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Win 98 virus?

  • 20-08-2008 11:45am
    #1
    Timmy_d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 273 ✭✭


    A friend has a virus on his win 98 machine,could anyone recommend the best programs to run to get rid of it...i thought most of the spyware,malware(could be this) programs were only for xp and vista?


Comments

  • #2
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Yep, your on your own, Microsoft stopped supporting it in 2006 :eek:

    Honestly, 98 is 10yrs ago, why do people bother with such old hardware. The pc is worth absolutely nothing.


  • #3
    cance
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,562 ✭✭✭cance


    advise him to throw it in the bin and upgrade tbh


  • #4
    muggyog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭muggyog


    A Stinger program like this might work. Standalone and free.


  • #5
    Lazarus2.0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Lazarus2.0


    I've a load of old discs that may have virus removal tools on them from when I had win98 (I'm a terrible hoarder) but unless you could identify the virus I doubt I could be of any help . I know I had removal tools for nimda , sasser and a few more .
    As others have said it really isnt worth the hassle of even turning on a Win98 machine in this day and age , tbh .


  • #6
    Timmy_d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 273 ✭✭Timmy_d


    will knoppix allow me to transfer data from C: on desktop to my external? How do i go about doing it?


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  • #7
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,961 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    what are the specs of the system? Would he not just consider upgrading it to XP?


  • #8
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,427 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Overheal wrote: »
    what are the specs of the system? Would he not just consider upgrading it to XP?

    because a legit transferrable XP license is worth more than the machine


  • #9
    Truck
    Registered Users Posts: 211 ✭✭Truck


    spybot - search and destroy

    But seriously upgrade to XP


  • #10
    Timmy_d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 273 ✭✭Timmy_d


    Truck wrote: »
    spybot - search and destroy

    But seriously upgrade to XP

    Wouldnt i need to get rid of the virus first before the upgrade?


  • #11
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,961 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    because a legit transferrable XP license is worth more than the machine
    I always seem to have legit keys lying around (no srsly)


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  • #12
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    Timmy_d wrote: »
    Wouldnt i need to get rid of the virus first before the upgrade?
    What spec is the machine?

    If it's got 98 on it then chances are you're wasting your time even contemplating putting XP on it.


  • #13
    muggyog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭muggyog


    How did you get on with the Stinger program?


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