What is the best antivirus system for my computer?

I have a dell computer just like this one:

http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/dell-di...

I have tried Norton, Mcaffee, Panda, Zone Alarm (don't like the pop ups) and now AVAST.

I bought my computer 2004 - Don't know if that helps...

Thanks!!!

What is the best antivirus system for my computer?norton

PCTools products do get good reviews. The good thing is they have free versions of their products. They work great. Spyware Doctor from the Google pack is a must. I highly recommend it. I bought Webroots Spysweeper and spyware doctor finds stuff spysweeper does not. Having both is a perfect combo and I recommend running two anti-spyware products.

PCTools Anti-Virus

http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/

PCTools Threatfire - Malware Protection

This free tool makes your current anti-virus better. Definite Download

http://www.threatfire.com

PCTools Firewall Plus

http://www.pctools.com/firewall/

The Google Pack includes a free starter edition of Spyware Doctor.

http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_inst...

Reviews

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136191...

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You can do an online scan for viruses and spyware for free from the major vendors. Some of these require Internet Explorer to run because of Active-X

Trend-Micro

How to close down PCBooster?

I am following advice received from a question I asked earlier, and am trying to remove some software from my computer. Thanks to help from all of you, I have now removed Avast.

I am trying to remove PCBooster now (even though I paid 拢15.00 for it!!!!!), but computer is telling me I need to close it before it can be removed.

Can someone tell me how to close it down please?

Thank you very much.

How to close down PCBooster?nortonantivirus

Hi!

Just type "msconfig" (without inverted commas) inthe run command , Select startup , here uncheck the application u dont need to boot at start up... hit Ok and restart ur PC . Then try uninstallin the software ........... Should work 100%...........

How to close down PCBooster?spyware

That just means to shut that program down so it's not showing on your task bar. Whenever I uninstall any programs, I ALWAYS shut down any programs that might be running. It allows the uninstall to go smoothly.

My system is working very slowely if i click on any thing it will take lot of time to open it?

my system is running very slowely i thought that it was infected with virus so, i checked with anti virus like avg , avast, and semantics but they are not detecting any virus in my system . whata may be the problem

with regards....

My system is working very slowely if i click on any thing it will take lot of time to open it?noton

There are a couple things you can do get your computer working faster. If you using your computer for normal stuff and not gaming. You don't always need more RAM you just need to perform a few maintenance task.

First, if you haven't cleaned your registry in a while. This is necessary. Your registry holds all the information regarding updates, installs, un-installs etc. Each one of those events produces a key. That key needs your PC's resources and free space. So, if you clean your registry, you make more resources available for speed. Do a registry scan if you got more than 20 errors you should clean it.

http://www.delete-computer-history.com/w...

2. Clear your Windows cache files, this is your temporary file. It can grow up to a large volume and stop your computer from using RAM properly. In a sense slow it down by preventing it from using free space.Here is how:

1. Quit Internet Explorer, Firefox, or any other web browser

2. Click Start, click "Control Panel", and then double-click "Internet Options".

What may be the problem if two anti-virus softwares are loaded on a same computer?

I have loaded AVG and AVast anti virus software on my computer. please any one tell me if there is any problem if they are loaded at the same time.

What may be the problem if two anti-virus softwares are loaded on a same computer?panda

This is a not recommended as it is most likely if there is not a conflict they will work against each other and have a negative effect on your system protection.

What may be the problem if two anti-virus softwares are loaded on a same computer?suzuki

There might be some program errors if both are running/scanning at the same time. You'll notice a distinct issue with processing time if both programs have a real time scanning function. I.e. always on. Other than that no real issues.

You do however only need one virus scanner.
They will conflict and therefore it is best to remove one. There is not, a problem when running two Anti-spyware programs.
Having two antivirus softwares installed at the same time may cause them both to malfunction. I've come across several instances where two different softwares have identified files from each other as malevolent, recommending they be quarantined or deleted.
As long as you only run `one` antivirus there can be no problem.

Just "don`t" run them together.
Be more concern about the memory that will be consumed when it starts to load.

I haven't done that before, try observing your Computers performance and Applications start time.
from past observations.

load 1 anti virus program, computer feels like it running at half speed.

load 2 anti virus program, computer feels like it running at 1/4 speed.

then when you download some email attachment both programs fight over it and your computer freezes up.
You should never do this. you will have real problems.. Both will clash like crazy. its like trying to ware 1 shoe for both legs. Use any 1 anti virus at a time.

I have been getting this error message, data execution prevention, why?

When I go to My documents/my pictures and I try to do anything with my pics, I get a box that comes up and says Data Execution Prevention-microsoft windows

to help protect your computer, windows has closed this program.

Name windows explorer

publisher microsoft corporation.

This is a new problem for me and it's anoying. Is there anyway to fix this?

I am running windows XP, sp2, and it's a DELL.

I am using avast virus protection, CCleaner, ad-aware, spybot search %26 destroy and window washer. I did a defrag and a disc cleanup.

I must say that it worked fine before I went on vacation and when I got home it was doing this. My son used the internet while he was here with the cats. Other than that, i don't know what is going on.

I have been getting this error message, data execution prevention, why?pc security

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a set of hardware and software technologies that perform additional checks on memory to help prevent malicious code from running on a system. In Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, DEP is enforced by hardware and by software.

The primary benefit of DEP is to help prevent code execution from data pages. Typically, code is not executed from the default heap and the stack. Hardware-enforced DEP detects code that is running from these locations and raises an exception when execution occurs. Software-enforced DEP can help prevent malicious code from taking advantage of exception-handling mechanisms in Windows.

What is wrong with my internet connection?

It works fine when browsing and downloading things etc but when i try to use programmes that require connection like itunes store or google earth it says check internet settings even though i am online, ive checked all my firewall settings and there fine, also im using Vista and when i intall new updates the internet doesnt work then so I have to do a system restore and ignore the updates. same goes for when i try to uninstall norton or avast i cant use internet explorer yet it says im online and i can use msn messenger etc

What is wrong with my internet connection?photoshop

Vista is extremly buggy, you might want to consider windows XP untill the bugs are patched for Vista.

What is wrong with my internet connection?symatec

disable firewall and try
My computer does that too on occasion, and used to do it a lot on Limewire.

I can't help you much, but have you tried the option of "connect" when you are in itunes?
check your proxy server or ports it might be that you have spyware an they changed you dns and are rerouting . So they could get your info an install more spyware or wat ever they do just check your setting an make sure they goto port 80
Based on just your question, it seems you have too much protection. Norton, Avast, Windows Defender and a firewall. Sometimes, too much protection causes problems. Unless you are a secret government agent or download a lot of snarky stuff (like porn), try toning down your protection. Delete Norton, its a memory hog anyway, and adjust the security levels on your other programs to as low as you can live with. If your concerned with security, save your important files to a flash drive or external hard drive that's password protected.

Problem with Trojan Horse!?

I am currently using another computer. My personal computer is having constant problems with a trojan horse. I first thought it might have been something else, but it was confirmed when I downloaded Avast! Antivirus Home Edition. It picked it up in a Memory Scan, and said it needed to do a Startup Scan to get rid of it. Well I restarted my computer, and left it for a bit. The thing is, when my computer is inactive, in this case, the scan finished, and I wasn't there to select an option, the Trojan froze my computer again. So I could not get rid of it or move it. It was called something with Win32. Every time I tried to connect to the internet and ask this question, my computer froze, when I did a normal scan, it froze. So if I the trojan is destroying all my options, what do I do? How do I get rid of this Trojan, when I can't use any application without it eventually freezing and I have to manually power off the computer. I'm in desperate need of help, and Ithank you in advance.plz hlp

Problem with Trojan Horse!?pop up blocker

Try restarting your computer in safe mode and do the startup scan again. If all else fails, reformat your hard drive after retrieving important files in safe mode.

For future protection I recommend Xoftspy.

http://www.spywarevirusrepair.com/spywar...

This program removes Adware, Spyware, Trojans, Worms, hijackers, toolbars, Keyloggers and many of the most prevalent and annoying viruses.

What does it mean when in the user part of task manager it has two users on there and one says shado

the user name is helpassistance how can i get rid of this and is avast a good antivirus as it keeps popping up as trojan every second thanks Aaron

aaronlfcboy@yahoo.co.uk

What does it mean when in the user part of task manager it has two users on there and one says shadowing?product key

Someone is watching.

I am still getting pop ups! help Have ran all my checks and in safe mode too!?

I have noadware, adaware, spybot, windows defender and avast on my pc but still have pop ups from Cid:null, Cid, zonemedia,ecleaners.com, powered by zedo etc and have alsent a diag. log to my noadware site but really need this to stop! I have the yahoo toolbar with the pop up blocker and the popup blocker on my tool button too but it is not keeping these popups away! I have removed the firefox that was on my yahoo toolbar b/c I thought it was not needed if I uninstall yahoo and reinstall again will I be able to keep my info such as 360 etc after I reinstall? and then should I get firefox or mozilla(whichever one that is on the yahoo toolbar) Thanks for any info!

