Solved Question on Defragging ??????

It still use contig even if when doing folders/drives - where the dude loses me completely because that is not what Contig is meant for at all. Almost counter productive is you think placement of files on whole disk according to usage pattern, bootup files etc. What Vista defrag does and even more so stuff like Perfetc Disk. Contig is dumb as a door.

Vista defrag runs in background and I think has a weekly scheduled scan by default - startmenu, "defrag" check. There must be tutorials on this site on how to run it.

Im just shaking head of tools claiming to do something useful/unique while they do not. Try look at Auslogic defrag page, like they assume Windows do zero defrag and so their tool is nice and valuable. More about selling booster I think.

Well, more like have come to shake head since Ive used all this stuff in previous computer life ;)

Some have defragging on brain and cant sleep if 1 out of 100000 files is in 2 pieces - which is cool and something else/more than looking for wonder tools. Try look at JKDefrag then JkDefrag v3.36 Think all it needs to be a geek replacement for Vistas build-in is support for layout.ini/prefetch/bootoptimization.

Not going to give you any links Delhi3 but it is not hard to test infections and find out that 1 tool is often not enough to declare "Clean". Sometimes tool might look like it actually removed stuff - not necessarily all. Today I tried youandme.exe - one of the "old" Valentines days scams. Not one known AV product detects it (check with Virustotal) and removal is a pain - Malwarebytes had to try several times, including reboot. Very nasty one since it is rootkit, bot and what not in 1 package, silently installs more and more stuff. For once 2 way firewall shows some use here, only a little help though. Sad part is this is documented evil, you can find popular sites showing pics of infection site - the hearts etc. Old news and still AVs are clueless.

So perhaps doing you a favor by questioning removal methodes. Or not, scan away and find out. Be sceptical is best approach. Malwarebytes and another one called SuperAntiSpyware often find this "unknown" malware stuff normal AV seem to have problem with. Also a lot better at removing. You should and can have both installed, they dont conflict with Mcafee. Throw in whatever on top but get those 2.

Why to disable TeaTimer in S&D Petition to remove TeaTimer from default installation. - Safer Networking Forums another thing is Mcafee will not let you install if it detects S&D. S&D people are furious about that, also at Kaspersky, Trend and others, but AV products do have a point if you have more than 1 resident product running. They conviniently forget to mention setting is optional.
 

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Ah! so that's what I cannot sleep at night, I'm a 1 out of 100 file fragment freak :)

..........Thanks for taking time to explain. Interesting stuff and good tips for Delhi3.
 

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    16gb ddr2 (12gb ddr3)
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    intellimouse
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    apple slim aluminum jobbie
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You guys are so nice...but you just sent this country kid a running. :confused: LOL, Damocles my files are all fracked right know. LOL, Dk70, can you break it down so this ol ding-dong can understand. :o I am with you "I think" about the defragging. McAfee may need some help finding all the bad files. I need to try Malwarebytes and SuperAntiSpyware? Am I still with on that? LOL! Stay with me know...but I went 10-9 on all the rest about TeaTimer and S&D. :confused: Do you turn McAfee off for this? I'm trying ;) really I am! This has been an expirence I'll never forget...you are so kind. Thanks
 
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This just in http://www.vistax64.com/system-security/209297-ultimate-malware-removal-guide.htm

Those 2 have proven to work that is all. There are countless similar tools though. Eh, stay off Combofix and such for now - just install and run what you see on page 1.

Dont think you have to disable Mcafee.

If you install Spybot&Destroy you will see a window with "permanent protection", 2 tickboxes, 1 for TeaTimer and 1 for some IE scriptblocking. Best to untick both if they are ticked. Can be done in program as well. I dont know how agressive Mcafee is towards programs like S&D once they are actually installed - let time show, could be next "engine" upgrade will complain about S&D. More about the order of installation and company policy than anything you need to worry about.

Defrag until you get dizzy, not really an issue if you do or not :) I doubt Auslogic will do either good or bad to computer. Except installing malware you should do what you like.
 

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    AMD X2 6000
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    Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5
    Memory
    Corsair 4x1gb 6400C4
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX 8800GTS XT 320mb, Generic Nvidia 6200 PCI 128mb
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek ALC889A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Samsung 245b, 20" Dell 2007WFP, 19" Samsung 193P
    Hard Drives
    WD Raptor 74gb, Maxtor 300gb, WD Caviar 16SE 500gb
    PSU
    Corsair 520W
    Case
    Cooler Master Centurion 532
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1100R
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    20mb down, 1mb up
Today SystemGuard2009.exe - catched by Malwarebytes not by all AV products:
Avira will later today. So you want Mcafee or Malwarebytes to remove?

