1,600 viruses + 71 trojans detetced by kaspersky

i got this virus thing which i got no idea what it is, but what it does is it copies itself and pastes it into random files...or every single file in my computer, from pictures, music, games, and a lot of window files. kaspersky removed and quarteened them, but everytime i quarteen a trojan, another one spawns up and generates new viruses.

should i just boot up a linux from hard drive, go to my computer, and select the entire window folder and push the delete button to wipe it clean and reformat again? will the virus be history? i know the virus doesnt transfer itself when i switch internal hard drives on my computer.

btw, i really dont want to reformat, i got this virus just as i formatted my hard drive and spend a day installing the drivers and the +100 vista updates

Yeah, reformat it. a clean install of windows + reformat takes about 10-15 minutes for me, tops.

Judging by your current situation, a full reformat is the best option. How did you get this virus may I ask?

Judging by your current situation, a full reformat is the best option. How did you get this virus may I ask?

clyde46

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Judging by your current situation, a full reformat is the best option. How did you get this virus may I ask?

JigglyWiggly_

[QUOTE="clyde46"]

Judging by your current situation, a full reformat is the best option. How did you get this virus may I ask?

JigglyWiggly_

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="clyde46"]

Judging by your current situation, a full reformat is the best option. How did you get this virus may I ask?

Solid_Tango

Lol who would of thought this topic would turn to that.

Have you tried MalwareBytes? It's pretty good at removing stuff.

As others have said, full reformat is your best bet, with the Ubuntu suggestion coming in at a reasonable second place.

[QUOTE="clyde46"]

Judging by your current situation, a full reformat is the best option. How did you get this virus may I ask?

JigglyWiggly_

Judging by your current situation, a full reformat is the best option. How did you get this virus may I ask?

When you got that many viruses, you need to go NUCLEAR.

aka - full Hard Drive wipe.

ARGH kaspersky deleted all of them, but small random files keep getting infected with a trojan and i have to keep quarteening them! like i quarteened a trojan in my touchpad program, then another one appeared on a windows system 32 file a day later! WHY WON'T THE MADDNESS STOP!!name294

man where did you find all those viruses?? are you a virus hunter?

When you got that many viruses, you need to go NUCLEAR.

aka - full Hard Drive wipe.

Netherscourge

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="clyde46"]

Judging by your current situation, a full reformat is the best option. How did you get this virus may I ask?

name294

Lol... sorry man. You need to sprinkle some holy water on that hdd.

Yeah, reformat it. a clean install of windows + reformat takes about 10-15 minutes for me, tops.

knight0151

Unless you use disk imaging, in which case can be done in 2 minutes again depending on just how much stuff you have on your backup image.

I really need to remember to make onenext time I format, I keeping forgetting.

Reformat. Just make sure you choose full format and not quick format. Rather than trying to find solution to delete all the virus you have it will take you less to reformatt and install everything from beginning

Would you people STFU saying that formatting is the ONLY option, sure its the easiest and most sure to do the job but it can be removed with hard work aswell, i have removed this virus multiple times in the past. Like some other guy said you can also try botting off of a linux disk then installing avast and running a Full scan.

Would you people STFU saying that formatting is the ONLY option, sure its the easiest and most sure to do the job but it can be removed with hard work aswell, i have removed this virus multiple times in the past. Like some other guy said you can also try botting off of a linux disk then installing avast and running a Full scan.

Daytona_178

Would you people STFU saying that formatting is the ONLY option, sure its the easiest and most sure to do the job but it can be removed with hard work aswell, i have removed this virus multiple times in the past. Like some other guy said you can also try botting off of a linux disk then installing avast and running a Full scan.

Daytona_178

i got this virus thing which i got no idea what it is, but what it does is it copies itself and pastes it into random files...or every single file in my computer, from pictures, music, games, and a lot of window files. kaspersky removed and quarteened them, but everytime i quarteen a trojan, another one spawns up and generates new viruses.

should i just boot up a linux from hard drive, go to my computer, and select the entire window folder and push the delete button to wipe it clean and reformat again? will the virus be history? i know the virus doesnt transfer itself when i switch internal hard drives on my computer.

btw, i really dont want to reformat, i got this virus just as i formatted my hard drive and spend a day installing the drivers and the +100 vista updates

name294