I am still getting pop ups! help Have ran all my checks and in safe mode too!?security

My sister and I had the same problem. Nothing would detect where the pop ups were coming from and no blocker would stop them. We finally figured out the easy solution however. Go to your control panel and open the add/remove programs. In the list of programs on your computer you will find one called CID Help. Just highlight it and remove it. I'm not even sure where it came from but the pop ups seemed to have started right after we both installed AIM 6.0. Not sure if it was in there or not but even if so, AIM still works fine w/o the CID Help file in my system and now, no more pop ups! Hope that helps.

I am still getting pop ups! help Have ran all my checks and in safe mode too!?trojan

I'm sorry, but bryan, that didn't work. I still get the pop ups. Report It


Try McAfee it should work because it allows to chose which websites are blocked by pop up blocker. GO to it's website and download it's privacy service. I thinks it's for free.

Do I need viewpoint manager or viewpoint media player on my add/remove programs- is this what is cau

I am getting popups and have tried all the suggestions that the answers have gave me but still popups! I have noadware-adaware-avast- and search and destroy and windows defender and all are update! Please help me I also have CiD help on my add/remove programs and have deleted the veiwpint manager and player but still have popups should I remove Cid too or go back to safe mode and redo again!

Do I need viewpoint manager or viewpoint media player on my add/remove programs- is this what is causing popupspyware removal

First go to task manager and kill the veiwpoint processes... unistall and go to program files and kill program... then... be sure to empty all temp files and folders...

would suggest you do this in safe mode or you will be hunting for a while...

Best of luck on your venture...

Do I need viewpoint manager or viewpoint media player on my add/remove programs- is this what is causing popupvirus protection software

(4) Download hijackthis

(5) Post the hijackthis log on the hijackthis forum for the hijackthis experts to take a look

6) Install and use firefox while browsing

I need an antivirus?

Viruses have are giving me a real problem. I have tries F-secure, which was my best en gave up. tried nod32. it expires. Avast- hopless, Please help.

I need an antivirus?spyware remove

I would personally not recommend AVG. It's only very popular because it is free and an old, well known AV.

In recent tests it's performance is well below average of other antiviruses.

I would recommend Avira AntiVir Classic or Premium which is also recommended above. It's detection rates are much higher than AVG and Avast and it is lighter on resources.

If you don't mind paying for an AV, then Kaspersky is also very good.

As for AntiSpyware scanners. I think Spybot search and destroy has become quite a bloated program recently, since it's new "teatimer" which offers realtime protection. I found it lagged my PC quite a bit, and there are other free programs that have performed better at cleaning spyware infected PC's.

Ad-aware is also a popular spyware scanner, but only because it is an old, well known program. It was great years ago, like AVG and Spybot S%26D were, but recently it just can't keep up with other free programs and like the other two it has gone downhill in the last few years.

Windows Defender offers real-time protection.

For on-demand scans, I highly recommend A-Squared free and SUPERAntiSpyware.

Virus...I need help?

I keep getting pop ups saying i have a virus on my computer called (Malware spyworm.win 32.... and ...NetWorm-i.virus@fp) i have reinstalled and still it comes back like its in my bois. can some one help me.

i run on windows xp pro, and what the best security program should i use aka avast, mcafee, pc-cillin ex........

Virus...I need help?spyware remover

Download SuperAntiSpyware. It will remove the majority of difficult Trojans etc.

http://www.superantispyware.com/

Turn off System Restore. Load the application in normal mode but run in Safe Mode. Safe Mode can be started by continually pressing F8 during the boot sequence.

If you are badly infected you might need to run SuperAntiSpyware more than once to give you a totally clean system.

Assuming SuperAntiSpyware still failed to totally clean your system I suggest you download a Smitfraud removal program from:

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/deskto...

Again run in Safe Mode.

Good luck %26 safe surfing.

wdw

Virus...I need help?virus removal

Try

http://www.securemywindows.com

or

http://www.superantispyware.com
Make sure that the virus program that you have already is updated. and then run a virus scan. Mcafee should be able to get rid of it for you. If not, go to microsoft.com and they will have a download that will remove any virus's that you may have.

Active sheild anti-virus?

has anyone used the anti-virus program "active sheild",i have installed it in place of avast,i mean you can only try something once

has anyone got any feedback on the software,and is it ok to uninstall the aol toolbar that comes with the progarm,it wont affect the anti-virus status

cheers guys

Active sheild anti-virus?spyware

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I've not tried it, but I'm never happy with programs that come with Internet Explorer toolbars.

There's a free anti-virus that's very good, AVG Antivirus.

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Active sheild anti-virus?virus scan

Hi,

Use AVG it's free and works really well with free updates so ditch Active shield and install AVG free home version. Hope this helps.

Is the SBC/AT&T Online Protection security suite any good?

is it a better anti-virus than Avast?

Is the SBC/AT%26T Online Protection security suite any good?stinger

No. When I had SBC and a%26t online protection it didn't detect four viruses on my computer and when i downloaded avast! home 4.6 it detected 4 viruses and deleted them. all in all, i really don't think sbc protection is good! It doesn't protect your P.C

Is the SBC/AT%26T Online Protection security suite any good?virus scanner

no att sux

Portal keeps crashing?

The Valve game Portal for PC keeps crashing on my Dell inspiron 6000 laptop. I have updated what I believe all my drivers. I can start the first level of the game but when the first portal is created I have about 20-40 seconds to move inside the cell thing. And when I step through the portal I get a frozen game with an "HL2.exe has experienced an error." I do not have any of the Antivirus software that affects the game ( to my knowledge(Avast! Antivirus home)). What is wrong?

Portal keeps crashing?suzuki

Do you have at least 1GB of Ram, and a 128MB or better graphics card?

If so, then I'm not sure, but if not, you probably need more graphics processing power.

One idea:

Try loading the game, and steam, only. Close all anti virus, anti spyware, etc, etc, etc, everything else, and see if it works... if it does, try again, turning one program on at a time, until it crashes, and then u might know which program is interfering.

Downloads can ruin your computer Reg cleaners/repairs.etc. why do so many use them?

I have tried telling you people, those quick fix programs can disable and ruin your computer over time, they only hide the problem until it is too late!

Contact me if you have a problem and want common sense repairs you can do in your own Windows Xp O.S., they are there just waiting for you to use them.

Avast and Spyware Terminator are a very good pair to have too, as they are not resource hogs and work very well together.

Do not add an extra spyware or virusware package, they will shut you down eventually.

Now, back to my original question, Why do people still download these programs?

The warnings are all over the place, but who listens, nobody.

I have a shop full of such computers that take about 1-2 hours each to fix and i don't get to catch up on building new ones as long as people keep sending their download disasters here.

Oh, and I really do want an answer, ok?

Thank you, and good day!

Downloads can ruin your computer Reg cleaners/repairs.etc. why do so many use them?symatec

u know y most of us (including me) use it the sounds to good u pay nothing but u get something thats gona fix ur system, sou c y take it oh i also have prop with my pc i uninstalled ms office word power point excel i mean everything. so can u assist me i would appreciate it man

Downloads can ruin your computer Reg cleaners/repairs.etc. why do so many use them?vista

..they use them so you can have more jobs!!! congrats!

What programs should I delete?

The programs I have so far are:

- ad-aware 2007

- avast! antivirus

- ccleaner

- COMODO firewall pro

- mcafee siteadvisor

- Spywareblaster

- superantispyware Free edition

Ok now, I am thinking of deleting these programs and installing new ones..good idea or bad idea? and to do that I will need to know what programs I will download after I delete these programs ..please tell me what the program does and where to download it..thankyou everyone

What programs should I delete?trojan

paranoid are we? keep the ones you think work best. but keep in mind if you have all these progs running at once its gonna slow your resources down

What programs should I delete?abtuvurys 2005

Keep:

ad-aware, avast! anti-virus, and ccleaner

Keep them all updated too.

Delete:

mcafee

Spywareblaster

superantispyware

Don't know about comodo, but Zonealarm always gets good reviews so I recommend it.

http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/c...
superantispyware Free edition

COMODO firewall pro

ccleaner
ccleaner

mcafee siteadvisor

spywareblaster

superantispyware Free edition

consider changing avast.

How do i get rid of syms32.exe?

I have done lots of scans and it won't detect it. I tried Norton,AVG,Avast. I phoned my broadband supplier who said that I had a trojan as I can log on in Safe mode netowrking with reasonable connections. But on normal log on it disconnects every2 seconds

How do i get rid of syms32.exe?vincent

Download HijackThis---

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/progr...

Run and Save a Log. When you log comes up copy and paste the entire log at http://www.hijackthis.de/ . Analyze your results. You will then get a screen that will tell you if you have any nasty stuff in your computer. Follow instructions to deal with any nasties. CAUTION: This is a very powerful tool. Be careful.

How do i get rid of syms32.exe?adware remover

Go here and run the free removal tool: http://www.norman.com/Virus/Virus_remova...

I would also go here and download/run Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/

I would also download and run Ad-Aware : http://www.adaware-antispyware.com/uk_ad...

