I don't know very much about viruses; I went to a website recently and aVast blocked a few trojans that tried to enter my computer. I ran virus scans with aVast!, Spybot, and Ad-Aware 2007 and no viruses were found. How likely is it that if a virus somehow managed to initially get past my anti-virus programs, it could further avoid detection by all three virus scanners? Also, if there was a virus on my computer, would it always show up under the running processes listed in Task Manager?
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Jump to PostHow likely is it that if a virus somehow managed to initially get past my anti-virus programs, it could further avoid detection by all three virus scanners? Also, if there was a virus on my computer, would it always show up under the running processes listed in Task Manager?
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Jump to PostThe information I have given concerning the proper usage of Malwarebytes' comes directly from the Malwarebytes' forum on the proper usage of their tool.
I'm aware of that - thus the preference to run in both modes. While yes some malware now …
Jump to PostI absolutely hated L2M infections. If the poster rebooted or had a bsod before you got all the files, they just re-populated :). I had some fixes going for weeks :(.
Yes - I remember that well. Another of the tricky "multi-step" fixes that could go on for a week, …
Jump to Post-- If you can hit the malware in Normal boot, no real reason to try again in Safe Mode.
-- The re-populate argument for Safe Mode after cleaning is a bit weak, don't you think ;)Maybe not the best explanation, but seriously.... have faced infections where, have run BOTH …
Jump to Post...have faced infections where, have run BOTH MWB and Ad-Aware in full boot (with Admin), they claim they have detected and pulled out everything, reboot in safe mode, run them again, and guess what... they both pick up extra pieces. ....
I do not think we are talking about the …
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