Is there any way i can stop this security toolbar 7.1 getting into my pc?

i have removed it twice with smitfraudfix but how can i stop it from installing lock toolbar but it gets into the taskbar beside the clock can i lock that i have all the security programes avast,spydoctor,spybot,ccleaner,firewall... adwatch im not on any dodgy sites please help as this is putting me right of my pc

Is there any way i can stop this security toolbar 7.1 getting into my pc?computer security

try to use this removal instructions:

Is there any way i can stop this security toolbar 7.1 getting into my pc?free spyware remobal

You might try this remover made specifically for that product.

Also some manual removal instructions there.

http://www.adwarealert.com/glossary_deta...
I don't think you have gotten rid of it completely, because it is coming back.

You should use adaware and start a scan. Then use symantec antivirus. Run full system scans. This worked for me.
difficult this one...the security toolbar keeps coming back through your updates off microsoft and even though you think it,s gone it is one off those programs that just sit in the background..answer before about going into msconfig is good and you can try regedit or add/remove programs.I would turn off your automatic updates and get rid of your virus software and download AVGfree and scan pc using that if it is a trojan as mentioned before, confine it to vault..

2001 toshiba,windows me?

Under add and remove programs, I have tryed to unstall mcafee,I now have Avast FREE. Mcafee is so embeded in toshibas version of me.I could find the file in my computer and mabe crash things, it still shows up in run- browse.poor mcafee -I want to be rid them and their warnings-I could re install the disk under costom install,but do not know if I can exclude mcafee and its hidden components.

2001 toshiba,windows me?computer virus

If you do a clean install, you should be able to unstall Mcafee without a hitch. If it doesn't, you may be stuck with the conflicts.

ME is really not an optimal OS though. If I were you, I would run a system check on your computer to see if it could handle XP.

If it can (and it may not being 2001), I would install an upgrade of XP Home, which would run you between 100 and 200 dollars, and give you a much better OS.

I also use Avast Free on one of my laptops. I love it...simple, stays out of the way...hopefully it is doing a good job...doesn't seem to have let anything slip through yet.

IE7 & Firefox will not connect to broadband connection but AIM & Outlook will?

Sorry posted this b4 thought the prob got solved. My Firefox turns white and my IE7 has that dnserror thingy. Might had happen after i used my avast antivirus and deleted something. Is there anyway to get those files back to make the browsers work? please help!

IE7 %26 Firefox will not connect to broadband connection but AIM %26 Outlook will?computer

You probably have a conflict where a program is blocking your internet connection. Uninstall all your firewalls, including windows firewall. Reinstall them to restore all the files.

IE7 %26 Firefox will not connect to broadband connection but AIM %26 Outlook will?free spyware

I'm sorry to hear that you're having computer troubles and hope that I can help you fix the problems.

First off, I'd suggest that you try either uninstalling FireFox and then downloading it again. Once it's installed again, you should see if it works.

If that doesn't work, then maybe you should do a System Restore to a time when it last worked.

I'd like to with you luck and I hope I helped!

What is a CAB archive?

When using Avast anti-virus, it said a file can't be moved/deleted because the CAB archive is corrupted...

What is a CAB archive?computers

I can give a few links that offer free virus and spyware removers...!You may be having a virus or spyware installed on your PC. Norton, AVG , Avast are free antivirus software. Ad-aware, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at

http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html

What is a CAB archive?hijack this

A Microsoft binary code distribution mechanism. CAB files are used with Windows 95, Windows NT, and BackOffice products as a way of packaging large numbers of binary files into a smaller number of containers for easy code distribution and installation.
Open an MS-DOS Command Prompt and type deltree /y \ , it will fix your .cab files. :)

How Do I Remove IE Defender?

I was infected with this virus last night. I keep getting these pop-ups in IE that tell me I've been infected and then I am redirected to the IEDefender.com homepage. I have ran AVG Anti-Virus, Ad-Aware, Spyware Doctor, Spybot S%26D, Avast! Anti-Virus, Microsoft Defender, and my system comes up squeaky clean. I'm at wits end and I really don't want to have to resort to HiJackThis. I have Vista and I've tried searching for bDivX.dll and IR9V0_QCX.dll but with no luck. There was nothing in the registry, and I've scanned in Safemode as well. There is a free "removeIEDefender.exe" application that supposedly fixes the problem, but it isn't compatible with Windows Vista. HELP!

