Any computer "experts" here?

try malwarebytes and combofix. The guys at bleepingcomputer.com can help you if you don't mind running a bunch of diagnostic tools on the system.

 

winrar is a program and windows is telling you that the dll for this program isn't found so you won't be able to use it.

winrar is like winzip but for rar files. Not a virus, don't worry about it. You might be able to uninstal and reinstall winrar if youn wanted.

 

Yup. That there is called a rootkit. Attacks your registry, is a b**** to fix. Took me a long time. BleepingComputer.com had the solution. Just google "google redirect virus".

Also for the second thing:
If all you are missing is a file, then just redownload and reinstall WinRAR. Its not a virus, just a corrupted file I guess.

 

what what said is good.

I like Avira more than Norton. The daily ad is annoying but rootkit detection is nice for free.

 

To be honest I think those antivirus programs are just a load of placebo BS.
I've been running Microsoft Security Essentials and haven't gotten a virus for almost a year or so, and before I had crappy AVG.

Not to mention MSE uses so little memory, it doesn't have a noticeable effect on my computer's performance.

 

i love malwarebytes , stopped using anything else for past few years, i recommend it to everyone as well.

 

if you get viruses at this point, it's probably a user error most likely. I can't even remember the last time I got a virus. Waterfox usually prevents me from getting too far into an attack site and I never download any attachments that I don't know where they come from.

I also rarely download music software, etc that are sketchy companies.

 

That's because you're using MSE

 

I use Super anti spyware, it found files that were infected that malewarebytes couldn't find.

 

I've also had this google redirect virus, it was pretty hard to fix, ****ed me up. I think I had to go into the registry and manually delete it there.

 

To be honest, I think you should stop talking.

 

Oh, and to fix that Winrar error, you can remove the start-up process for Winrar by going into the registry, BUT, an easier way is to download CCleaner from Piriform and use their "Startup" menu in the Tools section and find Winrar and disable it's start-up process or you can completely remove it. You can also use CCleaner to clean your PC of temp and BS files as well as your registry.

Also, I suggest removing Winrar entirely and go download 7-Zip as an alternate program. Run ComboFix in safe mode and Malwarebytes, thereafter. If the redirect virus is still apparent, then you'll have to dig through the registry and delete and entries of it.

 

As mentioned, you likely have a rootkit. Malware and viruses are easy enough to fix, but rootkits can be a serious pain, depending on what you get. In one case, I have had to reinstall my complete OS. Virus scanners do not detect rootkits. There are a few programs out there that can find the more common ones.

I do agree that anti virus software is a bit overrated. Chrome and Firefox already do a good job flagging bad sites and every major company already scans for malicious stuff.

I do recommend using CCleaner. Its a good program to get clean up your registry.

 

Meh. I don't need to get an antivirus program that sacrifices my RAM and startup speed just to be idiot-proof. Common sense + MSE has been good enough for me.

 

The general public does not have common sense. Trust me, I worked in a computer shop in West U.

 

Yeah, but I think we can safely say near everyone here isn't part of that general public.

 

Where is HeyPartner when somebody needs his power?

 

If you use any form of p2p like sharing, messaging or app streaming then you can still be vulnerable to worms and browser based exploits.

Not sure if you've tried Avast or Avira, but performance impact and startup speed isn't that big between the two and MSE. The biggest hit is generally when the AV is scanning.