07-07-2009, 10:00 PM
Rian Wrote:Nean Wrote:though I never have problems with Virus' and Malware in general because I do not lack common sense.
Hey man, it can still happen. These fake-antivirus-viruses are pretty sneaky and pretty vicious.
Very true, I'd be lying if I said that I haven't reformatted my computer due to virus' that I wasn't able to tame. However, with a bit of skepticism and common sense I've managed to stay away from sketchy programs, and I rarely have virus problems.
My advice: Try running your virus scanners and whatnot in safe mode. Also, it wouldn't hurt to do a disk check when you're dealing with malware, open up your command prompt and type:
Code:
chkdsk /f
Defraggler
CCleaner
Spybot
Avast
I can keep my PC running pretty smooth, while rarely reformatting.