Comments on: Repair Tool of the Week: Combofix

By: §torm

§torm — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:01:24 +0000

i’m always very skeptical when it comes to anything that ‘claims’ to do much of anything. because let’s face it – there’s not much out there that actually works.
combofix works – bottom line.
it does what it’s supposed to do, with no frills or fancy crap to go along with it. which is great for someone like me, because i loathe ‘purdies’. i also loathe stupid little programs that people install which claim to fix something, but only add to their original problem.
i’ve used combofix since the very first ‘version’, and it has always done the job quickly and efficiently.
as someone who has done much programming and technical work (since 1980) i have a great admiration for the creator(s) of combofix.
thanks guy(s)

By: xJimba1

xJimba1 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:47:14 +0000

Hello all, I have used Combofix many times with no issues, BUT…I just saw the link on Bleeping computer where they have taken away the download saying the software has known errors which can cause your pc not to boot up after it is run. Not sure how many versions back this affects, but you might want to use extra caution until they repair the issue.

By: drew

drew — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:53:32 +0000

i tried multiple programs today for a good 5-6 hours after visiting a bad site causing my pc to go into a reboot loop. i stumbled upon this in the hirens program and it worked like a champ!!

thank you to the creator Lawrence Abrams, u saved me a lot of money and headaches from screaming at my monitor!!

By: Notebook reviews

Notebook reviews — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:53:37 +0000

i am trying to compile a set of tools in advance – added now, great tool

By: Case.bolt

Case.bolt — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:06:56 +0000

In other words, unless you are a trained tech, you should not be using Combofix. It can brick your machine very easily if you don’t know what you’re doing.

By: Case.bolt

Case.bolt — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:02:42 +0000

ComboFix is a program, created by sUBs, that scans your computer for known malware, and when found, attempts to clean these infections automatically. In addition to being able to remove a large amount of the most common and current malware, ComboFix also displays a report that can be used by trained helpers to remove malware that is not automatically removed by the program.

You should not run ComboFix unless you are specifically asked to by a helper. Also, due to the power of this tool it is strongly advised that you do not attempt to act upon any of the information displayed by ComboFix without supervision from someone who has been properly trained. If you do so, it may lead to problems with the normal functionality of your computer.

By: David T.

David T. — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:46:30 +0000

If you are unable to get to combofix.org then open up the C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file in notepad.exe and make sure it contains only the following:
# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a ‘#’ symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost

By: help

help — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:08:12 +0000

offical page will not pop up says page cannot be displayed……help me comp. really bad

By: Bijan

Bijan — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:04:12 +0000

This program made my day…

better than vundo begone

Now i can run my pc agen

By: Sujith

Sujith — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:00:53 +0000

Amazing tool…..the results were great!!