01-31-2010, 11:36 PM
I use ClamXav once in a while, just to be sure my Mac isn't a conduit/pass-through (as opposed to being infected itself). There's a beta for Snow Leopard that works fine.
I just yesterday finished reinstalling Windows on a firend's box due to a SkyNet infection, apparently picked up from a first-time visit to Craigslist. AVG Free was running but no up to date, Malwarebytes was stopped dead in it's tracks, and Spybot S&D would run, but could not fix the problems. Restore wouldn't work, and going to the Repair function in Windows set-up also didn't result in a working system.
Finally did what I should have in the first place -- nuked and paved. There were no essential data or apps on the machine, so no wails of anguish. But reinstalls are such a humongous waste of time.... Can't figure out why using a restore point couldn't get it back in order -- that's one nasty worm.
I just yesterday finished reinstalling Windows on a firend's box due to a SkyNet infection, apparently picked up from a first-time visit to Craigslist. AVG Free was running but no up to date, Malwarebytes was stopped dead in it's tracks, and Spybot S&D would run, but could not fix the problems. Restore wouldn't work, and going to the Repair function in Windows set-up also didn't result in a working system.
Finally did what I should have in the first place -- nuked and paved. There were no essential data or apps on the machine, so no wails of anguish. But reinstalls are such a humongous waste of time.... Can't figure out why using a restore point couldn't get it back in order -- that's one nasty worm.