Jump to content
Required Reading for any Longhorn ×

Virus/Malware Removal

Bobby Light
 Share

Recommended Posts

Bobby Light

Bobby Light 76

Posted
Posted

I'm usually pretty good about staying away from malware sites but I got hit pretty bad when trying to stream the Rockets game Monday night from a reddit stream link and my Macbook has got the computer aids pretty bad now.

 

Looks like I got the chumsearch virus and who knows what else.

 

Any recommendations on which software to use to clean up a MacBook?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
TwiceHorn

TwiceHorn 31541

Posted
Posted (edited)

You can download with another browser, or open terminal, type "cd ~/Downloads" then copy the link to the download (put cursor on download link and right click select "copy link" and type:

  

curl -O <paste link>

 

The installation file will be in your download directory.  That is a capital O, btw, not a zero.

 

I am assuming that you really have browser aids not computer aids.  Chumsearch seems to take over browsers.  https://www.pcrisk.com/removal-guides/10355-chumsearch-com-redirect-mac

Edited by TwiceHorn
Link to comment
Share on other sites
torre

torre 1286

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

His is an Apple product, what's the correct answer these days for an antivirus for us lowly, pedestrian Microsoft based users?  Would be 2 licenses; mine & the wife.

https://www.tenforums.com/gtsearch.php?cx=partner-pub-7156303416008077%3A205v6qk06j2&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=best+antivirus&sa.x=0&sa.y=0

 

Ten Forums has info on everything concerning Win10.    There are other forums for Win 8 and 7.

For the average home user,   general consensus is that Windows Defender is adequate with occasional scans from a free AV like Malwarebytes.    If you prefer a paid version,  lot of comparisons available on the net.    Kaspersky was rated high until the Russian fiasco caused some to lose trust. 

https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/

AdwCleaner is good for keeping your browser clean.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
William_Cannon

William_Cannon 86

Posted
Posted
https://www.tenforums.com/gtsearch.php?cx=partner-pub-7156303416008077%3A205v6qk06j2&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=best+antivirus&sa.x=0&sa.y=0
 
Ten Forums has info on everything concerning Win10.    There are other forums for Win 8 and 7.
For the average home user,   general consensus is that Windows Defender is adequate with occasional scans from a free AV like Malwarebytes.    If you prefer a paid version,  lot of comparisons available on the net.    Kaspersky was rated high until the Russian fiasco caused some to lose trust. 
https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/
AdwCleaner is good for keeping your browser clean.

Pretty good advice, here
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 years later...
dcbc

dcbc 14518

Posted
Posted

Windows Defender and Malwarebytes has kept things pretty clean. 

In the event you have to download malwarebytes after the fact, sometimes you can do something as simple as naming the file explorer.exe if the virus is blocking downloads, and it will fool it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Irish Wrist Watch

Irish Wrist Watch 1398

Posted
Posted

I've gone thru this a few times and even once when there really wasn't a virus. If malwarebytes doesn't work, just go to Bleeping Computer and post your problem. A volunteer will take up the cause. They'll run a deep root program that tells them everything that's wrong and then clean up whatever ails your computer. The last time I did it, turns out that the RJ 45 jack was bad and strangely enough would block certain sites. (we figured it out by trial and error). Regardless, whatever they ran, which might have included a disk repair command, got my Win 9 laptop cleaned up so well that the sucker is humming. Was thinking about installing W10, but may not do it now. Seems I don't get that "remove adblock" message that I get on one streaming site which I get with my W10 machine, all other browser settings exactly the same.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 months later...
The Royal We

The Royal We 3072

Posted
Posted
On 1/30/2021 at 5:39 PM, Irish Wrist Watch said:

Windows Defender (free) is all you need.

I bought a Dell desktop last year and it came with McAfee preloaded on it.  The "free trial" expired and it was always screaming at me so I removed it.  Is the general consensus that Windows Defender and Malwarebytes is plenty of protection?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Vic Mackey

Vic Mackey 47159

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, The Royal We said:

I bought a Dell desktop last year and it came with McAfee preloaded on it.  The "free trial" expired and it was always screaming at me so I removed it.  Is the general consensus that Windows Defender and Malwarebytes is plenty of protection?

Pretty much. I would never pay for any anti virus out there. The free ones, especially the ones you named, will do the trick.

  • Hook 'Em 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
The Royal We

The Royal We 3072

Posted
Posted
40 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

Pretty much. I would never pay for any anti virus out there. The free ones, especially the ones you named, will do the trick.

That's what I figured.  The pressure campaign from the preloaded McAfee was pretty over the top too, I'm not sure why Dell would ship with that installed already.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Francisco 2.0

Francisco 2.0 32431

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, The Royal We said:

That's what I figured.  The pressure campaign from the preloaded McAfee was pretty over the top too, I'm not sure why Dell would ship with that installed already.

