http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix
Download and run that.
Assuming you can.
There is so much misinformation on "viruses" (which are largely nonexistent today, and is simply a catch-all term used to describe any malicious bit of code) out there... in the past 5 years, of all the corporate/friends/family members that have come to me with their computer equivalent of an STD (because you, almost without exception, do not screw a computer going to legit sites), I have lost ONE machine... and that was due to massive hardware failure (and a profound lack of spare parts for that model of HD).
I run with 0 anti-virus... I facebook it up, get plenty of spam email... and I don't have any issues. Ever. (I am not at all saying that you shouldn't run without anti-virus)
Keep your programs/operating systems updated... use common sense when surfing/opening stuff... don't let the kids/grandkids run an admin account (though this isn't full-proof).
Go buy yourself a USB to SATA adapter (preferably a powered one, and if you have the $$$ grab an actual drive caddy) and scan it with Malware-Bytes (and a second opinion if you wish). This whole concept of simply plugging in an infected device and having it go nuts is 99.9% bollocks.
Whatever Malware Bytes can't fix, ComboFix will storm hammer. Of course, common sense computing is priceless.
Have to disagree. Just in my Wife's family alone I know every single computer has some type of virus, spyware, malware, and/or worm on it. They all run some type of A/V software as well, which I can actually attribute as being the single largest reason for the problems. They all think the A/V software will take of them and so they do stupid things without thinking about it.
I have seen too many computers infected with some type of virus, worm, malware, and/or spyware with USB memory sticks. There are, at least, 18 viruses I know of, which will trigger on the USB device change message (this message happens every time you add or remove a USB device to/from your computer).
No one has to take the word from anyone, for any of this. There are many sites on the Internet which will give you information about confirmed viruses. How they are delivered, and what to do about them. Knowing what the vulnerabilities are is a good step in securing your computer Try
http://www.us-cert.gov for starters.
tunnelrat, I do not use any A/V software at all either. My computer will never have a virus or any other type of "bad" software as every mechanism used for delivering said software is disabled or highly impaired on my computer. I agree the A/V software industry, as a whole, do everything they can to drive paranoia. I also know too many people who would turn a blind eye to the problems Facebook has had, and continues to have, with security.
Legit sites have been and continue to be infected with viruses if they are using a Windows OS for the server. Too many businesses would rather run risky software than update it and risk breaking what they have working. Or they simply refuse to pay the licensing fees associated with maintaining the software and run the old stuff as long as they can.
My own opinion is ;I would not go over the top on proclamations either way (no viruses versus everything is a virus) as I think it is a disservice to the end user. The problem with the end user is they are technically ill equipped to deal with some of these viruses today. No matter how good the tools are, you still have to know how to tell if they really did the job and that is where most end users fail.