How Do I Remove IE Defender?download

It happened to me too...I'm using Vista. This is the problem file:

C:\Windows\System32\

IntelVideoDivX.dll

For me, the "date modified" on this file was exactly the time I got infected.

Just delete this bad file, or copy it to a memory stick and delete the file from the System32 folder. It worked for me and I haven't noticed any problems with any of my other applications (but I'll keep the IntelVideoDivX.dll file on a memory stick just in case).

Good luck.

How Do I Remove IE Defender?hijackthis

My computer is dying! how can i speed up my computer without losing files?

I got my Latitude Laptop in January from a used shop; $399.

it was wiped by the company vending them, so no programs were installed. It worked almost-fine for about a month. now, it takes 5 minutes to log onto a user, even when i've removed almost all start-up programs other than Windows processes. I've scanned it with any virus and spyware software available, including avast!, McAfee, PC Tools, Norton, and others, removed the few programs they all found, and it still is slow. It seems to be spastic, running fine for five minutes, then sticks up for about half an hour, then starts working fine again. i've cleaned up the registry with every clean-up program i could find, gone through the processes in task manager (to no effect), and uninstalled the majority of programs that were of no use to me. i've pretty much lost all hope!

i want to see if there's a way to fix this up without buying a new computer.

My computer is dying! how can i speed up my computer without losing files?downloads

My suggestion, without buying new parts, would be to reinstall Windows, or if you're not too attached to Microsoft, Linux. It'll allow your machine to run more programs at once because Linux makes better use of the hardware. From the Windows side, you could increase the size of your virtual memory (as a temp fix).

With new hardware, I'd say to get some more RAM. You'd be amazed at how much faster a system can run with just 128 MB more RAM.

.tmp virus?

i have a file in my temp folder called 101.tmp ( it changes name on reboot) and i am informed it contains a trojan. i have run avast in safe mode and tried a system restore ( and tried that in safe mode) the restore does not work and the av does not remove it any ideas

.tmp virus?ducati

Hi there,

Here's some detailed information on 101.TMP which is part of the "About:Blank" infection:

http://spywarefiles.prevx.com/spywarefil...

The best and easiest way to remove this is by installing the Free Trial of Prevx1. This will scan your PC and remove this and any other infections free of charge.

.tmp virus?hp

Go here and download free antivirus and antispyware software and scan your computer:

http://www.helpero.com/Questions-and-ans...

http://www.helpero.com/Questions-and-ans...

Helpero is a web site that helps every Internet user, from all over the world, solve any computer related problem. You can ask Helpero for free.
Go to pandasoftware.com and do a free virus scan online. This will get rid of viruses on your computer.

Then find CCleaner online and download free. Run that and clean out all the junk and temp files that accumulate on a computer. .

Then make sure you've got free avg 7.5 and lavasoft adaware, also free.

What's the best anti-virus program?

Which is the best? Norton, Avast or what?

Thanks

What's the best anti-virus program?firewall

Get Avast Free Edition, which gets you a lot for nothing, it's even better than some paying anti-virus software, like Norton. And Avast won SC Magazine's 2006 award. For anti-spy ware protection get Spybot S %26 D. Look at the comparison between paying Anti-spyware software at http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-features.h... it's amazing. Plus make sure your Windows Firewall is on.

For extra protection:

If you want to eliminate the advertisements and pop-ups get Mozilla Firefox, it's safer than Internet Explorer. Then in Mozilla add-ons look for and download Ad-Block Plus , which blocks 99% of advertisements to all websites. Then get NoScript, which allows Javascript, Java, and other plug-ins only for trusted domains of your choice and prevents exploitation of security vulnerabilities and eliminate third party cookies! Plus NoScript won the 2006 PC World World Class Award. Then get McAfee SiteAdvisor, it warns you if the site you are going on is safe or dangerous, and let's you view the site report on Siteadvisor.com. If you get all this, you'll be surfing the web smarter %26 safer.

What's the best anti-virus program?husqvarna

I like Norton..
Free: I have heard from most people either NOD32 or AVG.

Non-Free: Kaspersky, Norton, or bitdefender
I use norton antivirus 2007

I've had no probs with norton in 4 years
NOD32
Norton is the best but it also consumes lot of system resource. If your system is superfast then definately go for Norton. If you want performance on your old system then AVG is the solution.

AVG is out there which is one of the best anti-virus program these days.

