[AT] Need help no internet connection

[Ken Knierim]

For serious viral infections you may want to look at:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/system-security/tp/free-bootable-antivirus-software.htm

I've had good luck with the AVG download. Download an ISO image, burn a CD
from it, boot the infected computer off the CD and run the linux based
virus scan. It clobbers all manner of stupid stuff and since it runs linux
remotely, chances are real low that any virii will get past the scan alive.
It does ask for some connectivity information so it can call home and get
the latest virus info, but will work without it and if you've got a virus
older than a few months, it'll be in there.

Go here for the actual download:

http://www.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-arl?ECID=af:cj

 It's clobbered several virii for us that looked like bad hardware (drives,
motherboards). It also has a memtest (at least on some versions?) in case
you want to test the mainboard or memory. Poor man's toolbox of sorts.

Hope this helps.

Ken in AZ







On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Ron Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:

> Steve.
>      Thanks for that info.  I can try that.  Can't hurt and might help.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
> On 4/7/2016 11:22 AM, Steve W. wrote:
> > Ron Cook wrote:
> >> A  few months ago I downloaded a file from filezilla and I can no longer
> >> use that computer.  Constantly pops up various windows that cannot be
> >> closed.  Cecil may have a different thing going on, but you will never
> >> find me going to that filezilla site again.  I could not go back to
> >> restore as my HD has bad areas.  That hard drive will be replaced.  Most
> >> of my important files were backed up, thankfully.
> >>
> >> Ron Cook
> >> Salix, IA
> >>
> >>
> > Ron, If you have another machine there are a few things you might try
> > first.
> > Download copies of Spybot and MalwareBytes. Both can be set up to run
> > off a bootable USB stick.
> > Run them and let them kill the infection. Should enable you to run the
> > machine enough to get any other needed files.
> >
> >
>
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