Combofix is a Great Tool for Getting Rid of Viruses/ Spyware/ Malware
My buddy, Agim, over at Maryland Techs can’t say enough for using Combofix to get rid of Viruses and Spyware. It’s a simple, FREE, piece of software that you basically just download and run. The only “issue” is that it only runs on 32bit OS’s. He’s been using it for 2 years as a part of his PC Tune-up process. By using it, and Malwarebytes he says he has almost a 100% success rate on getting rid of viruses.
I still argue that if you have an obvious virus problem you should go for the wipe and reload, but if you want a quick fix Combofix should do you well.
You can check out Combofix here (Read the page because the download instructions are a little confusing): http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix
Eli the Computer Guy has 16 years experience in technology being the guy to fix "it". From the Army, to building out new satellite offices for the enterprise, to running his own shop with 9 full time employees Eli has real world experience with almost all systems that technicians will be working with. Eli has 1600 hours of formal technical beyond his Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice on technologies ranging from Avaya PBX/ Audix to Microsoft, Red Hat Linux, MySQL, Cisco and much more.
