Comments on: Computer Virus Removal And Slow Start Up?

By: Alexander T

Alexander T — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:38:33 +0000

I had that same virus. WinAntiVirusPRO is a voodoo file. Details aside, Symatec offers a voodoo remover. Go to their site and find the voodoo remover. An alternative: there’s a program called VundoFix or something along those lines. Follow the instructions it gives you. It removed all the voodoo stuff through one reboot. Worse comes to worse, do what I did: save EVERYTHING and wipe out everything on your computer.

By: sweetu

sweetu — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:20:39 +0000

You can find detail informations and the way of getting rid of it at http://www.fixit.in/antivirus.html

By: TheHumbl

TheHumbl — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:47:20 +0000

Agree with other answerer.
Go into Safe Mode to run your antivirus program. That way you will hopefully catch any self-executable files.
When finished, to free up your RAM and add to speed:
- set wallpaper and screensavers to blank or none — they run continuously in the background and use memory.
- review your start menu – remove anything you don’t need on a daily basis — load games, etc. on an as-needed basis.
- from Internet Explorer, Tools, Internet Options: delete cookies, delete files (offline), and clear history.
- run Disk Cleanup, Scandisk, Defrag at least every two weeks (the more frequently they are run, the less time they take).
- periodically, click Start, Programs, Run — they type ipconfig renew
(that’s ipconfig space renew).
These things should increase speed and free up memory as much as possible.
It will also help if you download two free programs: Ad-aware and Spybot.

By: I_know_a

I_know_a — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:21:44 +0000

Ok….
Try restarting your computer in safe mode. THen once in safe mode do a COMPLETE virus scan.
THe thing with safe mode is that it does not run all these weird programs, so your virus scan has a better chance of catching and removing viruses and spys.