Author Topic: My virus scan is still stuck.  (Read 3522 times)

Ran SB:S&D, removed everything it found (just some tracking cookies), but still no luck.

EDIT: I just noticed McAfee isn't giving me SiteAdvisor warnings on my Google searches anymore. D:

Then it's a problem with the program.

Uninstall it then download and run: http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html?Str=download
(the free one)

Let it clean everything.

Then reinstall mcafee and run it.

I told it to only scan programs and folders, and it's running fine, but I'm going do what you suggested as well.

I know this is a large bump, but I was reminded of this problem when McAfee started a scheduled scan.

I did what you said, zz, but it's still stuck at the same damn file.

2nd page bump. Any additional suggestions (within reason) are welcome. Please.

You might wanna call Microsoft for your last resort. That's all I got.

Good luck, Reg.

Call Microsoft and ask how to get into the super-hidden files.

Bump.

It's not really a big problem, one I would call someone about, but I just want to fix it.

Bump.

It's not really a big problem, one I would call someone about, but I just want to fix it.

Maybe it's time to ditch McAfee, I know you paid for it but really, if it's not working, congratulations you've been ripped off. You can now be angry with McAfee.

My parents have Mcafee and I recently just spent 10 hours last weekend rooting out all the malware that was loving their stuff up.

The anti viruses I use are:
IOBit security 360 (I have this running all the times because it has all those nice resident shielding programs found on things like Mcafee but without all the annoying bullstuff)

Malewarebytes Anti-Malware (half of the time you consult a tech forum with a virus problem this is what they tell you to scan with, it just works)

When my spider senses get tingly and i think the above may have missed something after a full scan, that something is always found by:
SUPER Anti Spyware free addition


You should also consider searching for rootkits, there are utilities that can do this available (free) online however I'm not the one to tell you how to use them. The stuff can get tricky and removing a false positive can mess up your system.



Alright, thanks. I might just do that.

I already have Malwarebytes and I just downloaded IOBit.

I'll leave this open in case anyone has anything else to say.