May be interesting that Firefox "attack site" filter blocked site where I downloaded not ran file - Aviras phishing/malware blocking filter did not, or IEs. Some passive protection works now and again.

Such posts as this one can be made 24/7 with various results but with same overall ??? feeling. How it is. Some AVs or Windows Defender (unless disabled by AV!) might kick in during installation but user should not be allowed to go that far.

Antivirus;Version;Last Update;Result
a-squared;4.0.0.93;2009.02.09;-
AhnLab-V3;5.0.0.2;2009.02.09;-
AntiVir;7.9.0.76;2009.02.09;-
Authentium;5.1.0.4;2009.02.08;-
Avast;4.8.1335.0;2009.02.08;-
AVG;8.0.0.229;2009.02.08;-
BitDefender;7.2;2009.02.09;-
CAT-QuickHeal;10.00;2009.02.09;(Suspicious) - DNAScan
ClamAV;0.94.1;2009.02.09;-
Comodo;971;2009.02.08;-
DrWeb;4.44.0.09170;2009.02.09;-
eSafe;7.0.17.0;2009.02.08;Suspicious File
eTrust-Vet;31.6.6346;2009.02.07;-
F-Prot;4.4.4.56;2009.02.08;-
F-Secure;8.0.14470.0;2009.02.09;-
Fortinet;3.117.0.0;2009.02.09;-
GData;19;2009.02.09;-
Ikarus;T3.1.1.45.0;2009.02.09;-
K7AntiVirus;7.10.623;2009.02.07;-
Kaspersky;7.0.0.125;2009.02.09;-
McAfee;5520;2009.02.08;-
McAfee+Artemis;5520;2009.02.08;-
Microsoft;1.4306;2009.02.09;VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.DZ
NOD32;3837;2009.02.08;-
Norman;6.00.02;2009.02.06;-
nProtect;2009.1.8.0;2009.02.09;-
Panda;9.5.1.2;2009.02.08;Suspicious file
PCTools;4.4.2.0;2009.02.08;-
Prevx1;V2;2009.02.09;-
Rising;21.15.50.00;2009.02.07;-
SecureWeb-Gateway;6.7.6;2009.02.09;Win32.LooksLike.NewMalware
Sophos;4.38.0;2009.02.09;-
Sunbelt;3.2.1847.2;2009.02.07;-
Symantec;10;2009.02.09;-
TheHacker;6.3.1.5.250;2009.02.09;-
TrendMicro;8.700.0.1004;2009.02.09;-
VBA32;3.12.8.12;2009.02.08;-
ViRobot;2009.2.9.1595;2009.02.09;-
VirusBuster;4.5.11.0;2009.02.08;-
 

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  • CPU
    AMD X2 6000
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5
    Memory
    Corsair 4x1gb 6400C4
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX 8800GTS XT 320mb, Generic Nvidia 6200 PCI 128mb
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek ALC889A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Samsung 245b, 20" Dell 2007WFP, 19" Samsung 193P
    Hard Drives
    WD Raptor 74gb, Maxtor 300gb, WD Caviar 16SE 500gb
    PSU
    Corsair 520W
    Case
    Cooler Master Centurion 532
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1100R
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    20mb down, 1mb up
Hey....I ran the malware and got 1 bad file last night. Am going to run again tonight just for good measures. No more Wammy's...No more Wammy's!!:) Thanks for all of your help guys.....dk70 as they say "You Da Man"!
 

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>Damocles my files are all fracked right know. LOL,

Now you've dun it!!!!!!!!...I'll be up all week :D
 

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    system1 (system2)
    CPU
    q9650 3ghz (i7 920)
    Motherboard
    Asus p5q deluxe (p6t deluxe)
    Memory
    16gb ddr2 (12gb ddr3)
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 8800GTS 640mb (285gtx 1gb)
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Eizo CG301w, Dell 2407
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600 + 1920 x1200
    Hard Drives
    Raptor 74gb, Raptor 150gb, 500gb x2, 320gb, 750gb (raptor 150gb, 2x 500gb)
    PSU
    ocz 600w (ocz750w)
    Case
    coolermaster stacker (coolermaster 690)
    Cooling
    many fans
    Mouse
    intellimouse
    Keyboard
    apple slim aluminum jobbie
    Internet Speed
    2mb
    Other Info
    Wacom A3 tablet, Epson 3800
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