Good luck
boot in safe mode, go to c:/windows/system32 folder, choose tools/folder options/view, ckeck show hidden files and folders, and uncheck hide protected operating system files box.Then find in system 32 folder syms.exe, delete it and reboot.After reboot click start/run/regedit, search for syms registry keys and delete all keys located in system32/syms32.exe
Start--%26gt;Run--%26gt; type msconfig--%26gt;Startup--%26gt;then uncheck boxes

Hi frnds can anyone help me out 2 clear INF:Autorun-F [Trj] virus 4m my system?

if its cleared 4m one drive its going 2 another drive....%26 am using avast antivirus

Hi frnds can anyone help me out 2 clear INF:Autorun-F [Trj] virus 4m my system?virus protection software

Itz Trojan !!! quickly download ad-aware SE and update it and do a scan .

My flash flash disk help?

Uhh, is AVAST! for U3 compatible with the 2g Myflash flash drive?

Thanks

My flash flash disk help?virus protection

U3 Flash disks will load TWO drives into your "MyComputer".

One is for the U3 to load from and the other is your actual storage area.

When you insert the drive, a orange U3 should show up on your taskbar. Click on that and you'll be able to configure it or run U3 programs. Under settings you should be able to disable the password, create a password, remove U3, or prevent it from automatically starting.

If U3 does not load, click on the U3 drive and launch it.

The other drive you should be able to read/write to it UNLESS U3 has it protected.

Otherwise it works like any other drive. I think older versions of U3 will choke on Vista until you upgrade it. You can do this on any XP machine you have administrative priviledges on.

Beyond that, without specifics, I'm not going to type any more.

My flash flash disk help?agv

Not quite sure what you are asking but if you require U3

assistance, go to:

http://www.U3.com

They have all sorts of help files and you can contact a

live person via email. I did.
Go to the manufacturer website to remove the preinstall software.

Firefox is very 'jumpy' since i updated to xp service pack 2?

ok i'm running windows xp service pack 2 which i have just updated from service pack 1 when i updated firefox starting becoming 'jumpy' when im scrolling up and down webpages

when scrolling up and down you can see lines moving down the page 'updating' the display to the new bit of the web page

i have tryed installing that smooth scrolling addon and all it done were to create more lines at current it looks tacky and bad ive tryed re-installing firefox but nothing

(i have also installed avast anti virus)

if its the anti virus will some1 tell me how to test the anti virus too see if thats the problem without putting my computer at risk

Firefox is very 'jumpy' since i updated to xp service pack 2?virus removal

it might be your monitor frequency fps thingy. on desktop, right click and then click properties, click the setting tab, click advance, then click the monitor tab and change the monitor thingy from like 60hz to around 80-100hz, apply and save. and hopefully you see a difference.

What does "data error (cyclic redundancy check)" mean?

ok yesterday Avast antivirus stated i had a bad key and could not DL updates. i uninstalled the program and tried to reinstall it today. now reinstalled it brings up an error basicaly saying it wont start. ok fine but when i ried to copy a file it gave me cyclic warning and it gave me the cyclic warning when i tried to start a torrent.

what could be wrong?

What does "data error (cyclic redundancy check)" mean?virus scan

your install is corrupted. uninstall DL the new setup from avast and give it another go

How can i disinfect my system from win32/virut.F instesd of deleting all my .exe Files..please help

My system is being infected with Win32/virut.F as reported by avast antivirus.

but i want to clean up or cure my files insted of deleting them

How can i disinfect my system from win32/virut.F instesd of deleting all my .exe Files..please help me out?virus scanner

Avast might be able to repair them but if its a virus its better to just quarantine/delete it and salvage what you can.

How can i disinfect my system from win32/virut.F instesd of deleting all my .exe Files..please help me out?anti virus software

Hi,

You should use "Spybot".It's very effective and FREE.I don't have anymore problem with spyware,pop-up, Trojan or computer viruses.Check it out here:

http://spybot.ez-mart.biz
Check out these programs, there free and do work. No spyware ...good luckwith any of them....

http://www.download.com/Best-free-securi...

Help REmove Hummer.vbs so many image files opening impossible to use my comp effectively?

Every time i start my machine so many windows of an image file called Hummer keep opening ceaselessly i have scanned with mcafee, Kaspersky, panda and avast non seems to help. search of removal tools can yield any tools for such a virus. Please Help. Even the type or the name of such a virus would help. My pal had a flash with a file called hummer.vbs which he double clicked on my comp by mistake. Thanks

Help REmove Hummer.vbs so many image files opening impossible to use my comp effectively?virus

Control panel, add or remove programs, find Hummer.vbs and remove.

Help REmove Hummer.vbs so many image files opening impossible to use my comp effectively?anti virus

Do a system restore to a time before you noticed the virus. Go Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore.

Hope this helps

I downloaded Magentic free screensavers. How do I get its dregs off the pc?

This program has such fine graphics but unfortunately has a spy service connected to it which infects ones pc %26 takes over Internet Explorer browser functions.

I've scanned this pc with avast anti-virus, spysweeper 2007, spybot s%26d and nothing is detected. Ad-Aware SE 1.06 was infected and had to be removed.

What do I look for in regedit?

I downloaded Magentic free screensavers. How do I get its dregs off the pc?viruses

open task manager

see the name of the file of that software end it then search it in find n delete it

I downloaded Magentic free screensavers. How do I get its dregs off the pc?antispam

http://www.superantispyware.com

Note, that removing the spyware will also remove the screensavers.

Internet just exited out??

When i am on the internet for like 20 minutes and doing something on it it just suddenly exits out. No screen pops up or anything. I've virus scanned my computer with avast on thorough scan and got nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. oh yeah im using internet explorer 7.

Internet just exited out??vista

when you say "internet exits out" do you mean to say

- your IE window suddenly closes

- or you get disconnected from your internet connection

if it's just your IE browser, then you need to check on some settings on your browser and your connection settings too. but if it's the actual internet connection itself, my next question would be what type of connection are you using. is it a dial-up or high-speed like DSL or WIFI?

dial-up access has an idle time set that if a user is idle for a certain no. of minutes, the server disconnects them to the internet to give the bandwidth to other users.

as for the high-speed, same hardware-software factors are to be considered. it might be that the modem or router is faulty. or you have EMI's that greatly disrupts the wireless signal sent out. location can also be an issue because the farther you are from the remote terminal (central office that is the source of the dsl signal) the less chance you get to optimize your connection to it's fullest.

i hope you can provide more details so i can provide more specific answer. anyway, i hope this helped.

Good spyware remover???

I have W/XP - the other day my computer started to run slowly, and get pop-up webpages even when I had no browsers open (sometimes 10 at a time). I ran Mcaffe and Avast - they came up with some trojans and other malicious stuff. It is a little better, but now when I open a site or click on something, a page will pop up (random ones, from search sites to porn). I have pop-up blocker on too. Anyone know what other steps I can take to remedy? I suspect it all came from going on MySpace...because I don't search porn or anything like that. Any advise would be appreciated! Thanks!

Good spyware remover???windows

Mcaffe came on my computer and I also use spybot and superantispyware and that got rid of my problem. superantispyware is the best.

Here are some free websites

AVG anti virus

adaware: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

spybot search and destroy: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index...

Superatispware:http://www.superantispyware.com/

You need to go to the start menu鈥?. "my computer" add/remove hardware and see if any programs have been added that you are not aware of.

On your browser Go to tools...... internet option...... delete cookies 鈥︹€?delete files and all offline content

Good Luck !!!

Good spyware remover???antivirus download

How can I fix my broken Firefox?

So I'm using firefox (mozilla), but it won't work now since I d/l Avast spyware...dunno if it's connected or not...anyway, whenever I click on Mozilla, it comes up with a page that tells me "firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections" How can I fix it so my Mozilla works again?

How can I fix my broken Firefox?

Sounds like Avast had setup a proxy server on your browser.

Open Firefox and on the toolbar click on Tools\Options\Advanced\Network\Connectio...

Choose direct connection to the Internet.

That should solve the problem.

Not sure what else to do? Do I have a virus?

I'm not sure what is going on exactly, so I need your help.

For some reason when I try to reply to an email through my yahoo account, I get an error-999 message. I also got the same error message when I tried answering a question earlier here on Answers.

Now, this happened to me last Monday also. I followed the links, ran a scan on my computer, and found that I had a few Dialler type viruses? I found out how to manually remove them from my system and did so. Then everything was back to working like usual. Now, I have run into the same problem yet again and nothing is working as of yet.

I ran the scan through yahoo, nothing. I even looked through some of the previous entries here and am currently doing a avast scan on the desktop.

Any ideas or advice?

Not sure what else to do? Do I have a virus?abtuvurys 2005

don't think its a virus. see here

http://www.murraymoffatt.com/software-pr...

Not sure what else to do? Do I have a virus?antivirus programs

It's most likely not a virus or other malware causing this problem. Yahoo tracks your IP as you use their services. If you exceed a certain amount of bandwidth in a particular session, then you can get error-999, especially if you use their automated services. Try doing more things manually. It could help. You usually have to wait 2 to 24 hours to logon again.

More info and suggested work-arounds can be found at the link provided in the answer above mine.
Error-999? God is 7, the Devil is 6, and man is 5. 9 is two above God, and there are three of them, so your problem is 3(God+2).

That's either a really good thing or a really bad thing.

Constant Computer Errors??

