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My PC is dying!! Help!

Posted 01-06-2013 at 12:43 PM by Scrabaniac
I have just about had enough of this piece of crap PC. It has given me nothing but grief for the past few years. The only thing it has been perfect with is for sorting out and destroying viruses/trojans.

All of a sudden i get this popup saying that a threat has been detected called
Win32:FastSaveApp. So i destroy the file and it just pops up again, every single time. and every time it pops up, it corrups my files so i can't access coursework etc. Anyone have any ideas of how to remove this pain in the ass virus?
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DarkHoodness's Avatar
AVG. It's free.
Posted 01-06-2013 at 01:05 PM by DarkHoodness

MeechMunchie's Avatar
Spybot S&D and RKill.

Spybot is the standard. RKill temporarily knocks out anything that tries to stop Spybot from working.
Posted 01-06-2013 at 03:14 PM by MeechMunchie
Updated 01-06-2013 at 03:17 PM by MeechMunchie

Havoc's Avatar
Spybot has gone commercial retard for a while now. Dunno if the old version is still being updated.
Posted 01-06-2013 at 04:53 PM by Havoc

mr.odd's Avatar
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AVG. It's free.
Fuck AVG free. It couldn't protect against shit.

Try Malware bytes. Also, Kaspersky.
Posted 01-06-2013 at 08:55 PM by mr.odd

Nepsotic's Avatar
Advanced System Care. Not just viruses, it cares for your PC.
Posted 01-06-2013 at 09:42 PM by Nepsotic

Nate's Avatar
Microsoft Security Essentials.

It's free and better at fixing Windows shit than most anti-viruses.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 02:56 AM by Nate

RoryF's Avatar
norton 360 is great
Posted 01-07-2013 at 04:19 AM by RoryF

Nate's Avatar
You're kidding, right? I've never had a virus that did anywhere near the level of harm that Norton has done to my computer.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 04:22 AM by Nate

RoryF's Avatar
no its the best i saw it on tv as well saying its really good
Posted 01-07-2013 at 04:47 AM by RoryF

Phylum's Avatar
MSE wouldn't be my first pick by any means.

I agree that it's good with fixing Windows things, but you need to run it with something else it doesn't conflict with like AVG. I've been using paid AVG since at least '05 and I've never had issues with it. My last renewal was just before the last big price hike, though, and I can't see myself paying even more for it again.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 04:48 AM by Phylum

Nate's Avatar
My main issue with AVG (and other antiviruses as well) is that it wants to install a whole bunch of unnecessary services like the link scanner and email scanner. And if you try to disable them within the software, you get big, red, scary, un-hideable alert notices telling you that your computer is at risk.

But I concede that that is a usability issue rather than a reliability one.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 05:20 AM by Nate

Scrabaniac's Avatar
my default is Microsoft Security Essentials and that did fuck all, I managed to destroy the viruses now by a very risky, manual way, but it worked. I opened the programs window and uninstalled files that looked suspicious. all of a sudden my protection status went green and nothing has happened since. I still lost dozens of documents but it's fixed. for now.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 05:31 AM by Scrabaniac

DarkHoodness's Avatar
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Fuck AVG free. It couldn't protect against shit.
Works for me as basic protection, but then I don't visit many sites and am careful with what I click on.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 09:24 AM by DarkHoodness
Updated 01-07-2013 at 09:26 AM by DarkHoodness

Varrok's Avatar

Ditto.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 09:40 AM by Varrok

Scrabaniac's Avatar
Oh, my pc has just shown blue screen of death. Im fucked now! Aarghghghg
(Uploaded this by phone)
Posted 01-07-2013 at 10:13 AM by Scrabaniac

Varrok's Avatar
Buy a Mac. And if it breaks, buy another Mac.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 10:43 AM by Varrok

Nepsotic's Avatar
Varrok gives the worst advice.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 10:54 AM by Nepsotic

Manco's Avatar
MAN FUCK YOU VARROK I WAS GONNA SAY THAT
Posted 01-07-2013 at 11:10 AM by Manco

Nepsotic's Avatar
You fucks never helped me when My PC was dying. The best advice I got was from Sekto, the rest of you were having a massive row over Macs.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 11:12 AM by Nepsotic

OANST's Avatar
Because go fuck yourself that's why.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 11:19 AM by OANST

STM's Avatar
Because you touch yourself at night.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 12:00 PM by STM

T-nex's Avatar
I use Avast... Avast is pretty ok.
Posted 01-07-2013 at 12:15 PM by T-nex

mr.odd's Avatar
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no its the best i saw it on tv as well saying its really good
Of course their own commercials are going to talk about how great their product is. Just because you see something on TV, doesn't mean it's not shit.
Posted 01-08-2013 at 09:43 PM by mr.odd

RoryF's Avatar
I know Norton is shit, it was a joke...
Posted 01-08-2013 at 10:51 PM by RoryF

MA's Avatar
remove the motherboard and wrap in choux pastry, apply chocolate sprinkles and bake for 20 minutes (gas mark 6).
Posted 01-09-2013 at 05:49 PM by MA

mr.odd's Avatar
Mmmm. Motherboard. MA sure knows how to cook.

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I know Norton is shit, it was a joke...
Well... Emphasize that next time please.
Posted 01-09-2013 at 09:32 PM by mr.odd

 

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