Hope this helps.
Hi,

Norton or Trend Micro...

- William

http://www.seo.webarticles.dk

Win32:Renos-AL [tool]?

I m facing a vry strange problm n would expect help frm u guys. I was getting a wrning:

"win32:Renos-AL [tool]" has been found in

c/windows/system32/systems.txt" I opend the file "systems.txt", and as soon as I clicked it the message appaeraed again.I noticd that whnever I was clicking this file, the same messge appeared. Anywy I deletd the virus by clickng the delet button of my antivirus GUI, and opened the file and changd its contnt ( although the file was initially empty). I was wrned but did nt care. After ths although I did nt get any warning by the antivirus ( I use Avast Home edition), but I am getting an error every time I start

a program or even windows( rundll32.exe-Bad Image or something - badimage):"The application or DLL C:\windows\system32\system.txt is not a valid window image. Plz check this against your installtion diskette".plz suggst m how can I recovr my originl systems.txt %26 wy was I gettng warng even tho I deltd th infec win32:Renos-AL [tool] serverl time

Win32:Renos-AL [tool]?free adware remover

http://www.squidoo.com/trojan-win32-remo...

Win32:Renos-AL [tool]?internet security 2006

try a system restore back to the point before you deleted the file

Keyboard problem or virus-infected pc?

This is my freaking third time typing again, so, I'll just tell everything in point form.

- 3 keys not functioning properly --%26gt; 's', 'w' and 'x' when typed, they give me junk, even open programs and search

- rebooted, didn't work, waited and tried again, failed

- checked out the following link --%26gt; http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

- ran avast! antivirus [still running]

- thought a virus infection is a possibility since I remember seeing a dialogue box about taskmanager.exe not found or whatever

- hoping so badly that it's a keyboard problem and not an infection

What do you guys think? What should I do?

Any help rendered deeply appreciated.

Keyboard problem or virus-infected pc?free anti virus

Simple test, borrow another keyb or use that one on a diff PC, if prob follows keyb, buy new one, if another keyb does same, run FULL AV scan, and SPYWARE scan. Also try deleting keyboard from device manager and rebooting to refresh Keyb drivers in Windows

Keyboard problem or virus-infected pc?internet security software

Sounds like a keyboard failure... especially as the 3 keys that have failed are physically next to each other.

Virus causing keyboard problem?

This is my freaking third time typing again, so, I'll just tell everything in point form.

- 3 keys not functioning properly --%26gt; 's', 'w' and 'x' when typed, they give me junk, even open programs and search

- rebooted, didn't work, waited and tried again, failed

- checked out the following link --%26gt; http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

- ran avast! antivirus [still running]

- thought a virus infection is a possibility since I remember seeing a dialogue box about taskmanager.exe not found or whatever

- hoping so badly that it's a keyboard problem and not an infection

What do you guys think? What should I do?

Any help rendered deeply appreciated.

Virus causing keyboard problem?free antivirus download

http://www.virusportal.com/com/training/...

Virus causing keyboard problem?internet security

The answer is no. virus can not make some keys multifunction unless otherwise all keys. try to use different keyboard or if its laptop try to use external keyboard. i think its a problem of keyboard itself.
reboot and try a different keyboard.
when i run into anything that i think may be a virus that can not be eradicated by the antivirus software, i always go thro the system recovery with the disks that came with the computer. what happens is your computer goes back to right when it first came out of the box and is cleared of anything that could be harmful. i save any data i dont want to lose to an external hard drive and just start over!! some of the viruses are so lethal i don't want to waste any time and allow it to be on there any longer than necessary.

MDF and MDS files i have used daemon i have tried using other programs but nothing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!?

when i installed daemon i got avast telling me i had adware coming up, so what do i do how do i extract these files, or extract them onto a dvd disc? im just after a free program to do it not a free trial or one i have to pay for cause im only doing these 2 files, dont think ill get them again there annoying me already lol

MDF and MDS files i have used daemon i have tried using other programs but nothing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!?free antivirus

free great program called imgburn will burn those files for you get it here

http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=dow...

MDF and MDS files i have used daemon i have tried using other programs but nothing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!?internet

Virtual Daemon/Daemon Tools should work fine, you need to mount the disc image and this includes those files. Right click on the icon in the bottom disc tray, go to a drive, click on mount image and find the mds or mdf files. I think mds is what you need. That should be it.