I keep getting errors and I've done everything except wipe out my computer. Im getting error reports on explore that crashes all my explorers. Im also getting errors on programs like MapleStory, Yahoo! Messanger, and one of my internet wireless. After the errors I cant run the programs untill I reboot. When I reboot it gets more errors. It takes longer than usually to reboot.

I've used these programs to erase everything:

AVG Anti-Virus

AVG Anti-Spyware

Spywear Docter

Spywearbot

Spywear S%26D

Avast! Anti-virus

Spywearbot and Spywear doctor picked up 2 Hijackers and I deleted them. All of these errors are getting worse. I tried to do a harddrive error scan...still there...I tried to do system restore twice and it failed to restore both times.

What should I do??

Constant Computer Errors??adware remover

I don't know the reputation of some of the antispyware stuff you're using; but as far as I can see you have one of three problems: 1. You have faulty memory (not likely if you've used your computer successfully in the past. 2. You were badly damaged by a virus. They can hide themselves and disrupt programs' ability to detect them if they get the chance. 3. One of the programs you used was actually malware (just meaning BAD/EVIL software) itself. In any case, it sounds like a very deep-rooted problem that I would have a pain in the everywhere to find and treat even if I had your computer right in front of me. I'd say that to numbers 2 and 3, your best bet is still to back up your personal/irreplacable data and reformat your drive and reinstall Windows. Of course, you can try the "Repair" option and see if that rewrites the registry entries that may very well be messed.

Is there any way to view and delete recently downloaded files on Windows XP?

Some files I had recently downloaded contained malware and spyware. I have avast antivirus (free and not the best, I know) and it's not getting rid of them. The files are not in the Add/Remove Programs section. Could anyone tell me how to find the files please?

Is there any way to view and delete recently downloaded files on Windows XP?agv

2 things you can do. Search for the file (think of the name short and simple - if looking for spyware search only spy) and also click the option hidden files. OR go to the temp folder (go to your C drive or w.e is your main driver and search in that folder.

Is there any way to view and delete recently downloaded files on Windows XP?antivirus software

anitvirus programs dont look for spyware/malware. pay for avast or avg pro if you want better, they are the best.
Sure, just go to Start, Programs, Acc, SystemResore and restore to a date before you loaded them in. Reboot, They will be gone.
Hi,

Go to C:\windows\Downloaded Program Files\

All Files you see inside this folder are downloaded from your last visit.

You can delete from there.

Clear temp files , cookies and history to remove complete traces.

Empty the recycle bin Too.

These are all basics, but if system is infected these cannot help.
i think u should chek out temporary internet files to remove them....i suggest norton....it' real good

How can i get rid of w32.rontokbro@mm when its still in my comp after following symantec's inst

i'm getting desperate. I used to have avast and it didn't take out the w32.rontokbro@mm, i uninstalled it and installed a trialware norton antivirus 2006. i followed every step symantec advised and the virus is still in my computer. email me how to get rid of this.

thanks,

How can i get rid of w32.rontokbro@mm when its still in my comp after following symantec's instructions?anti virus protection

Get Rid of NORTON ANTI VIRUS co my-etrust.com and download their trial version for a month it will fix it fast.

Click this link please:- http://store.ca.com

I found Norton Anti Virus very heavy on my PC resources and quite ineffective where a lot of Virus are concerned.Maybe I am wrong but that's what I experienced.

I am using Mcafee now and very much satisfied with the results

How can i get rid of w32.rontokbro@mm when its still in my comp after following symantec's instructions?antivirus

If Northon does not then you can try the following option

1) AVG Anti Virus

2) BitDefender V8 ( complete version )

3) Sophos Anti Virus
F10 on windows xp.. save your stuff before you do it though
Use http://www.free-av.com/
try to update the security you got then scan the file

What happened to my computer? Help!?

I have two user file things on my Dell laptop and when I logged out of one (for professional stuff) onto my goof off one, everything was gone! There weren't any pictures in my picture files there weren't any documents and my background had gone back to that ugly hill thing. What happened and how do i fix it? I'm running avast right now, what else should I do?

What happened to my computer? Help!?anti virus scan

it seems to me that someone re-installed windows for you...

What happened to my computer? Help!?ariel

anyone else have access to that user profile? change the password just incase...
One of the first applications built to find and remove adware and spyware, Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition's excellent reputation is well justified. The sky-blue, skinnable interface features five buttons. The first two, Status and Scan, lead to the core function of the application. These buttons initiate a scan of your files for adware components. After scanning is complete, the program presents a summary of results, followed by a list from which you select exactly which components to remove. Right-clicking an individual entry gives some information about the piece of suspected adware, though we would like more details.

Can't boot in to xp in dual boot 98se/xp system?

i have a dual boot 98se/xp system. On 98 i have "avast v4.6" installed (antivirus). Two days ago i installed "antivir" in xp. Then scanned the pc got many viruses caught. Acted as per the recomendations. Then booted in 98 and got the pc scanned. To my surprise again many viruses were found. Action taken as recommended.

Next day when I tried to boot in Xp the message of booting in appeared after pressing "ctrl-altr-del" and after entering password. But immediately logged off automatically and asked to press "ctrl-alt-del". Tried many times but same problem.

Tried to use all boot options pressing F8 but same situation every time.

Can anybody suggest the solution other than reinstalling xp.

Note: 1] I can boot in 98

2] I am the only user of pc and has only one user profile.

Can't boot in to xp in dual boot 98se/xp system?anti virus software

Disable antivirus,

Disable internet connections,

Boot 98 se first

Then boot XP.

Activate Antivirus.

If Failed

preform a clean boot.

98 SE first then

XP, Before doing this read the help files.

Can't boot in to xp in dual boot 98se/xp system?aurora

cotact customer care service
contact microsoft

We have a old pc with windows me and our youngest son (6) wants it to play music,paint,write etc. on

It has alot of spyware etc and the screen says computer is in danger run special spyware now- I have run avast/ spybot/ and adaware on it but the screen is still there! It is not hooked up to the internet and will not be if we can get it to work- just for my son to play music and write etc- Thanks for any and all helpful info!

We have a old pc with windows me and our youngest son (6) wants it to play music,paint,write etc. only?anti virus

Install UBUNTU, EUBUNTU or XUBUNTU if your computer has less than 256MB of RAM. When you get to the partioning prompt, select - take over the entire disk.

It's a free, reliable and up to date operating system.

You can explore it from the "LIVE CD".

It's easy to install and use. You can dual boot it with other operating systems.

Once you have it installed, you gain access to thousands of free programs created by the open source community. There is excellent support - see the WIKI starter guide, and the Linux forums.

Always back up your data before making changes to your computer.

We have a old pc with windows me and our youngest son (6) wants it to play music,paint,write etc. only?auto protect

go to the system tools and do a system restore
You need to upgrade,especially for music. Windows XP is the best buy right now. Stay away from Vista until the bugs are worked out.

Which one is a good antivirus and firewall?

Which one is a good antivirus and firewall?

I was looking for a good and lightweight antivirus and firewall

Which one would you guys recommend to be a good combination?

NOD32

Kaspersky

AVG

Avast

Comodo

Outpost Firewall

Anything else what would be a good a light program to use as antivirus and a firewall

Which one is a good antivirus and firewall?antispam

Here are some excellent free antivirus programs.

http://www.free-av.com/

http://www.avast.com

If you want to pay a one time fee for life of $29.99 you can check out what I use. http://filseclab.com You will get daily updates and all new versions for life.

Spyware

http://www.superantispyware.com Superantispyware will find what all other miss. Plus you get auto daily updates.

http://www.emsisoft.com Download their free version, protect you from rogue dialers, keyloggers, spyware trace malware, and tracking cookies.

http://www.grisoft.com Download their free version or the paid version will become free after thirty days if you don't purchase they just remove the background scanner.

http://www.zonealarm.com Download the free zonelarm home for personal use. I use this software for ten plus years. You will get daily updates when needed, plus all new version are downloaded direct to you.

Minddoctor, France

IE6 or 7 will not allow me to sign in to yahoo!?

I did something and for the last few months I've not been able to sign in to Yahoo using IE6or7. It's like It stalls out and stops! No problem with Firefox. I use IE6 for many tasks. I've searched the web and it seems no one else has this problem. I ran at least 5 adware and spy ware killers to no avail. I use XP corp and Avast anti virus. I'm confuzzeled!

Advanced user

IE6 or 7 will not allow me to sign in to yahoo!?antispyware

Funny, I use IE7, and it works great. Firefox takes a longer time to login though.

Install IE7 Pro. It's an add-on, and gives IE7 better features, like extra scripts, spell check, adBlocker, Tab History, and much more. I use it all the time, and it's free and safe to use.

http://ie7pro.com/

How can you tell if some website you visited messed up your pc?

ok, being honest here so please stay focused on the question and not be condemming toward me. i know it was wrong. thanks.

I have a gateway with windows 2000 pro and it had been doing ok but yesterday I slipped and viewed some sites I shouldn't have and now the pc won't let me into the add/remove programs feature. I have Avast antivirus running all the time. it is supposed to catch bad stuff I guess. I am running a system scan right now with it but so far nothing.

