[vox-tech] Linux Computer Infected

[Brian E. Lavender]

Bob,

How about booting with Fedora on a stick?

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/quick-docs/en-US/creating-and-using-a-live-installation-image.html

I can create one for you if you like.

brian

On Sat, Jun 02, 2018 at 05:12:41PM -0700, Bob Scofield wrote:
> Here's an update.  The idea of installing Chrome as a temporary fix does not
> work.  Chrome will not even come up when I click on the icon.
> 
> Bob
> 
> On 06/02/2018 04:55 PM, Bob Scofield wrote:
> > I've got an infected Linux desktop and I don't have the technical
> > expertise to fix it.  I live in Woodland and I'm willing to hire someone
> > to come over here to fix it.  So I'll explain the problem and then
> > explain what I think I can do on my own, but if that won't work I would
> > like some professional help.
> > 
> > I was on the CNN news website and saw an article with a title something
> > like "Mama Bear Hugs Man Who Saved Cubs."  I wanted to read the article,
> > but checked out another story first.  Then I could no longer find the
> > bear story on the CNN website.  So I Googled and found it.
> > 
> > When I clicked on the link to the story or video or whatever it is,
> > Firefox crashed.  It crashed permanently.  If I try to start Firefox all
> > I get is the "Mozilla Crash Report."  I've removed Firefox 3 times. 
> > I've purged Firefox twice.  I've reinstalled and the problem persists.
> > 
> > In the meantime I tried to read the story with Chromium.  Chromium now
> > constantly crashes.  It will not stay up for more than about 30 seconds.
> > 
> > What's more, Cinnamon (I'm using Linux Mint) is now crashing every once
> > and awhile and I've never seen Cinnamon crash before.
> > 
> > One idea I have is to reinstall Linux Mint.  But /home is on a separate
> > partition.  And I've got a feeling that if I reinstall, then something
> > in /home/.mozilla will prevent Firefox from working. So if I do a
> > reinstall, do I first wipe out /.mozilla?
> > 
> > I've got ESET Linux antivirus on this computer and it didn't find
> > anything during an in-depth scan.
> > 
> > This is a dual boot system.  I use Windows 7 for work.  Given that
> > Windows 7 is expiring next January I was planning on taking some time in
> > November to re-partition this computer to wipe out the Windows partition
> > and use Windows 7 in Virtualbox (keeping Windows more isolated from the
> > Internet).  So I guess I could download Chrome and use it until I do
> > this big computer switch in November. But even then I have to worry
> > about whether .mozilla should be deleted.
> > 
> > If one of these fixes don't seem like they'd work, please contact me and
> > I'll hire you to drive over and do the fix.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Bob
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Brian Lavender
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make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other
way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies."

Professor C. A. R. Hoare
The 1980 Turing award lecture