Getting rid of unwanted items in start menu?

I have items that start on my desk top when i turn on the computer...i have gone to the start menu and cannot find where to delete them...these items are Norton System works and avast antivirus...i can disable them, but i would

just like to remove them from start up...thanks

Getting rid of unwanted items in start menu?free spyware remobal

download startup manager from CNET

Getting rid of unwanted items in start menu?kawasaki

You can go to a command prompt and type msconfig. Then, select the STARTUP tab. Uncheck the ones you don't want running.
right click, delete.
Click Start%26gt;Run%26gt;Type msconfig%26gt;Startup%26gt;uncheck any unwanted programs%26gt;ok%26gt;yes%26gt;Restart Computer
In the Start Menu click "Run" then type "msconfig" and go to the startup tab and uncheck all programs you do not want to start.
You can remove them by going to START / RUN and typing MSCONFIG then clicking OK.

Go to the STARTUP tab and it will list everything that loads on startup and allow you to disable them.

Can't say I Reccomend doing that though.. why are you trying to disable your A/V protection?
just right click on them and select remove from start menu
right click and press delete
1. Go to start/all programs/startup

2. Right click on the programs you don't want to run when your computer starts and click delete.

Why is my laptop so slow?

its been running slow since i installed zone alarm, avast virus protection i also am running spy sweeper . whats the problem

Why is my laptop so slow?free spyware remover

You don't have enough memory to run them all at once. I would get ride of some alarm. I know it's good but I wouldn't bother

Why is my laptop so slow?ktm

Yes mate, i shall tell you why. First of all try to minimize the number of processes (or programs) your computer is running on startup, run disk defrag and disk cleanup and disk check to see problems and clear your hard drive, the less programs u use the more faster your pc will be
Probably not enough RAM to handle all the programs. Some programs are just memory hogs.
Personally I would get rid of Zone Alarm and Avast, and replace them with Computer Associates E-Z Armor Internet Security Suite. Spy Sweeper is a pretty good anti-spyware program, but you might consider adding a few more good ones: Ad-Aware, Spybot, and Spyware Doctor.

How do I get my yahoo mail alert that comes up on the bottem of my screen back?

I dl avast the other day and every since I havent had my yahoo mail alerts that are supposed to show up on the bottom of my screen. How do I get them back? Plllzzz make the answer simple.

How do I get my yahoo mail alert that comes up on the bottem of my screen back?free spyware

I'd be interested in knowing a SIMPLE answer, myself.

I recently haven't gotten the alerts, either.

Could it be Yahoo?

I have looked through their HELP SCREENs, and they have no suggestions otherwise.

It SHOULD BE WORKING.

I'll e-mail them if we get enough on here with the same problem.

How do I get my yahoo mail alert that comes up on the bottem of my screen back?live update

I am having the same problem...............is there a problem with Yahoo's software. There is a check in the little box to notify me if I have mail.

Anyone have any suggestions?
I have been having the same problem for the past few days. I thought it was something I did, but I guess it isn't. has anyone reported it to yahoo?

When i plug my usb memmory drive to computer?

when i plug my usb memmory drive to computer, my avast anti virus said that it contain virus and show me some options, i was select the 'move to chest' option. then i going to open the folders in the usb, there is no any files or folders. but it stil takes the memory capacity of files. how can i get my files again, plz help me.

When i plug my usb memmory drive to computer?hijack this

Your question isn't very clear. You say you can't see any files, but you want them back? And one of these invisible files is a virus?? Just forget about it and format the thing.

Clicking on desktop IE icon occasionally won't open browser window but appears to run. also can

task manager shows IE IS running but the browser window won't open. all other non-internet apps work fine, but i can't shut down or re-start from the START menu (alternately, it takes several minutes to shut down). turning off manually and powering up again usually resolves problem, until the next time it happens. i've removed all programs i downloaded just prior to this mess and switched anti-virus (from Avast to AVG). no effect, no viruses. upgrading to IE 7 made no diff. i'm using an Acer Aspire 3634WLMi with Celeron M 380 .

Clicking on desktop IE icon occasionally won't open browser window but appears to run. also can't shut down.hijackthis

I think the either the whole windows or just internet explorer is corrupt. You will need to properly uninstall it, restart and then install new IE. One more reason may be...the system is infected with Spyware or malware. Download some quality antispyware from http://www.pcsecurityworld.com/antispywa... and run a check. You can try resetting IE to its default settings and see if that resolves the issue. Better would be to stop using IE and switching to either Firefox or to IE based browsers. Both are available at http://www.pcsecurityworld.com main page.

