I have a pesky and persistent Trojan virus on my winlogin.exe file. How can I remove it properly?
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After running your virus programs,
flush your DNS...
In windows this is > Start > Run > then enter
ipconfig /flushdns
Enter (command box will pop up and disappear).
To check that it worked
Start > Run "command"
ping jsc.google-analytics.com
Should say "could not find host".
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My winning combo is:
AVG Free (anti virus)
SpyBot Search & Destroy (with Tea Timer)
SpywareBlaster
All free, all require manual updating (paid/donation version updates automatically). I've never had a problem on my PC whilst running those programs.
Great advice. I will certainly try that autoruns.exe software. I usually put my computer in safemode though as you mentioned safe mode doesn't help with finding or deleting viruses but will usually help in making sure they don't run until you can run the programs listed above. I usually use AVG free edition, and SpyBot and Tune-up Utilities to keep my computer running. Too many junk files on your computer can make your computer work really sluggish like when it's infected with a virus.