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BobOrme
BobOrme
Jan 5, 2012
6:03pm
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Originally posted by: malibber
Don t mess with trying to remove it piecemeal a clean install is the only way to deal with it. There is probably a keylogger component hiding in there somewhere and it isn’t worth the risk.


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Originally posted by: surf87
Try a system restore to a previous date. You might lose files/programs installed after the restore date but it should get rid of the problem.

Last month I was experiencing the same things as RM, and the problems escalated when one of the sites that my machine was redirected to was a phony anti-virus scanner. I didn't get that bitch closed in time. From that point on, almost every program I tried to use was blocked by the phony anti-virus program. I couldn't open system restore or any of my real anti-virus programs - the error messages said the reason for blocking access to the programs was due to their being infected with Trojan-BNK.Win32.Keylogger.gen

I ended up buying a new laptop....
sulobo9142
sulobo9142
Jan 5, 2012
10:18pm
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Originally posted by: RoadTrip


What a coinkydink!


This has got to be the first new word for the year . COINKYDINK

lmao
snidely333
snidely333
Jan 5, 2012
11:21pm
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I've tried out about 5 or 6 Linux installs and Mint is the best one. It gives the best Windows like, out of the box, experience. No warnings about installing proprietary software to make mp3 files play. Youtube works. Flash works. But, you will learn more with a straight Ubuntu install as it isn't as user friendly as Mint.

bigdawg
bigdawg
Jan 5, 2012
11:23pm
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I've always been a fan of pc's. However the amount of problems I have had over the last few years are ridiculous. If I had the money I'd buy an Apple laptop. Unfortunately I don't so I ordered an HP laptop directly from HP. My friend told me about a wedsite that searches out great deals. edealinfo.com. I had the same problem as Bob with the phony virus scan. That was a nightmare. I finally took my laptop to a local computer store to have the virus removed. I also had a similar problem with Google on my phone. Good Luck!

RoadTrip
RoadTrip
Jan 6, 2012
1:51am
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Originally posted by: snidely333
I've tried out about 5 or 6 Linux installs and Mint is the best one. It gives the best Windows like, out of the box, experience. No warnings about installing proprietary software to make mp3 files play. Youtube works. Flash works. But, you will learn more with a straight Ubuntu install as it isn't as user friendly as Mint.


Snidely....

I never gave a thought that other linux distributions may be more user friendly. The very few hours I've spent using Ubuntu do not, to me, seem that way. I found that I was not saving bookmarks, email account setting, or passwords with my password manager (last pass) when I powered down and rebooted.

It was a "simple" enough to correct, I had not set a persistent file when I created the USB. But, it took a couple hours to find the "solution" and re-create the USB.

So my "new project" is to create other bootable linux distributions and play with them.

Thanks for the tip and info.

snidely333
snidely333
Jan 6, 2012
2:25am
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I've tried Mint, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, and openSUSE. By far the Ubuntu based distros are the best for typical household Windows replacement purposes.

Some distros have a very strong open source only philosophy and are very hesitant to even let you use free proprietary software. I think it was Mandriva that it took me 3 hours just to get it to play mp3 files.

I wish you didn't have to type in "sudo" so much. I'm playing music in my gym not a doing work in the pentagon. Sometimes Linux security is annoying.

RoadTrip
RoadTrip
Jan 6, 2012
3:16am
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Snidely.....

Are you suggesting I stick with Ubuntu, or is Mint going to be "easier" for this windows based total linux newb?

Tutontow
Tutontow
Jan 6, 2012
3:46am
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Once you finally get this resolved get your system set up how you want it. Then buy a program such as Ghost or Acronis True Image. Make the Bootable CD and then image your drive to a portable hard drive.

Do this about once a month. But never mess with that first image of a known good setup.

This has save my bacon more than once.

One final thought. whatever problem you are having somebody else has had it before you. There is a fix somewhere out here on the web. Formatting your drive or doing a clean install is a bit extreme and more than likely unnecessary.

Try this https://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/solutions?qid=208280684
FrankKneeland
FrankKneeland
Jan 11, 2012
12:28pm
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Originally posted by: RoadTrip
What a coinkydink!

I've recently downloaded Ubuntu to a portable 4 gb USB drive. I decided I wanted to "learn", and have just begun experimenting with it.

Everything runs from the USB portable drive. So far, I like it, but there is going to be a major learning curve for this longtime Win only PC user. And from my very limited knowledge (I've used it less than maybe 3-5 hours so far).

Support through their forum (Yeah, I had a "problem") was practically instantaneous. I was able to "fix" what I needed, and get back online with Ubuntu in less than 12 hours.

I just need to learn it.

And it may make an older, slower system run much better. ::: shrug :::


I have my laptop synced with a 128 gig flash drive that's boots a duplicate of my laptop on other people's computers. I wear it as a necklace.

When I've used it on people's windows system they always remark, "Hay my system doesn't run that fast normally".

Oh and I have Windows XP on the same flash drive which runs in VirtualBox thru Ubuntu. So I've got portable Windows as well.
snidely333
snidely333
Jan 11, 2012
1:24pm
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Originally posted by: RoadTrip
Snidely.....

Are you suggesting I stick with Ubuntu, or is Mint going to be "easier" for this windows based total linux newb?


Sorry. Didn't see this post before.

Mint is easier and a better Windows replacement for the newb.
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