One of my relatives called - sounds like his computer has a bad case of spyware/malware installed. I've cleaned up infections myself but only when I had the computer in front of me - he's not tech savy enough to troubleshoot with me over the phone. I had previously installed Malwarebytes and AdAware on his computer to try to prevent this but the spyware has disabled them and they won't even start.
I was going to tell him to take it to Best Buy but I saw they want $200 to remove spyware! The computer isn't even worth that - I'd tell him to buy a new one for $400 before he spent $200 on a service. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get him fixed up for under $100? Thanks.
I was going to tell him to take it to Best Buy but I saw they want $200 to remove spyware! The computer isn't even worth that - I'd tell him to buy a new one for $400 before he spent $200 on a service. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get him fixed up for under $100? Thanks.