Malware removal software

PiKe · 8 May 2009 at 14:11

Is there a portable version of malwarebytes for machines that are already compromised and therefore won't allow it to install?

tonyf1971 · 8 May 2009 at 14:37

PiKe said:
Is there a portable version of malwarebytes for machines that are already compromised and therefore won't allow it to install?

Not that i know of, and i dont think you can run it on a UBCD, thou you can run Super Antispyware from a UBCD on a compromised Machine.

SimonC · 8 May 2009 at 14:54

PiKe said:
Is there a portable version of malwarebytes for machines that are already compromised and therefore won't allow it to install?

I've read on this forum people saying just rename the installer and then the .exe once installed, which seems to do the trick.

Mr Blonde · 8 May 2009 at 14:56

SimonC said:
What if anything, do you lot use for real time protection?

The peeps over on Wilders can be a little paranoid but there's good info on there all the same.

Here's a list of decent apps/progs if anyone's interested :
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1442064&postcount=29

PiKe · 8 May 2009 at 15:00

Right, I finally got the system clean, but it was Microsofts tool, not Malwarebytes that deleted the offending file in the end, Malwarebytes kept missing it and therefore it was reinfecting the system on bootup.

bledd · 8 May 2009 at 15:09

i used to use spybot & adaware

now I use

ccleaner (speeds up all the others scanning times)
malwarebytes
spybot
adaware
nod32

disable system restore first

Ratbag · 8 May 2009 at 18:08

tonyf1971 said:
If your using a 32bit OS a good free addition is Threat Fire a quiet and light weight behaviour blocker

Agreed. I don't see this mentioned on here as often as it perhaps should be because as a realtime agent on an uncompromised machine it offers the best all round protection I've seen, without noticeably impacting performance.

OLDPHART · 8 May 2009 at 18:31

Spybot never had any prob's with teatimer

Derek W · 8 May 2009 at 18:35

cant shout about superantispyware I'm afraid. didn't do anything that avg antispyware couldn't when i had that. now using a-squared and that found stuff that avg didn't. Never tried malware bytes so cant comment. and spybot was fine till i used other apps

Macky · 8 May 2009 at 19:02

Spybot S&D. I used Malwarebytes and it kept popping up every hour or so saying some random crap, so I uninstalled and Spybot has given me no such problems.

MarcLister · 8 May 2009 at 19:10

Macky said:
Spybot S&D. I used Malwarebytes and it kept popping up every hour or so saying some random crap, so I uninstalled and Spybot has given me no such problems.

Really? Did you buy the full version for its real-time scanning? Malwarebytes should only be running when you run it. Can't understand what was happening for you to get a popup every hour or so. :confused:

Macky · 8 May 2009 at 19:15

I didn't buy it, I'll say no more. I did try two times though.

MarcLister · 8 May 2009 at 19:20

Macky said:
I didn't buy it, I'll say no more. I did try two times though.

Right.

So shall we say you stumbled across a version of it? Which was able to run in real-time? And it annoyed you every hour? And you discount it because of this?

Macky · 8 May 2009 at 19:25

Correct. Anyway, I am happy with the free, Spybot S&D.

eXor · 8 May 2009 at 19:26

Macky said:
I didn't buy it, I'll say no more. I did try two times though.

Relying on a dodgy download... to detect and remove dodgy downloads.

Priceless.

Macky · 8 May 2009 at 19:44

The look on my face when it kept popping up, also priceless.. But enough about that, get Spybot S&D!

SimonC · 8 May 2009 at 21:27

eXor said:
Relying on a dodgy download... to detect and remove dodgy downloads.

Priceless.

Theres a certain anti virus on a certain torrent site which is near the top of of the top 100 list, that makes me laugh.

Draeger · 8 May 2009 at 22:39

Not seen it posted yet so I will throw this one into the mix :-

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

A-Squared.

Works very well indeed.