How can you tell if some website you visited messed up your pc?antivirus download

Would you believe I had the same problem on Sunday.Put me out of business for 4days.I contacted windows who said it was an ISP problem.They said it was a Windows fault.Tried all I knew.Nothing worked.Frustrated I reinstalled the OS cd.As soon as the windows flag came up I hit restart.I kept this up until I got a Start from CD hit any key.

The beauty of this is your OS will load and eliminate everything in the computer.In fact you'll virtually have a new computer.Unfortunatey you lose all your data.You'll have no Avast,Worked for me

How can you tell if some website you visited messed up your pc?bmw

try going for anti-virus protection or p-cillin, it tells you what type of bugs you have on your computer and gets rid of it
if you had mcAfee you could do a trace on your computer that would say if the web site you were on had a virus or not but with avast I am not so sure. Good luck anyway
I got bad news for you. My ex did that on my brand new computer, and he caused it to pick up a virus that corrupted the hard drive and ruined the computer. I had to have a new hard drive put in the computer. Moral of the story, stay out of those places.
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Virus pop warning on which program?

There's an anti-virus program that has a scanner constantly running in the background and when it finds something a little window rolls up in the bottom right of the screen and you hear a little siren followed by the words "warning, there is a virus on your computer". Is this avast anti-virus or AVG antivirus?

Virus pop warning on which program?antivirus downloads

avast

Virus pop warning on which program?cafe racer

IF its AVAST it will have a A on a blue circle

if its AVG it has like a flag with Black, Green, Red

anything else, becareful

there are spyware/virus that say they are an antivirus and has found threats on your computer, and the only way to get rid of it, is to purchase their shitty software.

goto www.avast.com for avast or

free.grisoft.com for AVG

and download theirs and install it over the one you have, just to be on the safe side
Yes, it's Avast. I have it and it does it's own updates. I got it when I put more ram. I like it.

Computer keeps freezing when logging into safe mode (trying to get rid of spyware)?

Every time i try to login after booting in safe mode (want to run Smitfraud Fix), I go to Administration, click it, and it says "Loading Your Personal Settings" and sits there for almost an hour.

I'm trying to run Smitfraud Fix in safe mode so (hopefully) i can get all the spyware off my computer, but so far I've only run it in Normal mode. The "There are malicious programs on your computer" popup near the corner of my desktop have stopped (think they were from the OS warning me, but who knows), but I still want to be 100% sure that I got everything off. I also have McAfee, Avast, and Spybot installed, and they say the computer's clean.

Basically, I just want to figure out why my computer freezes up when logging into Safe Mode.

Computer keeps freezing when logging into safe mode (trying to get rid of spyware)?antivirus programs

To make sure you have got the lot - download and run this excellent anti spyware program. It will find the beasts that others miss.:

http://www.superantispyware.com/

wdw

Computer keeps freezing when logging into safe mode (trying to get rid of spyware)?computer protection

try using the event viewer

How To Use the Event Viewer Applet

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t...

What type of virus/spyware is this?

i know my computer is infected by a virus or a spyware. i'm quite annoyed by this file which also has a folder icon. it has the same file name with the folder where it is located.

ex. C:\Personal Folder (normal folder)

C:\Personal Folder\Personal Folder.exe (virus)

how do i get rid of this? my avast anti-virus deletes the virus/spywares but after a few days, it just keep coming back. how do i permanently get rid of it?

What type of virus/spyware is this?antivirus protection

Hey guess its has been stored in tat path... try to find it and stop it frm the task manager if u find that is popin-up.... and try do this online virus test no: http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/ and one more thing avast is not tat good comparatively so try download AVG antivirus... jus type download avg antivirus in google and download antivirus for windows and nothing other than that...or else try download SPYBOT and run that to ur compt... im damn sure its a superb software to take off the spywre and virus frm the computer and its all free of cost oly.....

Good Luck...

What type of virus/spyware is this?computer repair

Turn off system restore, THEN remove it.
If your virus protection can not get rid of the same virus you need a new anti-virus software because obvioulsy the one you have is ineffectve.
New Folder.exe virus affects your system by

I have two anti virus in my system?

I have installed avast and Stopzilla in my system does it effect my system..And will it be ok to keep these two

I have two anti virus in my system?antivirus scan

The only complication i see is that if one of them thinks that the other is a virus :D In which case you will have to remove one.

y do u need 2 antivirus systems neways?

I would suggest that you keep one antivirus and keep updated virus definitions (updates). 't will also save ur disk space!

I have two anti virus in my system?computer security

slows down ur system a bit

If both have no problem in between there is no problem except a bit slowness
You might consider uninstalling your least favorite of these two to avoid any conflict between them.

I usually try and stick to the same manufacturer to cause the least amount of conflict, most products by one maker are compatible with each other. and you really dont need two antivirus programs...one plus a good spyware and ad blocker and a firewall would be sufficient
Well I recommend you to keep just one antivirus software installed in your PC and if you want additional Protection with the antivirus. Install some Firewall ( ZoneAlarm Firewall ) is the Best !!! Avast is Better than Stopzilla or you can go for AVG Antivirus which is also available for free
It's ok, just don't run them both at the same time.
one or the other is a good answer. If u like, keep both of these programs, then you could disable one of them and keep the other running. Then next week, swap them around. My advice is get rid of stopzilla and just use avast. Its pretty good as far as freeby av software goes.

I accidently deleted 3 system files with my virus scanner?

I was using Avast, 2 of the files were used for restore points so now I can't restore to an earlier time. My computer is running really, really slow. Can I undo the delete?

I accidently deleted 3 system files with my virus scanner?antivirus software

If indeed you deleted the files the last thing you want is to Restore them. If they are Restore points that only means the virus has been on your machine for a while.

Download Spybot (free), Install it and Run it.

In Spybot, Mode, Advanced, Tools, System Startup, Uncheck items you don't what or need running. If you are unsure clicking on suspect items will provide some info on what the file is. Removing some of the items may cause Applications or windows features not to work, so check out what you've done after disabling and don't remove too many items at once.

Download Adaware (free), Install it and Run it

Click Start, Run, type %temp%, delete all of the files/folders it displays.

Open IE, Tools, Internet Options, Delete Cookies, Delete Files (check Offline as well)

Good Luck

I accidently deleted 3 system files with my virus scanner?computer virus

It may be that you haven't deleted them from your computer. Go to a command prompt and type:

sfc /scannow
Well hopefully they were just Quarantined. Look for the quarintine section and Restore the 2 files. But it sounds like you got some virus issues if you are movin real slow. A restore point file wouldnt slow your computer down.

Go to http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/You_Must_...

and start with step 1. You already have a AntiVirus so skip that part

Do you like Active Virus Shield of AOL?

I want to know if this is as great as avast or avg....

Do you like Active Virus Shield of AOL?antivirus

It is better than Avast and way way better then AVG Free.

I like Active Virus Shield. A lot. Don't let the AOL name scare you. Active Virus Shield is made by Kaspersky which is one of top-rated anti-virus vendors in the world.

In recent tests, the most popular free anti-virus, AVG, was only able to detect about 82% of a very large sample of viruses. On the other hand, Active Virus Shield was able to detect better than 99% in the same test.

Full test chart is here:

http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/defa...

Active Virus Shield has excellent virus detection rates and is extremely light on using your computer resources. (6mb ram)

Active Virus Shield detects and removes spyware, also.

And it updates up to 15 times a DAY with new virus definitions, 7 days a week!

Good stuff, free for everyone from:

http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivir...

EDIT:

Harrison H has no clue what he (she?) is talking about. Anti Virus Shield is from Kaspersky not McAfee

Do you like Active Virus Shield of AOL?computer

jibbajabar's right. i once used it (introduced to me by jib of course) it is really damn good. I found like almost 10 virus a week (i like to download things and quite alot are from untrusted sites etc). when i switched to avg free (somethings wrong with the avs updater) i havent found one and i download even more. right now i'm thinking of changing back.

avg is a pretty damn bad f*** av.

i'm not thinking of changing back.i'm changing back.
This link answers your question:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
Its better than avast or avg. Its the best free 1 you can get.
It is a crippled version of Mcafee. Do NOT use it. AVG or avast is better and does not do things to you behind the scenes as MCH of AOells stuff does to you. Remember, only one antivirus at a time, and if you do use one, use a good one

Security ?????

can anyone help, free avast security will it run with free zonelab running alongside, I thank you sincerely for any info that you post.

Security ?????ariel

Hi,

Did little research for you. Avast being an Antivirus software, it should not have problems with Zonelab is like a personal Firewall ... So should not conflict

The only thing is, When you run the Avast program for the first time, ZoneLab might ask for a confirmation that you want to execute this program .. One the Application Rules are setup then it should work.

Hope this helps you.

Regards

Yatin

Security ?????computers

they can, unless you have a config. issue.

although both are very nice app's, i have switched to 'blink' (freeware) and this is one fine app. and does all the stuff and much more that several of my old reliable app's did, and it is dovetailed nicely
yes
If you mean Zonealarm, then yes it will
Yes, if you mean free Avast Antivirus and the free Zonealarm firewall
Free Download AVG Antivirus With Free Register Key v 7.5 http://www.warpk.net.tc

How to repair Trojan.Win32.LinkReplacer?

