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g4m3rof1337

g4m3rof1337

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Alright, so I've been out of the PC cleaning loop, but I'm going to be fixing some computers soon, and I'd like to have a USB drive filled with stuff to run to fix any problem, then if that fails, consider a format.

Right now, for scanning my computer occasionally, I scan MalwareBytes, Spybot, Ad-Aware, and CCleaner. I also run Kaspersky, but yeah.


What else am I missing?




Thanks.
 
I would dump spybot and adaware and add Superantispyware (known to catch items that Malwarebytes has missed) to the list. Adaware and Spybot used to be good back in the day but not any longer. You would need Hijackthis to see what is on his system. And unless you know how to interpret the data, you would need sdfix and combofix but they update very frequently so you would have to download them every time you need to run them.
 
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johnb35 said:
I would dump spybot and adaware and add Superantispyware (known to catch items that Malwarebytes has missed) to the list. Adaware and Spybot used to be good back in the day but not any longer. You would need Hijackthis to see what is on his system. And unless you know how to interpret the data, you would need sdfix and combofix but they update very frequently so you would have to download them every time you need to run them.
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Alright, now what's sdfix and combo fix? Does it work with Hijack?




Thanks.
 
If you don't know what they are, then you shouldn't be running them. Leave them to a malware specialist.
 
g4m3rof1337 said:
Alright, so I've been out of the PC cleaning loop, but I'm going to be fixing some computers soon, and I'd like to have a USB drive filled with stuff to run to fix any problem, then if that fails, consider a format.

Right now, for scanning my computer occasionally, I scan MalwareBytes, Spybot, Ad-Aware, and CCleaner. I also run Kaspersky, but yeah.


What else am I missing?




Thanks.
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You shouldn't be professionally cleaning PCs if you have not completed a training program or camp like one of the ones that John posted. As most consumer products detect viruses and 'gets rid' of them but in reality a lot of the time remnants can remain on a system which lead to a reinfection. IMO.
 
Respital said:
You shouldn't be professionally cleaning PCs if you have not completed a training program or camp like one of the ones that John posted. As most consumer products detect viruses and 'gets rid' of them but in reality a lot of the time remnants can remain on a system which lead to a reinfection. IMO.
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That's what I was going to look for, I just want more of a general understanding before I embark in anything.
 
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