Virus help???

I was on a site to get an update on that football player who got hurt.

I got all sorts of weird boxes as my anti virus software caught it. I think it stopped it in time but one box said there was a virus looking for credit card numbers.

My scans since then havent found anything but how can I ensure that my computer is clean or does not have a key logger installed. I dont save cc numbers anwhere on my pc but am now worried about entering them, ever.

any advice?

 

You can try loading a Linux live cd and running an anti-virus. Check this video out -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h3q5ss40oY

 

Lots of nasty stuff going around the web these days. Anti-virus isn't enough, you need a program dedicated to finding and removing spyware/malware, such as Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. It's free and effective.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

 

Thanks will that malware program check for key loggers?...those scare me.

 

format c.
seriously

http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.aspx

free avg, avira antivir,S&D.
but sometimes they all useless. software firewall can help identify the virus,when it will try to send info FROM your PC. but knowledge of all services and processes running on your PC are required.
first thing that i would do(assuming you using XP)-open up task manager and go thru each process and google it.

 

http://www.snoopfree.com/

 

thanks but I gave Vista home premium, this requires Xp.

 

an av program may identify but not remove a 'virus', but if you can obtain
the name of the 'virus', google the name and often there's one thread that
has removal instructions, sometimes a free software specific removal tool

 

thanks guys, the computer seems ok but it did restart after the virus scan....

I really wish there was a key logger blocker I could use with vista, or something that stops info from going out.

 

try system restore. and backup whole PC periodically using something like acronis.