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Resolved Question: Real or fake virus? And how do i rid of it? (Dell Laptop WindowsXP Microsoft)?

So, I turn the computer on and i log in (Like into my user account) and some security things pop up on my desktop. Its a Vista Internet Security- Unregistered Version. It says "Current PC state: INFECTED!" I have 21 "infections". Some include EA GAMES, Dell Support Center, Creative Live Cam, and Cyber Link Power DVD DX. The Malware titles say: P2P-Worm.Win32.Franvir Lemena.3544 Kot.b EICAR-Test-File Virus.Boot-DOS.V.1526 Macro.Viso.Radiant Virus.BAT.8Fish Trojan-Clicker.Win32.small.k Trojan-Spy.HTML.Bankfraud And many more! Oh, and now theres another pop-up that says: Critical System Alert! Unknown software is trying to take control over your system! Details: Attack from: 59.64.27.21 port: 9536 Attacked port: 1 Threat: Email-Worm.JS.Gigger Do you want to block this attack? [Yes] [No] I just clicked no. Hey, look. Another pop-up. ALERT! Your system becomes a target for spam and bulky, intruding ads Browser crashes frequently and web acess speed decreases Bank details and credit card information gets dislosed. You get the idea. How do i stop this gayness? Thanks more

Resolved Question: Real or fake virus? And how do i rid of it? (Dell Laptop WindowsXP Microsoft)?

Resolved Question: Rising free antivirus fails to detect EICAR. Why and how is this possible?

I used to have avast free antivirus but due to their recent botched update which messed up my computer, i then decided to use rising free antivirus at http://www.freerav.com Rising looks very good. It has beautiful display, with lot of colors and shine. A fancy menu and design too. But when i tested the EICAR file, surprisingly it did not do anything. There was no reaction whatsoever from rising. I checked to see if its real time protection is on and it was. A friend of mine uses the pay version of rising antivirus and in the pay version EICAR file is detected. But the real-time version did not. This is the only free AV which doesn't detect EICAR in real time. But it has virus bulletin and checkmark seal. How come? more

Resolved Question: Is your Anti-Virus really working???

Hello guys today I am going to teach you how to check if your anti-virus is working. Have you ever wondered if your anti-virus software is really working? Would you like to see what happens when it detects a virus? Here's a safe way to test your computer's virus protection that doesn't require you to have a real virus. First, open Notepad. Then copy and paste into it the text on the line below. (It should all be on one line.) X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H* Then select File, Save, select All Files for the file type, then save the file as eicar.com. Your anti-virus software may prevent you from saving the file as eicar.com, which is a sign that it is working effectively. If it doesn't raise an alert, try scanning the folder where you saved eicar.com. To see what happens if you try to run a file containing a virus, double-click eicar.com to open it. ExplanationThe file eicar.com you have created is completely safe. It is not a virus. It is a standard test file developed by the European Institute for Computer Anti-virus Research (EICAR). All anti-virus products are programmed to detect this file as if it was a real virus. Therefore you can safely use it to test whether your anti-virus software works, without fear of infecting your computer. If your anti-virus product should fail to prevent you from running the file, it will simply display the text "EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE" in a DOS box. No harm will have been done, but you should probably consider using a better anti-virus product, because if it had been a real virus, your computer would by now be infected!This works 10000000% and you guys should test ti out on your av to see if it is really helping you out. If you like it give me some stars plz!! more

Resolved Question: What is the specific mechanism in the EICAR virus test file that triggers anti-virus software to detect it?

The EICAR virus test is a short ASCII string that triggers anti-virus software. What specifically makes this string be detected as a virus? more

Resolved Question: why does norton 360 not do anything when i download a test file virus from eicar.com?

i just downloaded norton 360 and i wanted to see how well it acctually worked so i went to eicar.com and downloaded almost all of them but norton did not detect none of them. what is wrong with it? more

Resolved Question: Will the eicar.com test file virus actually harm your computer?

I know I cannot get viruses. For one thing, I have Linux, so i don't need antivirus. Next, I already have MozillA Firefox. more

Resolved Question: How do I remove an EICAR test file from one of my PCs?

It's not really a virus is it? more

Resolved Question: Removing "PERSISTENT" Eicar Test String Virus?

All right, I know what this is for, but no matter what I do, even deleting it more than 50 times a day, it doesn't ever get out of my system. Plus, it ALWAYS arrives at a fixed time, around 7-8 P.M. and then after a few hours.. poof.. it vanishes on its own. Not to mention that it really bugs me that it writes random characters every time it appears (to be exact EVERY MINUTE). And it regenerates, don't know how, but I've done every obvious things like deleting all affected files at once using Search and the likes. But no go.. I a;ready asked a techie and all he said that I have to do is what I mentioned above... so any suggestions. (While I'm typing this it already appeared several times interrupting me..) more

Resolved Question: how do you remove c:\windowspacuks.doc virus?

it is infected by eicar test file, should i also remove it? how? thanks! more

Resolved Question: How do i delete the pakuks.doc virus?

this file came with the eicar test string virus more

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Resolved Question: Real or fake virus? And how do i rid of it? (Dell Laptop WindowsXP Microsoft)?

Resolved Question: Real or fake virus? And how do i rid of it? (Dell Laptop WindowsXP Microsoft)?

Resolved Question: Rising free antivirus fails to detect EICAR. Why and how is this possible?

Resolved Question: Is your Anti-Virus really working???

Resolved Question: What is the specific mechanism in the EICAR virus test file that triggers anti-virus software to detect it?

Resolved Question: why does norton 360 not do anything when i download a test file virus from eicar.com?

Resolved Question: Will the eicar.com test file virus actually harm your computer?

Resolved Question: How do I remove an EICAR test file from one of my PCs?

Resolved Question: Removing "PERSISTENT" Eicar Test String Virus?

Resolved Question: how do you remove c:\windowspacuks.doc virus?

Resolved Question: How do i delete the pakuks.doc virus?

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