How do you know if your system is not changed or corrupt after removing malware?

Corwin65

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Simplest utility and pretty much works 100% of the time - Reinstall a Fresh Copy of Windows.

 

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USAFRet

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2 options:

1. Revert to a full system backup you made before the Bad Thing happened.

2. Full wipe and reinstall.

 

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agenthunk

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Corwin65 :

Simplest utility and pretty much works 100% of the time - Reinstall a Fresh Copy of Windows.

without doing a restore and backup...
As I stated before My restore point before microsofts major windows 10 update is gone....

I will not sit here allday and tomorrow wasting time reinstalling all my programs i use....and games....wasting two preciuos days of gaming time.


next answer please....

I asked for a utility to do what I ask...

where can I find it?

 

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USAFRet

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agenthunk :

Corwin65 :

Simplest utility and pretty much works 100% of the time - Reinstall a Fresh Copy of Windows.

without doing a restore and backup...
As I stated before My restore point before microsofts major windows 10 update is gone....

I will not sit here allday and tomorrow wasting time reinstalling all my programs i use....and games....wasting two preciuos days of gaming time.


next answer please....

I asked for a utility to do what I ask...

where can I find it?

There is no "utility" that does what you seek, beyond the typical antivirus and malware applications.

And what you see with the System Restore points is one of the many, many reasons I do not rely on that function to save my systems.

 

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rgd1101

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Both look like ad ware, not malware, if you ran malwarebyte and adwcleaner should clean it up

 

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mdd1963

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"I fell for the DriverAgent Plus and BiosAgent Plus scam...."

New ones I'd not yet heard of, so how'd you even get exposed to/become aware of these, out of curiosity? Pop op add on a free movie or torrenting-worthy website?

Welcome to Microsoft's world of 'we generously took care of all those old restore points for you'!

 

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agenthunk

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USAFRet :

2 options:

1. Revert to a full system backup you made before the Bad Thing happened.

2. Full wipe and reinstall.

I bought ROG Strix GL702ZC so no more problems.

 

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Barty1884

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agenthunk :

I bought ROG Strix GL702ZC so no more problems.

Since you've "fixed" the issue, you might want to create a full system backup now.

 

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agenthunk

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I sold the one after i fixed it with a os copy...replacement....

this is my new pc...fresh..not worried about anything....

 

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USAFRet

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agenthunk :

I sold the one after i fixed it with a os copy...replacement....

this is my new pc...fresh..not worried about anything....

The recommendation for actual backups still applies.

 

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agenthunk

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USAFRet :

agenthunk :

I sold the one after i fixed it with a os copy...replacement....

this is my new pc...fresh..not worried about anything....

The recommendation for actual backups still applies.

god what is that ugly picture?oh that's you.lolz joking..but really don't tell me that is a kids character from a t.v. show...why do you find it worth being your avatar?

 

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USAFRet

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agenthunk :

god what is that ugly picture?oh that's you.lolz joking..but really don't tell me that is a kids character from a t.v. show...why do you find it worth being your avatar?

That is a character from a mid '90's video game.

I chose that particular one, because that is the face I make when reading some "problems" and replies in here.

 

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agenthunk

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no insult intended just curious why you chose the image it looks disturbing.

 

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agenthunk

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USAFRet :

agenthunk :

god what is that ugly picture?oh that's you.lolz joking..but really don't tell me that is a kids character from a t.v. show...why do you find it worth being your avatar?

That is a character from a mid '90's video game.

I chose that particular one, because that is the face I make when reading some "problems" and replies in here.

hahahhahaha,lol ok now it all makes sense...

 

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