duplicate]
I recently got infected with a ton of viruses, and I was able to clean out most of them, but there's still one that I can't get rid of. Here are the details (the computer is running Windows 10 x64):
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How do I get rid of showad.js in windows 10?
I keep getting this pop-up at the bottom of my screen that asks me what I want to do with Showad.js? It gives me the choice of Save - Save as or cancel. I always hit cancel. Is the sites I see with ...
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Can't remove dataup adware [duplicate]
Last night I got the dataup adware on my PC, I've done virus and malware removal before, but this one won't go away and is proving to be quite stubborn. I've used Malwarebytes, HitmanPro, and Norton ...
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How to get logs of crashes when system wont response
I got very strange thing happening all of sudden. My windows wont let me do
right click
Cltr alt del
Click on taskbar
Let me choose a icon
Let me run antivurus
It all started one day out of no ...
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Windows 2008 Server: Found a trojan in c:\Windows\Fonts\winlogon.exe. How do I delete that?
Miscrosoft Security Essentials does not detect it, but from its CPU consumption and location in the Fonts folder it clearly is a virus. From Task Manager I right click on "winlogon.exe" to Open File ...
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My files keep getting encrypted with the Rakhni Ransomware [duplicate]
I used the RakhniDecryptor to decrypt my files, but they keep getting encrypted.
I used multiple scanners to search for the RakhniEncryptor on my PC: Malwarebytes/SuperantiSpyware/NOD32/Kaspersky ...
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Removable drive .lnk access is denied
I'm trying to remove flashdrive shortcut virus in windows 7. When I enter del *.lnk in cmd, I get this-
Removable Drive <4 GB>.lnk
Access is denied.
How should I remove this error?
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Found "HowToRemove.html" on Windows task bar
While scrolling through the apps on my Windows 10 laptop, I found the above an app called "HowToRemove.html". I have never seen it before and I am pretty sure it wasn't there when I bought the laptop.
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What the heck is this, when my cursor is on that, it disappears?
do not know how it is uploaded or is it a program of ASUS, but it appears everytime until my mouse on it and it disappears, can not figure out what is this?
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Bootkit.0010 issues?
Did read this: How can I remove malicious spyware, malware, adware, viruses, trojans or rootkits from my PC?
But, computer I have is out of the box (OEM) and I've never connected it to the internet. ...
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how do I create an AVG bootable USB device from Linux?
Per AVG instructions on creating a bootable USB device:
Using the RAR/ZIP archive to create a USB bootable device
To create a USB flash drive variant of AVG Rescue CD, you will need to do the ...
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Best Way to Remove Malware and Recover Files
So a family member's laptop got hit with a nasty virus which has made the device unusable including being unable to run a virus scan. The computeri simply freezes right after completing the boot up ...
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Removed a virus, W10 Cloud Protection & Automatic Sample submission disabled by group policy
The cause
So, I did a stupid and executed an infected exe. Immediately my PC started acting up, all sorts of applications were installing, ads were popping up, you name it. I quickly started a Windows ...
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Virus scanning via boot cd for Mac OS (external virus scan)
There are quite a few virus scanning boot cds/dvds/usb sticks, but I can't find information about which of them do support scanning a Mac OS system.nning
Does anyone know more about external virus ...
