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How To Clean Your PC Like GeekSquad! - Shebang - 07-20-2013
I have the exact method that the GeekSquad use to get rid of viruses on your computer. I initially wrote this for another forum, but I figured it could be posted here as it would help.
Here's a little guide I've written to making sure you clear out all the viruses off the computer. This is the same method most large retailers like Future Shop and Best Buy, and it works. It's fairly simple. Just download all of these programs to a data CD or a USB stick, then start the infected computer in safe mode with networking. Run all of these programs in the following order.
1. Kapersky Anti-Rootkit Utility:
http://majorgeeks.com/Kaspersky_TDSSKiller_d6895.html
2. Roguekiller (Press number 2 for delete and hit enter, don't change anything else)
http://majorgeeks.com/RogueKiller_d6983.html
3. Combofix:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/combofix/
4. Malwarebytes (once installed and updated, run a full scan and remove anything you haven't created yourself that shows up)
http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5756
5. Superantispyware (install and run with default settings)
http://www.superantispyware.com/
6. Avira Antivirus 2012 (once installed, perform a full scan)
http://majorgeeks.com/download955.html
7. Unhide.exe (shows files that may have been hidden, for easy deletion)
http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/grinler/unhide.exe
8. CCleaner (click the 'Run Cleaner' to clean the temporary folders on your computer. You can also remove broken or unused registry keys at this point)
http://majorgeeks.com/download4191.html
You should now be clean!
RE: How To Clean Your PC Like GeekSquad! - Platinum - 07-20-2013
That's a lot, I'm sure it would do something good to an infected PC. Well done on listing all this.
RE: How To Clean Your PC Like GeekSquad! - Love - 07-20-2013
So this is all GeekSquad members do?
RE: How To Clean Your PC Like GeekSquad! - Shebang - 07-20-2013
(07-20-2013, 05:23 PM)Love Wrote: So this is all GeekSquad members do?
Yep, any big-box company follows these steps.
RE: How To Clean Your PC Like GeekSquad! - Love - 07-20-2013
(07-20-2013, 06:13 PM)shebang Wrote:(07-20-2013, 05:23 PM)Love Wrote: So this is all GeekSquad members do?
Yep, any big-box company follows these steps.
Thanks for the share, opening a cheap GeekSquad infront of my house
RE: How To Clean Your PC Like GeekSquad! - Soup_DZ - 07-21-2013
Half those tools you don't need. Man, you can easily get rid of viruses by removing them off of start up, unless it's one with persistence and is actually thought out.
RE: How To Clean Your PC Like GeekSquad! - Eternity - 07-21-2013
You should add them into an archive so people doesn't have to go to multiple sites to get the software.
Nice share
RE: How To Clean Your PC Like GeekSquad! - Soup_DZ - 07-22-2013
(07-21-2013, 02:53 AM)Xentric Wrote:(07-21-2013, 02:06 AM)Soup Wrote: Half those tools you don't need. Man, you can easily get rid of viruses by removing them off of start up, unless it's one with persistence and is actually thought out.
That's not true.
Viruses can hide from startup, they can also bind to other files that auto run.
(07-21-2013, 02:06 AM)Soup Wrote: Half those tools you don't need. Man, you can easily get rid of viruses by removing them off of start up, unless it's one with persistence and is actually thought out.
RE: How To Clean Your PC Like GeekSquad! - Shebang - 07-22-2013
(07-21-2013, 04:27 AM)Eternity Wrote: You should add them into an archive so people doesn't have to go to multiple sites to get the software.
Nice share
I have an idea I'm probably going to work on tomorrow for this
RE: How To Clean Your PC Like GeekSquad! - Hexology - 08-10-2013
My computer's been slow for the past few days, so I'm going to try this out! I'll let you know the results :3.