Have tried various FREE malware so called removal %26 no luck . Have Norton A/V istalled b/4 this Trojan started popping up on screen. Tried Windows Defender but to no avail. Have just installed AVAST and infections were deleted. But didn't repair the popping up of the Trojan message.

How to repair Trojan.Win32.LinkReplacer?aurora

OK I JUST GOT RID OF MINE..

THIS IS WHAT YOU DO..

DO A SEARCH FOR MSVIDEO.DLL

YOU NEED TO ERASE THIS FILE..

DO NOT ERASE THE ONE THAT HAS SYSTEM AT THE END OF IT THIS IS A GOOD FILE..

IF YOU TRY TO DELETE IT AND IT SAYS FILE IS IN USE YOU NEED TO DO IT IN SAFE MODE..

TO GET INTO SAFE MODE RESTART YOUR COMPUTER AND HOLD F8 BEFORE THE WINDOWS SCREEN POPS UP..

ONCE IN SAFE MODE SEARCH FOR THE MSVIDEO.DLL FILE AGAIN AND DELETE IT..

RESTART YOUR COMPUTER AGAIN IN NORMAL MODE AND IT SHOULD BE GONE..

DO NOT DOWNLOAD ALL THESE SPYWARE PROGRAMS. HALF OF THEM WONT FIND THE TROJAN BECAUSE ITS HIDDEN AS A PROGRAM FILE.

GOOD LUCK..

How to repair Trojan.Win32.LinkReplacer?download

I tried every spyware program that I could find. I was finally able to remove it using a fix found at this site.

http://forums.whatthetech.com/How_to_rem...
The best way to get rid of trojans is using a best anti-spyware to protect your computer.Anti-Virus is not good at removing trojans,spywares and adwares.

Top 5 anti-spywares reviews,comparisons and download links on

http://remove-spywares.info/

You can download and scan your computer for free.
You can try this free %26 easy removal process:

http://www.pchubs.com/blogs/trojanwin32l...
you can go and check or scan on www.adwarealert.com. if it failed toremove the trojan then you have to format your windows

What else would you suggest I install???

I switched from Norton antivirus to Avast+Zone Alarm firewall.. I think my computer is pretty secure now... I was just wondering if there is some other software that I would have to install???

I am not sure about spybot...(free edition)....

What else would you suggest I install???auto protect

Spybot Search %26 Destroy and AdAware as good programs that will search for adware and spyware and will help you to get rid of it. These are programs that you need to make sure to update and run every once in a while, I think that they might be able to be set up to run automatically.

Be careful about the types of things that you download from the internet, use common sense and you should not have any real trouble.

The most important this is that you need to make sure that you keep these programs up to date. If they are out of date, they will not be able to protect your computer the way that it should be protected.

What else would you suggest I install???downloads

Ad-Aware

http://www.adawareresource.com/co/adawar...
ahahaha secure?

o people are funny
Only thing else you need to do is install common sense in your head! You download porn, files from file sharing sites, or freeware, you gonna get zapped plain and simple and NO protection will keep it all out!
I use CCleaner (free) as from CCleaner.com to clean up my cookies and other extra stuff that I don't need. I use Spybot (free) and Webroot Spysweeper w/ Antivirus (not free). I also have System Mechanic 7 (not free).

I, as you, use Zone Alarm Firewall.
Download AVG free anti-virus

It was in a computer magazine my dad subscribe to, it beat every other anti-virus program in viruses found, these programs it beat are monthly subscription programs.

All beaten by a free anti-virus... Its a free version, but theres a pay version too, but the free one is already better than everything else, what more do you need?

Can someone tell me if these are good PC protections?

i have avast! anti-virus as my virus cleaner, and i have spyware begone as my spyware cleaner

Can someone tell me if these are good PC protections?avast

i prefer avg anti virus and adaware spyware remover free and available below

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/websitehome...

Can someone tell me if these are good PC protections?ducati

Avast is pretty good,but I prefer the following. AVG Anti Virus, Zone Alarm Firewall, Spy-bot Search and Destroy and Ad Aware both spyware killers for years. They are all free for personal use and I have had no trouble with Viruses Trojans etc. AVG does not slow the system down as much as some other products and Zone Alarm allows a lot of personal configuration unlike the Windows Firewall. They can all be downloaded from the following link. http://www.computeractive.co.uk/ On the home page select downloads and then the appropriate category.I also use Windows Defender from the Microsoft site. It is safe to use two anti-spy products but never use more than one A/V as it can cause conflicts. You should run A/V and anti spy weekly. Hope this helps.
You may need a combination of them or choose the best one to secure your computer.

Install the free AVG anti virus from www.grisoft.com

Or, the free Avira Antivir PE Classic from www.free-av.com

Residual Spyware/virus?

I've run avast, search and destroy, ad-awareSE, with negative results...can there still be something lurking? Also get rundll message at startup, saying something about myweb...can't be found or something...how to find out without cleaning its clock???

Residual Spyware/virus?best antivirus software

Run the msconfig utility. Go to Start, then Run and type in: msconfig

Go to the startup tab

You will see a list of all the programs that are loaded when your computer starts up. Look for anything that might be loading the myweb program and uncheck it. (You can always recheck things if you need to)

Second, boot the computer into Safe Mode (press the F8 key repeatedly during boot up until you get a menu screen with Safe Mode as an option) Run a spyware scanner in Safe Mode. It can remove files that would be in use in normal mode. Reboot the PC to return to normal mode.

Download and run ccleaner from download.com for free to clean any references in the registry to programs that no longer exist. You are probably getting the error because something in the registry is trying to load the dll, but it is not on your computer. (Was removed by one of the anit-spyware programs).

Residual Spyware/virus?firewall

Get: Remove IT pro xt2 - se

It's for not well known viruses. I found 2 myself.

Help .... problem with Internet Explorer !!?

When I open my Internet Explorer I see this statment " Hacked by Godzilla " .... I think its a virus ... What I have to do ? ( Im useing avast anti-virus )

Help .... problem with Internet Explorer !!?bmw

Go here for a "Guaranteed" removal of Godzilla. I told my neighbor about this site when he had this infection. He said it removed Godzilla as promised.

http://howto.redcomputer.net/windows/hac...

Help .... problem with Internet Explorer !!?free adware remover

Hacking Internet Explorer won't necessarily be stopped by a firewall. I think the best term to use here is hijacked and not hacked. My advice to you is to use Firefox instead.

http://www.cybertopcops.com/firefox-the-...

You have a malware infection on your system for sure. Follow the steps on the following page for disinfection.

http://www.cybertopcops.com/malicious-so...
Has got you get AVG free 7.5 it is by far the best
If you do not have firefox get it now and use it instead of internet explorer so you dont get any more spyware http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.c...

To remove the spyware/trojan/virus run steps 1-2-3

1) If you have not already scanned your comp with spybot http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.c... do that now .Update it (Latest updates 28-3-2007) and then run it so it gets rid of all the spyware and trojans in safe mode

1b) Run AVG Anti-Spyware Free

http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.c...

2) Do an online virus scan to check and remove virus and spyware if you still have viruses on your computer. And let us know if the online virus scan still finds any virus or spyware .

http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.c...

3) Get another anti virus program if your present anti virus program is not protecting you any longer

http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.c...
It sounds like you have been hacked, being hacked is not a virus it is a einvasion, you do have a fire wall right?

Problem with internet connection>?

before, whilst i was on the net suddenly every few seconds, the connection would be lost (like when you turn off your mdoem) this kept happening for all my browsers until it was totally cut off. msn was working fine, i checked my firewall and the app was allowed. all my programs slowly began to freeze and so i system restored. and when i turned my computer backon, avast detected a worm/malware from ares folder in ____.dll, and i moved to chest, was that the cause of the connection%26gt;

Problem with internet connection%26gt;?cafe racer

yes more than likely that was. I would recommend going to spywareguide.com and then tools - free online scan as well - definitely sounds like spyware/adware infection and could be others as well. Do some scans and searches to see what you can dig up.

Problem with internet connection%26gt;?free anti virus

i thinking the connection ur using must be dial-up-connection,

if ur using dsl line then reset the modem and reinstall the driver is not installed properly,

or check ur IP address it will be in automatic mode change it to fix IP address which is given to u by the internet provider
spyware/malware will hog bandwidth as it uploads/downloads whatever data packet it is configured/programmed to do..

chances are you were a part of some DDOS bot network that is mass emailing people etc..

Infected work computer?

Im at work, and I didnt go to any pornographic site or anything, I just went on myspace, and then the computer started flipping out, I started getting ad after ad after ad, and then I ran the office computers anti virus and it didnt do anything. I now just downloaded avast and adaware, and spybot, and im running all programs. Im kind of freaking out because I dont want to get fired. lol. What else can I do? Can any of these trojans, or adware, or spyware, steal a password?

Infected work computer?computer protection

shut off computer

disconnect network cable

turn back on

run antivirus

run adaware

clear your history

shutdown

conect network

turn on

pray

Need help with Active Virus shield.?

im thinking of switching from avast to AVS, but i want to know somethings first.

