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computing:security:malware [2014/06/24 22:31]
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-====== Malware ======+====== Suspected Malware Infection ======
  
 ===== When We Suspect an Infection ===== ===== When We Suspect an Infection =====
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   - Run a full scan with at least one other on-demand anti-malware scanner   - Run a full scan with at least one other on-demand anti-malware scanner
     * More suspects will be found     * More suspects will be found
 +    * See below
  
-Here are our go-to scanners available for free download.+Please let us know ASAP what you found. 
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 +Oftentimes, we have to temporarily disable your e-mail account if your infected PC was spamming others.  Once we hear back from you that your PC has been cleaned, we can re-enable your account and request our server be taken off of any blacklists you might have gotten us on.  ;-) 
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 +===== Free On-Demand Scanners ===== 
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 +Here are our go-to scanners available for free
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 +:!: These are exellent tools, but they won't replace your memory resident anti-malware software such as AVG CloudCare.
  
 http://www.bitdefender.com/scanner/online/free.html http://www.bitdefender.com/scanner/online/free.html
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 Please run full scans with at least two of these. Please run full scans with at least two of these.
  
-Please let us know ASAP what you found. 
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-Oftentimes, we have to temporarily disable your e-mail account if your infected PC was spamming others.  Once we hear back from you that your PC has been cleaned, we can re-enable your account and request our server be taken off of any blacklists you migh have gotten us on. 
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-=====Utilities===== 
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-====MalwareBytes==== 
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-http://www.malwarebytes.org 
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-MalwareBytes Free version is: 
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-  * Free 
-  * Effective 
-  * On-Demand 
-    * Doesn't use resources until you tell it to scan 
-  * Different than your memory resident anti-virus software 
-    * Sometimes it's just good to have a second opinion 
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-These links are for the standard Malware cleaner and a root kit variation. 
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-http://www.malwarebytes.org/ 
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