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Discussion in 'Virus and Malware Removal' started by Nereth, Nov 2, 2012.

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  1. Nereth Newcomer, in training Posts: 24

    I installed win 7 sp1.

    Regarding java, I installed the new java update and it seemed to remove the old one automatically. There was nothing in add/remove programs called 'j2se runtime environment' The only things related to jave were "JavaFX 2.1.1" and "Java 7 update 5", but now that I installed update 9, update 5 is gone and replaced with "Java update 9". Is there a problem here?

    In terms of any other questions, I have two: First, is there any other scan I can run to double check that it's clean? Since kapersky was a little sketchy. Perhaps another Nod32 scan?

    Second, in your opinion, have we negated the need for a reformat? Earlier the plan was to clean the computer and then reformat to deal with all the brokenness but still transfer across important documents and working programs. Some programs are broken but outside of that it seems OK, if I just reinstall these programs would it be OK? Or would you still suggest the reformat?
    Nereth, Nov 15, 2012
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  2. Jay Pfoutz Malware Helper Posts: 4,286   +49

    Good on the Java update. :)

    Altogether, if you can reformat and reinstall the operating system soon, it'll be a good idea.

    You can test the files at this time, and see if they will function. But, as for reinstalling programs, and doing other stuff, it's at your own risk. I cannot say the computer is 100% clean. This is because technically the damage makes the files unclean in the first place. However, is it infected anymore? Probably not.

    Here are a small list of scanners to run at your convenience:

    ESET Online Scan www.eset.com/onlinescan
    SUPERAntiSpyware www.superantispyware.com
    Dr. Web CureIt! www.freedrweb.com/cureit/?lng=en

    Other than that, there are no other big suggestions.

    Topic marked solved. :)
    Jay Pfoutz, Nov 15, 2012
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