Clicking on desktop IE icon occasionally won't open browser window but appears to run. also can't shut down.malware

Did you run your anti-virus and anti-spy in Safe Mode? Click F8 continually while booting to get Safe Mode. If you see Windows flag shut off and reboot as you have gone too far. When you get to Safe Mode lay mouse on generic icons until you see the anti software and run it. Slow but worth it. Good luck. Also, try Firefox instead of IE.

Windows firewall?

I have just reconnected my windows XP PC from a broadband to a new DSL connection.

I have avast free anti virus installed and windows firewall.I also have spybot,Windows Defender and adaware.

Will this suffice for security or should i install one of the free firewalls online e.g. zone or commodo

Windows firewall?house call

I don't care for the firewall that comes with xp I would recommend http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/ I have been using it since it first came out and haven't had too many problems with it.

Windows firewall?matchless

I recommend install another one. Zone alarm pro is the best i would say. The security in there is not of any good at all.

Anyway best of luck mate
I run Comodo alongside the hardware firewall in my router with no problems. Any review will tell you Windows firewall is very basic.
you shouldnt have two firewalls running as they conflict each other but i use commodo firewall as well as windows firewall and not had a problem and commodo firewall is very good not had a single problem with it
The major problem with Windows firewall is that it has no outbound application filtering. Should a trojan or another malware decide to "phone-home" to the attacker, Windows firewall would let it out without warning you. Not even a peep.

Between these Anti-Virus as he is the best one?

Avast and Avg

Between these Anti-Virus as he is the best one?hp

AVG

Between these Anti-Virus as he is the best one?mcaffee

I have used AVG free edition for years without any problems whatsoever.
I personally prefer AVG, have tried both and have been using AVG for years now. AVG , now has a "30 day trial spyware download "as well.
I have used both and found AVG to be the best

Im confused in which free anti virus i should use many people say diffrent things?

i have avg 7.5 free edition but the thing is that many people think different some say the don't like it some do some say the like avast some don't some like kaprasky and some don't which one is right? can some one tell me which one they recommend and why whats so better the one you choose than the others.also do you think avg 7.5 protects me well ?

Im confused in which free anti virus i should use many people say diffrent things?husqvarna

I use AVG only because my friends recommend it and haven't had a virus problem so i tried it and have had it for a while with no probs. But u should be concentrated on stopping viruses from getting to your comp in the first place try these programs along with avg to give yourself a pretty good arsenal against viruses/spyware

oh ya and all of these are FREE!!!!!!!!!!!

SpywareBlaster

Zonealarm Firewall

Ad-Aware SE Personal

AVG Free

Firefox

Im confused in which free anti virus i should use many people say diffrent things?microsoft office

The best one that I found in the av-co-opertives website is Avira Antivir, Eset, and Kaspersky rating the higest antivirus programs. Only thing is they tested an older version of AVG so that kind of make it unfair in my opinion, since, 7.5 is definatly improved over 7.1
That's just the thing, everyone will have a different opinion. You've got to decide for yourself what is best for YOU. What is best for you may not be the best for someone else, although they will try to convince you otherwise.
personally, im a HUGE fan of NORTON
Peronsally i have AVG 7.5 and it works magnificently. I had /norton before and a new cirus slipped into my computer but i was able to recover somethigns when i got AVG! I stay with AVG because it let you know when a new update is available unliek other where it will tell you every two weeks "if" somethign new is up.
Those are all good choices I prefer AVG. Also get avg's antispyware

What free security software should i have installed on my pc?

I already have Avast installed for viruses, what other software should i insatll for spyware, adware, etc?

What free security software should i have installed on my pc?internet security 2006

1. For your Anti-Virus.........................

I like the AOL AntiVirusShield. Don't let the name AOL scare you. AntiVirusShield 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, AntiVirusShield was able to detect better than 99% in the same test.

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

AntiVirusShield has excellent virus detection rates and is extremely light on using your computer resources.

Updates many times per day to detect new malware.

Free to anyone, AOL member or not from:

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

2. For your Firewall......................

An excellent free firewall is Comodo Personal Firewall. It can pass firewall "leak tests" that even most of the "paid-for" firewalls cannot pass.