I tried the 30 day trial of kaspersky on my computer, and it made my internet extremely slow. it would take about a minute just to go on an ordinary website, and when i exit kaspersky, my internet would become fast again. i was wondering if the same thing would happen with avs. also other than a virus scan and realtime protection what other features does it have?

Need help with Active Virus shield.?computer repair

KAV and KIS both have a Web-Shield which scans all incoming HTTP traffic on Port 80. Any Web-Shield on any anti-virus tends to slow browsing down. Many people consider it superfluous and shut it down compleatly. All files get scanned by the file scanner anyway. AVS does not have web-shield.

AVS is KAV minus Web-shield, Proactive Defence Module (PDM) and the ability to exclude from scanning user defined folders.

I like Active Virus Shield. A lot. Made by Kaspersky which is one of top-rated anti-virus vendors in the world. Best of all it's free.

In recent tests, the most popular free anti-virus, AVG, was only able to detect about 82% of a very large sample of viruses. On the other hand, Active Virus Shield was able to detect better than 99% in the same test.

Full test chart is here:

http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/defa...

Active Virus Shield has excellent virus detection rates and is extremely light on using your computer resources. (6mb ram)

Beginner needs help with technical spyware stuff?

So i used to have Trend Micro PCcyllin (?) and the subscription has run out and i was wanting a new protection that is free. Since the subscription has expired, my comp has been playing up a little bit, so i need to fix it ASAP. I have no idea about the programs i need to stop viruses and that kind of thing. I have tried looking around, but spyware, cookies, adware........... it means nothing to me. Then i read answers and people are saying that you need a couple of different programs??

At the moment i have Avast on acess scanner installed, but i dont even know what that does!

Can anyone tell me everything i need to download, so that it stops all the bad virus, spyware, cookies..... and my comp runs smoothly?

Beginner needs help with technical spyware stuff?computer security

For spyware protection try SuperAntSpyware and spywaredoctor. Both have free editions.Avast is a very good antivirus it updates at least 2 times a day.

Beginner needs help with technical spyware stuff?free spyware remobal

Try some of these. This is a list I have compiled of what I feel are the best free-anti-spyware/anti-malware websites. When I use them together on my system it does an excellent job in keeping it clean.

Advanced Windows Care http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscare...

My firefox&My computer!!?

AHH!!

My firefox is lagging! :[

ok heres what happend.

This morning i scan my computer with Avast anti-virus.

i disk-cleaned it.defragment it and I scaned it with free error cleaner.

So when everytthing was done,i went myspace and just had fun with the internet.

So when later on,it laggs so badly!

when i type it shows up late,when i scroll down it stops then scrolls down then it stops again!

AHH!

And when i tried playing games when i move my charater it moves soo slow!

In firefox i have IE tab,talkback,Mcafee siteadvisor,%26 fasterfox.

Will faster fox speed up my computer?

if so how?

Should i switch to Netscape,Opera Or Avant?

And Any good extentions/add-ons for firefox?

your favorite add-ons?

And is there such thing as an add-on for myspace?!

Thanks!

My firefox%26My computer!!?computer virus

if the game laged when you play, its not your web browser. do you have an video card in the vga or pci slot or is it on board? if its not on board, (one of those) just turn off your comp and unplug em and plug it back in. if that doesnt work, its probably cus your video settings are feked. check em out in display, u may need a different bit or resolution. who knows though, u may have a major virus attack.

My firefox%26My computer!!?free spyware remover

Question on free virus removal programs?

Why are my programs such as avast! and trendmicro pc-cillin unable to delete viruses which it finds? Will I be able to delete them if I purchase the full version? Or will the same thing happen (detection without the ability to remove)?

Question on free virus removal programs?computer

most virus are spread through IE. IE is not a safe browser. you should use a more secure browser to protect your PC from virus.

i recommand you to use firefox with Google toolbar. firefox can block any any popup and disable any virus and adware, spyware on webpage, so, firefox is much safer than IE browser. as you know, most of virus spread throught internet and webpage.

besides, firefox is much smaller than IE, so it run faster than IE.

download firefox for free, Just have a try:

http://www.freeandbest.net/firefox/

Good Luck, Best Wishes!!!

Question on free virus removal programs?free spyware

Scan again and try and remove in safe mode.

In general, Windows does not allow the deletion of files when they are in use. However, Safe Mode will only load a minimum amount of drivers and services to run Windows, making removal a better bet. Scan again and attempt to delete while your computer is in safe mode.

To access Safe Mode, reboot then repeatedly press the F8 key at the first screen. When finished removing that pesky pest, reboot again to return to normal mode.
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I have a heavily infected computer with a mix of viruses etc. I need help fixing it!?

I have a ton of viruses, malware, adware, spyware, trojans, etc. It's blocking me from using task manager and computer settings. I used SuperAntiSpyware Deluxe and Avast! but they're not doing much. Help!

I have a heavily infected computer with a mix of viruses etc. I need help fixing it!?computers

tech time

I have a heavily infected computer with a mix of viruses etc. I need help fixing it!?hijack this

I have used AVG Anti Virus, Zone Alarm Firewall, Spy-bot Search and Destroy and Ad Aware both spyware killers for years. They are all free for personal use and I have had no trouble with Viruses Trojans etc. AVG does not slow the system down as much as some other products and Zone Alarm allows a lot of personal configuration unlike the Windows Firewall. They can all be downloaded from the following link. http://www.computeractive.co.uk/... On the home page select downloads and then the appropriate category.I also use Windows Defender from the Microsoft site. It is safe to use two anti-spy products but never use more than one A/V as it can cause conflicts. You should run A/V and anti spy weekly. Hope this helps
I recommend you to reinstall your Operating System.

But if you don't want to, you can use several software to clean your computer. Try to use CCleaner, it clears useless files, repaires bad registries. http://www.ccleaner.com/

How to access folder on other PC in the same workgroup?

I have Desktop %26 Notebook PC`s both running WinXP Pro. When I`m trying to access folder on Desktop from note like this: \\%26lt;Desktop IP%26gt;\c$ I see pop up window prompting for password, but login is not editable it`s %26lt;Desktop PC Name%26gt;\Guest. So whatever password I`m entering, I can get inside.

When I`m trying to do similar thing from Desktop, like this: \\%26lt;Notebook IP%26gt;\c$ error window pops up with text similar to this:

\\192.168.0.1\c$ is not accessible. You might have no permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have permissions.

The network path was not found.

How can this be resolved? I`ve tried to disable/enable IEEE802.1x authentication, but seems it did nothing.

As well I`m using Avast home edition antivirus soft and ZoneAlarm. But Last one was disabled during my experiments.

How to access folder on other PC in the same workgroup?download

Even though you see that drive c is seen as c$ through Computer Management, it is not shareable by default, it was just using by your computer os and not you. And you should NOT do to share your whole drive c!

Create a folder inside drive c like: myShare. Then right-click -%26gt; Sharing and Security, then "Shared this folder on the network" with the name: myShare$

In Windows Explorer's address bar, type: \\YourComputerName

What are some words/terms from Pirates Of The Caribbean?

Not just pirate sayings like "Avast" or "Savvy" but something like The Brethren Court. Something original from the movie.

What are some words/terms from Pirates Of The Caribbean?downloads

Keep to the Code

What are some words/terms from Pirates Of The Caribbean?house call

Hoist the colors.

Black pearl.
Hoist the colours!

Keep to the code!

Did no one come to save me just because they missed me?

And that was without a single drop of rum.

Drink up, me hearties, yo ho!

To what? To 鈥渘ine pieces of whatever we happen to have in our pockets at the time鈥? Oh, yes. That sounds very piratey.

lol just go here

http://celebrity-gossip-show.com/quotes-...

hope that helped.

Had to do an HP/Compaq recovery - what will I have lost?

Okay, so my PC just up and died on me. I CAD'd it and noted that CPU usage was at 100% (odd considering this is a bumming marvelous PC, and quite new). I did a full system recovery/reboot, and was expecting to lose info. All the defaults have changed, my user account has been deleted, wallpaper and layout is different, programmes that were installed with the PC when I bought it (and uninstalled by me later, such as replacing Norton with Avast) are somehow back on it, even though I deleted them from the hard drive. This is extremely confusing to me.

I'm delighted to notice I havn't lost any work (I'm in Uni and all my notes are on here, as are my own pieces of 'work' - i'm a songwriter and photographer) but some stuff is deffinately different - I just wish I could put my finger on it!

What is likely to have changed? How can I prevent this from happening again?

Please help a girl who just nearly had a coronery when her entire world (computer) decided to flirt with death!

Had to do an HP/Compaq recovery - what will I have lost?ducati

It sounds like you did a system restore, not a recovery. A recovery on an HP involves first creating recovery media, such as CDs or DVDs, then restoring the PC from that media. When you do a recovery from that type of media, you lose everything that was on the drive - programs you installed, files you created, etc.

Amvo.exe, Nideiect.com Remove Category Malware: Covert.Sys.Exec/Kavkop:Trojan-...

Hi

My computer has been infected with a worm due to transfer of some files from a USB drive. Some characteristics of it are:

- Now when i am opening any drive, its contents are opened in a new window!

