What are your top 10 computer Clean Up/Virus Removal programs at the moment?

[Yeo695]

If you could only take 10 programs with you to to clean up a few computers you know are out of date and are overflowing with Junkware and Adware with the possibility of Malware?

 

They don't have to be free but all of mine are and marked accordingly. I found that these 10 can pull just about any computer out of a shit storm.

 

 

1. CCleaner (Free)

2. ComboFix (Free)

3. Junk Ware Removal Tool - JRT (Free)

4. Malwarebytes (Free)

5. rkill (Free)

6. Kaspersky TDSKiller tool (Free)

7. Microsoft Security Essentials (Free)

8. Super Anti Spyware (Free)

9. Garies Utilities (Free)

10. ADWCleaner (Free)

[localzuk]

For work?

 

DBAN

SCCM

 

For outside work?

 

Avast

Adaware

Spybot S&D

 

And if those fail

 

DBAN

Windows Install Media

[Bradlys]

Nothing.

 

I'm so good I can remove viruses by hand

[speckytecky]

Good posting @Yeo695 However, I don't think all your 'free' are actually free for use in Education etc. Certainly MalwareBytes needs paying for if used in a school, I have a feeling that CC Cleaner falls into the same category as I believe so does MS Security Essentials.

[Yeo695]

Nothing.

 

I'm so good I can remove viruses by hand

 

It's possible but to time consuming and to much risk for me.

[Yeo695]

Good posting @Yeo695 However, I don't think all your 'free' are actually free for use in Education etc. Certainly MalwareBytes needs paying for if used in a school, I have a feeling that CC Cleaner falls into the same category as I believe so does MS Security Essentials.

@speckytecky of course there are paid versions except for a few like (as far as I know) Rkill, TDS, CF, JRT and MSE but the free versions that I listed still get the job done just without the bells and whistles. I actually use Malwarebytes free for removing viruses on client machines but at home I use the pro version. They both detect and remove viruses/malware but the only difference is the pro version automatically and actively removes malware and monitors incoming and outgoing data.

Edited March 14, 2014 by Yeo695

[visioN]

I think what he means is the free versions are not allowed to be used in a commercial enviroment. They are free for home users only.

[visioN]

The use of either Malwarebytes Free or PRO in any business, government, educational or non-profit environment is against Malwarebytes policy. Special licensing is available for these entities.

 

https://helpdesk.malwarebytes.org/entries/21446098-How-can-I-legally-use-Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware-in-my-Business-or-Corporate-Entity-including-Governm

[elsiegee40]

Outside school

1. Malwarebytes (free)

2. Emisoft Emergency Kit (free)

3. Microsoft Safety Scanner (free)

 

Full scans with those 3 in that order get most things.

[Yeo695]

Good find, but I originally intended for home/family/friends use not so much school. Mostly why I put it in general.

 

The use of either Malwarebytes Free or PRO in any business, government, educational or non-profit environment is against Malwarebytes policy. Special licensing is available for these entities.

 

https://helpdesk.malwarebytes.org/entries/21446098-How-can-I-legally-use-Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware-in-my-Business-or-Corporate-Entity-including-Governm

[speckytecky]

Thanks @visioN

 

That's not only what I mean - I thought it's what I said!

 

The use of either Malwarebytes Free or PRO in any business, government, educational or non-profit environment is against Malwarebytes policy. Special licensing is available for these entities.

 

https://helpdesk.malwarebytes.org/entries/21446098-How-can-I-legally-use-Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware-in-my-Business-or-Corporate-Entity-including-Governm

[triso]

AT home

 

 

1. MBAM (Free)

2. HitmanPro (Free)

3. AdwCleaner (Free)

[mac_shinobi]

Backup crucial data and re image ??

[seawolf]

1. Linux

2. OSX and iOS

3. For Windows - Avast!

[Jwzg]

1. Linux

2. OSX and iOS

3. For Windows - Avast!

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Edited March 15, 2014 by Jwzg

[mac_shinobi]

1. Linux

2. OSX and iOS

3. For Windows - Avast!

 

1) Linux live disc of some description?

2) MS Dart bootable environment with an av plug in ?

3) Attached externally to a computer with a decent and up to date av running regardless of os ie linux / mac os / windows etc

 

4) Safe mode with networking to try and update the av / anti malware and remove the malware whether viruses or whatever

[elsiegee40]

Backup crucial data and re image ??

 

At school, the data should be backed up anyway and a new image is my tool of choice too

[seawolf]

1) Linux live disc of some description?

2) MS Dart bootable environment with an av plug in ?

3) Attached externally to a computer with a decent and up to date av running regardless of os ie linux / mac os / windows etc

 

4) Safe mode with networking to try and update the av / anti malware and remove the malware whether viruses or whatever

 

We so use an Ubuntu live disc for some of the really hard to ferret out stuff and then use ClamAV and some other tools to try to clean a system if it hasn't been backed up and is important (usually a teacher's laptop or home computer).

 

But, I was more taking "the best offense is a a good defence" approach. The best solution to a malware problem is to never have one and Linux, iOS, and OSX in that order are the best defence on that front at the moment.

[abillybob]

Immunet are good, we use them with our filecloud solution as they intergrate very well together! But we use Sophos around the school as it's cheap for us due to county.

 

For personal use the only AV I ever use is MSE and shove ccleaner on to clean up registry and Temporary files every month

[cpjitservices]

At work Sophos,

 

At home and for personal customers,

 

Avast

CCleaner

Defraggler

Spybot S&D Version 1.6

Malwarebytes

SuperANTISpyware

HiJackThis

A-Sqaured Free

ClamAV

 

In failing that - LINUX!

[mac_shinobi]

At work Sophos,

 

At home and for personal customers,

 

Avast

CCleaner

Defraggler

Spybot S&D Version 1.6

Malwarebytes

SuperANTISpyware

HiJackThis

A-Sqaured Free

ClamAV

 

In failing that - LINUX!

 

And Failing Linux , backing up the data , ensuring the data doesn't have any viruses / malware / trojans etc and then re image the danged thing !!

[ass17]

I use dr web cure IT and kaspersky removal (ISO) and sometimes Norman malware cleaner

[Arthur]

Linux, iOS and OS X in that order are the best defence on that front at the moment.

Whichever OS you choose, it's always a good idea to keep it up-to-date.

 

Ancient Linux servers: The blighted slum houses of the Internet « Ars Technica

[psydii]

I'm with Ripley

 

caution: Strong language.

[seawolf]

Whichever OS you choose, it's always a good idea to keep it up-to-date.

 

Ancient Linux servers: The blighted slum houses of the Internet « Ars Technica

 

With 4.4% of the world share of the browser market methinks IE6 and all of the poorly maintained Windows XP boxes in the wild is the far bigger risk. Particularly with XP about to meet its zero-day doom all the while over 95% of the worlds ATMs and (and many banks) are still running XP.

 

http://www.modern.ie/ie6countdown