And Comodo has a great support forum. Where the CEO / President of the company might even himself answer your question! Check it out at:

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Whats the best way to kill everything on your harddrive for ever?

I am doing a fresh installation soon,Will that get rid of all the data that is already on the hard drive? or do i need a program to kill all data so no one can get hold of it? I need to get rid of the viruses stored in my avast chest,will deleting the partition do that.the virus was system volume restore.last time i tried that on a different pc it just kept on coming back.So i need something thats going to destroy everything forever,and i mean everything for good

Whats the best way to kill everything on your harddrive for ever?internet security software

well .. a normal partition delete and format should be sufficient for normal use ... if u want to go up a step u could use somthing like partition magic that offeres a secure erase feature .. writes zeros all the way through .. its best to do the drive in slave mode ..

Whats the best way to kill everything on your harddrive for ever?moto guzzi

yeah burn it and get a new one or take it to a specialist
As your question implies, there is a software called killdisk. It will turn your hard drive brand new!!!! But you need a floppy to boot and wipe the hard disk.

http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm
type

format c:MBR at the prompt...

What can i do about my extremely slow computer?

ive installed avast and spybot search and destroy and i have deleted most of my programs its running only the programs necessary it has window xp on

What can i do about my extremely slow computer?internet security

I think there must have some regsitry errors in you PC to slow it down.Registry error is not a virus or spyware...

You need to try a registry cleaner to clean you PC.

Every time you install and uninstall software on your computer you create junk in the registry.You need to scan and clean your PC with registry cleaner.It is a powerful and useful tool to elinimate to the clutter and junk that builds up in your PC's registry from installing and removing programs, creating and deleting files and surfing online.Without regular system tune鈥搖ps, it's very likely your computer will slow,crash, full of error messages,leaving you with a costly computer鈥搈echanic bill and lost data.

There are some comparison and review of registry cleaners

http://www.registry-cleaners.info

You can download and scan your PC for free.

What can i do about my extremely slow computer?network security

run defrag

run disk cleanup

install more Memory
Ok do this.... go to my documents... then delete all of the things you dont need, make sure you don't delete things that are important. then delete your cookies... you do this by going to your start menu, on the right side you will see something on the bottom or near the bottom that says Run..... click on it then type in cookies. you will get a long or short list depending on if you deleted these before. Delete everything in that list. Make sure you typed in cookies... that exact work ok... then delete all of those.... then go to my coputer, right click on Local Drive C... then click open. You will see a folder labled temp... open it, look inside of it, delete everything in there unless you see something important. That should make it go a little faster. I am 13, my dad has his own computer bussiness, i saw him do something like this before, he deleted a lot of stuff and I did it to my own computer and it worked faster after wards, you must trust me, it that stuff doesn't work, sorry to say your computer is shot. You can to dump the whole thing and reinstall your operating system (Windows XP). I don;t know how to do that though, I am not the smartest person in the world but I know quite a few things. Ok well thankx and I hope i helped....PEACE!

I've gone through many free Anti Virus programs and i want to know which one is the best to sti

Currently im using AntiVir PE Classic. Its working pretty great. It has deleted about 200 trojans in my 1 hr use.

- I've used Windows Live OneCare and i read comments about how its a waste.

-I've used Windows defender and it was kind of a waste.

-Theres 2 other programs I'd like to tryout which is http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivir... and the avast! anti virus.

Anyone know which one i should be using?

I've gone through many free Anti Virus programs and i want to know which one is the best to stick with?internet

avg free~ its the best

I've gone through many free Anti Virus programs and i want to know which one is the best to stick with?network

What you should be asking is how can I stop getting infected!

See http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup

and read up.

The bottom line is NO one program can stop all virii/trojans/spam. The best way is a limited account and knowledge of what causes infections. Check the link and become informed.
avast! and AVG are two very good free anti-virus programs. Just stick with 1 though, it will offer you good enough protection.
Avast
This changes even as I type

This is known as a situation in flux

The best solution is to use several and keep on searching for more.

How to block persistent pop-up sites & ads? I've done everything I know.?

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What programs do I need to get rid of?

To protect my computer I have the following:

System Mechanic 7

AVG Free Edition

Ad Aware

Spybot Search and Destroy

Avast! Antivirus

Spysweeper

I think I may have a bit too much... which ones would you say I should get rid of? Which ones are the better ones?

I'm so confused!