- I believe its communicating on the Internet

- Its trying to set a program for startup 'IMVO.exe' stored in System32 folder depite my deleting of all registry entries related to 'Imvo.exe'

- Its also running an executable "Nideiect.com"

- Hidden files and protected operating system files as usual after these attacks cant be viewed.

Avast hasnt been able to remove this. Prevx CSI has detected this but is asking for payment for removal. Please guide me through the removal of this. I could have formatted the HDD and reinstalled Windows but i have very intensive s/w like VS2005 and Illustrator installed, so cant waste that much time. Thank you.

Amvo.exe, Nideiect.com Remove Category Malware: Covert.Sys.Exec/Kavkop:Trojan-...firewall

Update and run your Anti-Virus program. Don't have one? You can run a free online scan from CA.

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virus...

Run Spybot and SuperAntiSpyware weekly.

Download, update and run Spybot---http://www.safer-networking.org/...... . Don't forget to use the Immunize feature.

Download, update and run SuperAntiSpyware---http://www.snapfiles.com/get/SuperAntiSp...

Is it virus or monitor problem?

I keep seeing a bar in the middle of the screen trying to adjust the brightness/contrast of the monitor. It keeps doing it randomly and the value will go from 0 to 100 or vice versa. I suspect it is a virus but anti virus program (avast) fails to detect it. Any idea what is happening?

Is it virus or monitor problem?free adware remover

Possible virus try downloading AVG and running a scan with the free version it will catch more than avast and leave it in for a while as it has a resident shield that will catch something trying to run without permission that should take care of a virus problem . If the problem continues try using another monitor . good luck

Is it virus or monitor problem?internet security 2006

Try that monitor in another comp just to confirm if the monitor is the problem. If it works well from another machine, then the problem could be your computer. If it behaves the same in the 2nd comp, then your monitor might be the problem.

It is always good to confirm if you have the right display drivers in your comp. You might need to go to the net to update the ones you already have.

Also if you have installed any new software or hardware of late, uninstall and see how the comp behaves- hardware or software changes sometimes cause such problems.
There is no virus that can adjust the brightness and contrast of the monitor. Probably it's just the menu buttons on your monitor being loose and/or having problems.

Is it OK to run two antivirus softwares simultaneously?

I'm currently using Avast 4 Home Edition and NOD32 from ESET Antivirus software on NEC my laptop. Is there any conflict or will it harm or cause my laptop to slow down?

Is it OK to run two antivirus softwares simultaneously?free anti virus

NO

2 AV will conflict with each other, stick with AVAST

Is it OK to run two antivirus softwares simultaneously?internet security software

You should not run 2 AV programs simultaneously. In some instances, they WILL conflict or "fight" each other for control.
No my advice would be to stick with Avast anti-virus and only stick with one product at a time to avoid conflicts and prevent resource problems
Absolutely not!

They will get in each other's way and you will have "issues". Take one off and just run with one. Yes - lots of slowdowns. They might even detect that the other is a virus and do quarantine work.
#1 question..WHY? If you don't trsut one, use the other. If you don't trsut either, use a different one. I cannot see any logical reason, why you would want to do it
Only use one anti-virus product. Running more than one can cause conflicts thus rendering each ineffective.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav...
You probably want Norton Antirvirus, great virus protection. Check it out
It wont slow down, but it will probably run into some problems, or skip over some files. you should always go with 1 antivirus, 1 antispam, 1 firewall.
You don't need 2 AV's - Nod32 is far better than Avast 4 Home Edition so delete Avast 4 Home Edition %26 your computer will speed up.

My system got slowdown after installing multiple antivirus and spyware software?

I have installed avast and norton antivirus and Spybot Destroy,Ad Adware, SECcleaner soft ware.My system taking to much time to boot up.

My system got slowdown after installing multiple antivirus and spyware software?free antivirus download

Yes, this is a normal result of having security software like an anitvirus on your computer. The software must constantly update it files and signatures. All this information is logged in your computer. The majority of the information is placed in your registry.

When your antivirus performs a scan. It produces a log. This log can be up to 100 megabytes of information each. The registry holds all this info. The addition of the info is not the major problem. Its that the information is placed in many places in your registry. This causes fragmentation of files. Your computer's operating system must search through the massive files in the registry constantly. If the registry is error-filled, fragmented, or bloated with unnecessary and duplicate files, you will have major slowdown. Organize and keep it maintained, the problem will most likely be solved. You can scan to see the condition of your registry and see what resources you can unlock resources.

http://www.delete-computer-history.com/w...

Also you should try to see what processes are loaded when your computer starts. Often the antivirus will check your email, scan, and even update at the same time. This may be occuring everytime you start up your PC. These acts can last as long as 3 hours. They may be running silently in the background without your knowledge. Maintain them by following the directions below or by tweaking the settings in your antivirus:

Antivirus/firewall help?

I recently got internet (finally) and I am looking for the best firewall and antivirus/anti-spy protection, preferably a free download if it's good. Here's some I looked at on PC World: avast, avg, a-squared, ad-aware, jetico. I also already had windows defender, yahoo anti-spy, and live onecare safety scanner. Are any of these any good? Also when I bought the laptop years ago it came with mcafee and norton but they are the old (2002) versions. would they be worth keeping? I have heard that Norton slows pcs down, which i don't want, and that you should only have one antivirus program running. is this true and if so, why? I don't do much more online than surf for fun, email, and once in awhile order stuff, so it isn't exactly high profile but I want to be safe. Any help would be appreciated!

Antivirus/firewall help?free antivirus

Dump the Norton and the McAfee, they will be useless as they are way out of date. I would definitely uninstall both.

Norton can be hard to uninstall completely. If you have a problem, download and run the Norton Removal Tool from the Norton / Symantic website.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsg...

Windows defender, yahoo anti-spy, and live onecare safety scanner are all pretty mediocre performers.

I am guessing that a computer that old has very little RAM. You probably would want to use a "light" firewall.

Free anti-viral programs????

any one know a free anti-viral program[no avast, norton, spysweeper please]

Free anti-viral programs????free spyware remobal

Try AVG for virus protection http://www.avg.com/doc/31/us/crp/0.

Spybot for spyware protection

http://www.spybot.com/en/download/index....

and then download Mozilla Firefox for a web browser.

www.mozilla.com

Do all of these and you will be very good for free stuff.

Free anti-viral programs????kawasaki

I use one of these anti-spyware software and it has been working great for me, number 1 is the best:

http://www.anti-spywaredownload.com
yeah i recommend avg just used it on my comp and it kicks ****
AVG Anti-Virus. Download it at the link below.

http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-F...
I recommend AVG free antivirus. Very good product; totally free.
check out

http://computer-probs.blogspot.com/

It not only gives complete solutions but also offers

free downloads of effective softwares which can detect

and eliminate all spy ware /virus /ad ware /Trojans completely.
i believe you mean anti-virus

well avg anti-virus is the only free good one next to avast

i might as well give you some anti-spyware programs as you seem not well informed:

How come my computer keeps restarting?

I DON'T have a virus I have scanned with Avast 4.7 Professional, AVG Anti-Spyware, and AVG Anti-Virus.

How come my computer keeps restarting?free spyware remover

Random restarts/reboots/resets/crashes/freezes could be due to several reasons, including overheating, RAM, hardware issues, etc. Just do the following and post back with the info so that we can narrow it down some.

Try rebooting(restarting) in safe mode = http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsaf... , then go to control panel/ system / advanced Tab/ startup and recovery box/ settings button/ sytem failure and uncheck "restart on system failure" ( take the check out of automatically restart box ) , and check the Write a system event, and the Admin alert boxes (check "send admin alert"). This will force a BSOD on the next crash (freezes/restarts = crashing) that posts the Stop Error Code. On the next crash write down the exact Stop Error Code and post that exact error in Yahoo and/orGoogle search, and in the MS Support Knowledge Base (KB) = to check it out.-

http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv... + http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316416

Also go to your device manager (devmgmt.msc) and check the properties and look for anything suspicious and check that the settings are where they should be. Events and Errors Message Center = http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support...

What is the best to use, an all in one security centre or separate anti virus,spyware,adware program

i use avg spayware %26 avast anti viruse for now.

What is the best to use, an all in one security centre or separate anti virus,spyware,adware programe?free spyware

The reality is that anti-virus and firewall programs alone are not enough to protect you against many types of hacker tools and other cyber-attacks. Even using both a firewall and anti-virus together, you are still vulnerable to spyware, Trojan horses, remote access tools (RATs), password crackers, keystroke loggers, and much more.

Just as important, anti-virus and firewall programs do not provide you with critical security patches for your computer software. Microsoft issued thousands of security patches to their operating systems and other software last year. How many of those patches did you apply to your own computer? How many software security holes do you still have in your Windows operating system, Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, etc? Closing these well-known security holes is imperative to keep hackers and the new hybrid worms off your computer.

You need more than just your anti-virus program or a firewall; you need a comprehensive security solution for your PC if you don't want hackers, viruses and worms on your system invading your privacy.

And if you ever have a security problem with your PC, who would you call? You will pay a small fortune to get help from any of the cheap off-the-shelf security programs. Those products are not made to provide a total solution, rather just a piece of a good overall protection strategy.