# Virus on Computer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 22, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-on-computer/684311 "2014-03-22T20:11:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pauly01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-on-computer/684311/1 "2014-03-22T20:11:50Z")
Lately my computer has been going very slow. When my computer starts up, you see 2 programs, one is called Ibuster and the other is gbuster. The thing is back then i had to x both boxes when computer starts up and i see it. Now… it shows up then goes away. Its gbuster 1.0 or something like that. The other one is IBUSTER. Anyone know anything about these 2 processes/virus? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-on-computer/684311/2 "2014-03-22T20:26:50Z")
Can you remove those programs? Have you tried? Have you run MSCONFIG and tried to disable them? If you can’t, they’re probably malware. ---
**Author:** ![Pauly01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-on-computer/684311/3 "2014-03-22T20:42:49Z")
when i go to remove programs, i dont see it. I think these are not shown… ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-on-computer/684311/4 "2014-03-22T20:46:34Z")
> [@Pauly01](#): > > when i go to remove programs, i dont see it. I think these are not shown… Do they show in the startup menu in MSCONFIG? If so, can you disable them, then reboot? Do they come back? ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-on-computer/684311/5 "2014-03-22T20:49:25Z")
Try this list: [Preparation Guide For Use Before Using Malware Removal Tools and Requesting Help - Virus, Trojan, Spyware, and Malware Removal Help](http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/34773/preparation-guide-for-use-before-using-malware-removal-tools-and-requesting-help/) ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_York](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_York](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_York)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-on-computer/684311/6 "2014-03-23T02:08:42Z")
Download the free program Malwarebytes. [Free Antivirus 2023 | 100% Free & Easy Install | Malware Removal](https://www.malwarebytes.org/free/) It’s a good idea to run this on your PC to avoid malware problems. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virus-on-computer/684311/7 "2014-03-23T02:38:15Z")
[Download the right bit-version (32 or 64) of Windows Defender Offline](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/what-is-windows-defender-offline)and install it onto either a USB flash drive or a CD-R. It will make it bootable, so make sure your BIOS is set to see a bootable CD or USB, then boot from it and let it scan your hard drive (can take hours). It should be able to find & remove the bad software. I’ve had good results with this because it isolates the infected hard disk making it much easier to detect and clean…