Malwarebytes to the Rescue

Dustin Cook wrote:
> "TheScullster" <phil.RemoveThis@dropthespam.com> wrote in
> news:-oSdnWNlus7Sy1PVRVnyjgA@eclipse.net.uk:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Having been hit by 2 viruses in quick succession, I was miffed to
>> find that the second (a Google re-direct mainly to a site called
>> bediddle!) was proving very difficult.
>> I have Mcafee anti virus/anti spy as my resident prog but it had got
>> passed that one.
>> Then tried Spybot S&D - didn't see it.
>> Then tried Adaware - didn't see it.
>> Finally came to Malwarebytes - I had left this till last as I had
>> seen quite a bit of bad press about it.
>
> Hi There. Do you have any urls with bad press I could read?

There was a positive mention in this month's Windows Secrets:

http://windowssecrets.com/2008/09/18/08-Antivirus-2008-2009-is-the-scu...f-the-e

You can't read from the link unless you're a subscriber, but the
relevant line is:

"While a visit to the malware-cleaning site Malwarebytes helped me get
my dad's PC back into shape, the incident points out how difficult it is
to secure a Windows XP workstation when the user runs with full
administrator rights."

--
Rhonda Lea Kirk Fries

"You know you can indict a ham sandwich if you want to."
William J. Martini, Judge, United States District Court

"Rhonda Lea Kirk Fries" <nimue.RemoveThis@databasix.com> wrote in
news:gb0hhg$me9$1@blackhelicopter.databasix.com:

> Dustin Cook wrote:
>> "TheScullster" <phil.RemoveThis@dropthespam.com> wrote in
>> news:-oSdnWNlus7Sy1PVRVnyjgA@eclipse.net.uk:
>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Having been hit by 2 viruses in quick succession, I was miffed to
>>> find that the second (a Google re-direct mainly to a site called
>>> bediddle!) was proving very difficult.
>>> I have Mcafee anti virus/anti spy as my resident prog but it had got
>>> passed that one.
>>> Then tried Spybot S&D - didn't see it.
>>> Then tried Adaware - didn't see it.
>>> Finally came to Malwarebytes - I had left this till last as I had
>>> seen quite a bit of bad press about it.
>>
>> Hi There. Do you have any urls with bad press I could read?
>
> There was a positive mention in this month's Windows Secrets:
>
> http://windowssecrets.com/2008/09/18/08-Antivirus-2008-2009-is-the-scum
> -of-the-earth/?n=patch0
>
> You can't read from the link unless you're a subscriber, but the
> relevant line is:
>
> "While a visit to the malware-cleaning site Malwarebytes helped me get
> my dad's PC back into shape, the incident points out how difficult it
> is to secure a Windows XP workstation when the user runs with full
> administrator rights."
>

Thanks for the info, Rhonda. Good quote, too.


--
Regards,
Dustin Cook, Author of BugHunter
BugHunter - http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org

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TheScullster was thinking very hard :
> Hi all
> Having been hit by 2 viruses in quick succession, I was miffed to find that
> the second (a Google re-direct mainly to a site called bediddle!) was proving
> very difficult.
> I have Mcafee anti virus/anti spy as my resident prog but it had got passed
> that one.

After two viruses maybe it's time you thought about another anti-virus
as mcafee has obviously failed you.

--
Snapper

"Dustin Cook" wrote

>> Finally came to Malwarebytes - I had left this till last as I had seen
>> quite a bit of bad press about it.
>
> Hi There. Do you have any urls with bad press I could read?
>
Dustin

I think my use of the term "bad press" was misleading.
IIRC is was a number of threads in this NG that had the negative comments at
the time.

Phil

"Snapper" wrote

>
> After two viruses maybe it's time you thought about another anti-virus as
> mcafee has obviously failed you.
>
>
I believe that I may be partly at fault here .
Firstly, I had left my lad with admin rights for some reason.
Secondly, there was an engine update issue recently that I had struggled to
resolve.

Both these points have now been addressed.
Unfortunately, upgrading the McAfee appears to have introduced an issue with
the lad's iTunes software which now needs sorting .

Phil