 

Because Dell gets a commission per PC to install it ahead of time, even if it never gets purchased.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Hagbard Celine

Hagbard Celine 10934

Posted
Posted

1. backup to a usb hard drive once a month

2. run ccleaner once a week, shut down and reboot

3. do all porn in private windows

4. never click on a porn link directly

5. always "open in a new tab" any porn link

 

if you suspect you are getting bit, unplug the cat5 or kill the wireless connection immediately

hardstop the machine by holding down the power button

wait 30 seconds

do NOT be connected to the intertrons when you restart

restart the machine and use "reset to restore point" - figure out how to do that before you need to know how to do it

Link to comment
Share on other sites
F250

F250 28826

Posted
Posted

Spin up an Ubuntu VM and keep your nefarious internet activity isolated to the virtual machine and not your actual computer. You likely will not get computer aids on a Linux system and even if something happens just don't save the virtual machine so any infection on the VM vanishes after you terminate the session.

For the truly paranoid just surf your scat porn on a live CD or USB image. Nothing gets saved after you shut it down.

Or just don't surf scat porn or use pirated streaming links posted by some Russian on Reddit.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
After irth

After irth 1245

Posted
Posted
On 4/7/2021 at 2:56 PM, Hagbard Celine said:

1. backup to a usb hard drive once a month

2. run ccleaner once a week, shut down and reboot

3. do all porn in private windows

4. never click on a porn link directly

5. always "open in a new tab" any porn link

 

if you suspect you are getting bit, unplug the cat5 or kill the wireless connection immediately

hardstop the machine by holding down the power button

wait 30 seconds

do NOT be connected to the intertrons when you restart

restart the machine and use "reset to restore point" - figure out how to do that before you need to know how to do it

Listen to this guy. He jerked off at a Holiday Inn Express last night. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 1 year later...
Dbeasy

Dbeasy 15094

Posted
Posted

I just pulled Norton Antivirus off the wife's computer because it had slowed to a crawl in less than 3 years. That, plus some other steps to clean up disk storage, etc got it moving at a somewhat reasonable pace. However, now that I've setup Windows Defender and there's no Norton, do I need to setup Malwarebytes free too? I'm worried it will slow it down again.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Handcruser

Handcruser 2805

Posted
Posted
I just pulled Norton Antivirus off the wife's computer because it had slowed to a crawl in less than 3 years. That, plus some other steps to clean up disk storage, etc got it moving at a somewhat reasonable pace. However, now that I've setup Windows Defender and there's no Norton, do I need to setup Malwarebytes free too? I'm worried it will slow it down again.

No
  • Hook 'Em 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 1 year later...
Dbeasy

Dbeasy 15094

Posted
Posted

Bump. I still have Norton on two computers and I've had it with the constant advertisements. I'm finally dumping those assholes.  However, in 20 years, I've rarely if ever had to deal with a crippling virus (except on the kid's computer where who knows what they picked up).  I'm not savvy enough to do a bunch of work to fix a corrupted PC, hence why I paid for Norton over the years.

In general, I go to a lot of new websites for research I do in my consulting business. So I need software that is very good at protecting the computer from those sites, in case they have aids. What is the best, easiest and least annoying software to use? It seems like Windows Defender may not be good enough by itself? Bitdefender? Malwarebytes?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Irish Wrist Watch

Irish Wrist Watch 1398

Posted
Posted (edited)

I just use Defender and surf the shit out of the web. Never a problem. Use FF, Chrome and Edge. Sometimes  websites will freeze my browser, I just restart it. My fav combination right now is Edge (yes, I'm surprised) using U-block Origin, the pop up blocker that is unequaled - they say Windows forums don't even want it mentioned because it fucking blocks everything seemlessly, including their ads. It's the hottest thing going. Go to their website, it takes about one click to ad it to your browser. No restart. Works on the other browsers as well. Edge is faster than the others.

Note: I don't have Ublock on Chrome and it's the one that freezes. Virtually zero problems on Edge.

Once in a while I run Malwarebytes which IIRC always shows no problems found.

Every week or so I let CCleaner do a health check. It kicks off about 30k trackers. Computer speed picks up. Also a fan of Black Vipers Service Configurations.

A good tip is to keep giant folders off your desktop (put the folder in your C Drive and link it on the desktop.)

Edited by Irish Wrist Watch
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


Football ... Basketball ... Baseball ... Other Sports ... Futbol ... 🤫995🤫 ... Gambling ... Movies & TV ... Music ... Hobbies ... Lulz ... Food & Travel ... Daily Texan ... Business and Markets ... Cloak Room ... Help ... For Sale ... Board Discussion ... Subscribe!... Donate!... Advertise... COOKIE MONSTER!

×
×
  • Create New...