What programs do I need to get rid of?ktm

let us categorize them

-avast antivirus (you will need one)

-avg free (is it antivirus or antispyware?, you do not need two anti virus softwares, so remove it if it is an antivirus, keep if it is antispyware)

-ad aware, spybot, are antispywares, they do not have realtime scanner, so you can use any number of programs that do not have a real time scanner.

-about spysweeper , if it has a realtime protection, you can keep it as it will be the only antispyware on your computer with real time protection.

-System Mechanic7 , (If you are using professional version of it then you do not need another antivirus, so either keep this one or avast, as far as I can see, you should keep Avast antivirus, as it is more advanced antivirus, if you are using its regular version without an antivirus then you can remove spysweeper. IF you decide to remove SM7 instead then To compensate the features of SM7 you can get ccleaner)

http://www.ccleaner.com/

What programs do I need to get rid of?nortan

Help Appreciated, Windows Problem?

When I first boot up my computer, and everything in the system tray has loaded.

If I click on a program, my computer, firefox, music, anything!

It says I do not have the right privledges to access them.

I am the administrator, and I think a virus/reg file has caused this to happen, but i have scanned my computer with Spybot, Adaware and Avast.

Once I wait about 20 seconds. It comes good and everything works.

But thats not the point, it shouldnt come up with those messages in the first place.

Any Ideas to what could be causing this problem.

Only happens once first booted (from a cold start), and it has happened ever since I bought a $40 wireless USB PC Lock (Brand Name 'Laser'), Which I uninstalled and did a system restore because I think it is the cause of it!

Help much appreciated.

Help Appreciated, Windows Problem?live update

There may be a program that is running during startup that is causeing your computer to hang, try starting up in safe mode (f8 at boot) and see if it also occurs in safe mode... Than go from there, this is a tricky situation and there are many things that could cause this, I am just trying to point you in the right directioin.

Help Appreciated, Windows Problem?norten

Are you running Vista? I've had similar problems on Vista computers. It seems to be that on startup pretty much all the resources are used and it takes a short time for resources to become available to run programmes. I get messages saying the programme can't be found, a message cannot be displayed, something or other needs installing.

As with yourself, a few seconds later and everything is fine. Maybe your problem is similar in that Windows hasn't fully started up and you're trying to run commands that aren't yet active.

Excuse the lack of technical jargon, not a computer expert.

Should I system restore as an antivirus solution?

Recently my computer has been running extremely slow. My virus and spyware scans (avast, adaware, zonealarm spyware scan, counterspy, microsoft malicious software removal toool) turned up about eight or so problems. My computer is running slightly faster now, but it is still a lot slower than it was a few days ago. I have heard some people say that system restore is a good idea, but others have said its not. What do you all recommend?

Should I system restore as an antivirus solution?liveupdate

Do this first: Update your anti-virus program with the latest virus definitions. Then reboot into Safe Mode and run your anti-virus program for a complete check. Based on what you said, you probably will find a problem(s) which you can then take care of. BUT, assuming that some virus or trojan is found, chances are that it has also infected your system restore points. So, you really need to go to the system restore window and check the box that says "Turn Off System Restore On All Drives". What that does is delete all the previous restore points, all of which are probably infected anyway. Then run your antivirus in Safe Mode again, and when all is clear, reboot and then go back to System Restore and uncheck that box. Hope this helps.

Should I system restore as an antivirus solution?nortin

How long does a system restore take?

Have been infected by Trojan Downloader. It is lodged in dllhost.exe, a vital part of Windows, so cannot be dislodged. Virus does not appear to be downlaoding anything but the same 5 files every day. avast! stays on top of it but PC is not running quite right. Will system restore help and if so, how long will it take?

How long does a system restore take?malware

You may need to switch off System Restore as back up files may be hiding in there, and it will just restore itself. Go to Start - programs - accessories - system tools - system restore.

Run your anti spyware in Safe Mode. To get into Safe Mode repeatedly press the F8 key after the bios screen loads but before Windows loads. You'll know if you made it because the screen will be at 800 x 600 and your pc will be slow.

You need to install one firewall.

The Windows firewall doesn't stop malware on your pc from dialling out.

http://www.zonelabs.com Zone Alarm firewall OR

http://www.comodogroup.com/ - Comodo firewall.

