IT_Geekette
March 29th, 2006, 10:36 PM
It totally saved the day - AND my b/f's computer! Somehow his machine was invaded by several Trojan viruses, including that nasty Puper.dll, and there were lots of files that wouldn't die or delete no matter what I tried. His machine was being controlled by an outside source, his registry was all messed up, McAfee Anti-virus was rendered helpless, the online McAfee scan was useless, and MicroTrend did nothing at all. Mind you, I was trying these scans while logged on as "Administrator" and in Safe Mode with Networking, hoping to fly in under the radar - so to speak.
After nearly 24 hours of marathon combat and feeling like it might be all for naught, I started searching the web from my own computer to see if I could find something that might work. Spyquake was one of the evil hijackers that refused to die and I bet that was where the nvctrl.dll file came from that kept popping back in task manager after I ended that process. Totally aggravating - a real hair puller!!!
Finally I ran across a post recommending Ewido anti-malware software. I had never heard of it before, but figured I had nothing to lose - except maybe my mind!
The Beta Scan ROCKS! First time through - it caught everything and anything in between that even might be a problem. Sure, the P2P progs show up, too. One just has to have the patience to weed out the stuff you can't live without - although they can often be a source of the adware and/or malware problem - and the wisdom to know the difference. Since the owner of the machine urgently needed it restored and ASAP, I was pretty ruthless about letting most of the junk programs and adware be included in the cleanup process. Like, "Hey, if you want to be able to use this thing for AutoCAD and make your boss happy, you do want me to make sure all the potential problems are fixed - right?"
(That's what he gets for visiting those porn sites! Ha! Take that!) ;D
My only question is, can I help market Ewido software? I'm drop-dead serious about this! I think it is an awesome product, it is simple to use, and it isn't getting the nearly the amount of marketing attention it deserves. If I didn't know much about how to find what I'm looking for through the search engines, I might still not have had a clue. Now that I know about it, can I help you spread the word?
L
After nearly 24 hours of marathon combat and feeling like it might be all for naught, I started searching the web from my own computer to see if I could find something that might work. Spyquake was one of the evil hijackers that refused to die and I bet that was where the nvctrl.dll file came from that kept popping back in task manager after I ended that process. Totally aggravating - a real hair puller!!!
Finally I ran across a post recommending Ewido anti-malware software. I had never heard of it before, but figured I had nothing to lose - except maybe my mind!
The Beta Scan ROCKS! First time through - it caught everything and anything in between that even might be a problem. Sure, the P2P progs show up, too. One just has to have the patience to weed out the stuff you can't live without - although they can often be a source of the adware and/or malware problem - and the wisdom to know the difference. Since the owner of the machine urgently needed it restored and ASAP, I was pretty ruthless about letting most of the junk programs and adware be included in the cleanup process. Like, "Hey, if you want to be able to use this thing for AutoCAD and make your boss happy, you do want me to make sure all the potential problems are fixed - right?"
(That's what he gets for visiting those porn sites! Ha! Take that!) ;D
My only question is, can I help market Ewido software? I'm drop-dead serious about this! I think it is an awesome product, it is simple to use, and it isn't getting the nearly the amount of marketing attention it deserves. If I didn't know much about how to find what I'm looking for through the search engines, I might still not have had a clue. Now that I know about it, can I help you spread the word?
L