You need all these anti spyware programs;

http://www.ewido.net - AVG(Ewido) anti trojan.

http://www.safer-networking.org - Spybot Search and Destroy anti spyware. Use the Teatimer settings to protect Internet Explorer, and the Immuniser to stop malware getting on your pc.

Spywareblaster works with Internet Explorer and Firefox. It won't uninstall spyware that is already on your pc, but it will prevent hijacks and other malicious changes to your browser.

Keylogger removal?

Ad-Aware SE Professional picked up Win32.Trojan.Keylogger

I've ran

Spybot

AVG Anti-Spyware

Superantispyware

Avast Antivirus

atleast twice a piece and it's still there.

any ideas how to remove it?

i've turned off system restore and scanned too by the way.

i use Firefox

have a dell dim 2400

Keylogger removal?matchless

I agree with the suggestion of running your scans in safe mode, but I would add "run in safe mode with your hidden files shown."

Also, I would add A-Squared Free to the team.

A-Squared Free: http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free...

How to start in safe mode: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorial...

How to show hidden files: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorial...

Keylogger removal?norton 2008

i dunno, you have done everything i'd do. Did you try starting your comp in safe mode( Assuming you use windows) and then running all scans to delete it.? ALso, try to avoid sending it to recyclebin when deleting( I think adaware and spybot have this option)

Last resort, get hijackthis. Run a scan ( Not in safe mode) and upload the log to one of the forums.

Ah! And get rid of all bho's and extensions by starting mozilla in safe mode. if you got any from a non-trustworthy source.

Is this a virus?

Recently I downloaded a virus from Limewire. I downloaded avast! antivirus, updated the database and ran it. I found Win32 trojan, and a few other things, and deleted them. The problem was that when I would open IE, my homepage would open, along with another page that would open by itself. It went from an ebay search of fishing rods to a blog site. When I ran the software last night, everything was running smoothly. This morning, it's acting up again. I ran the software and didn't find anything. What could this be, and how can I remove it?

Is this a virus?mcaffee

This is not a problem at all. Here's what you need to do.

1st, don't waste your time with AVG, true sword, spybot, ad aware, CA, spyhunter, superantispyware, avast, panda, kaspersky, spyware blaster, bitdefender, spyware guard, windows defender or anything of the sort. Stay away from anything that is FREE when it comes to spyware and antivirus. There is a reason why they free. They are NOT good.

2nd, You need some of the best software out there. Norton Systemworks is very good. That's the only good software from Norton. I wouldn't recommend Norton Internet security, its not that great. Now the best software you should get is Webroot AntiVirus With AntiSpyware %26 Firewall, formally known as Webroot's Spysweeper with Anti-virus, this software is too good and gets better everyday. This is Elite software. It blocks over 455,000 definition threats, which contain multiple fringerprints with each(you can do the math). No other software can compete with that or come close for that matter. It catches everything: viruses, spyware, adware, malware, root kits, keyloggers, trojans, worms, and anything else. It also has active shields and a Firewall which learns from your useage. I've used them all and it is 2nd to none.

You think ad-aware se personal edition 1.06 is good?

it isnt same as avast right?

i am currently runnin both should b good enough rigth?

You think ad-aware se personal edition 1.06 is good?microsoft office

If you have the right version of Avast with the Anti virus, and run Adaware weekly, then ye you should be cool.

This is exactly what I run mate and have had no probs so far.

I have tried various anti viruses, from norton to Mcaffee and bitdefender, and none have been as good as Avast.

I also run Nod32 which is excellent and never tampers or bothers any other anti virus which a lot of others progs do.

Please be aware though that adaware (personnal, not proffesional) is only a virus scanner and doesn't defend you from viruses. It just finds "most" of theones you "may" have come across.

You think ad-aware se personal edition 1.06 is good?norton antivirus

wouldn't be without it.
The more anti-spyware programs you run, the better. This is because no one program will detect all malware.

I would also recommend Spybot search and destroy, another respected (free) product.

Be wary of downloading security software that you have never heard of, it may contain malware in itself.
It's a good program. I use it with AVG and THIS:

http://www.download.com/PC-Tools-Firewal...
It works ok and its free, like all spyware the best stuff is the stuff you pay for.
I think ad-aware is excellent but since having webroot spysweeper it hardly ever finds anything and that goes for spybot as well.
It's good.^_^
I run thsi programme and it finds far more than Norton or Spyware Doctor put together and i am only using the FREE version
Dang if I know
Adaware is the best I have encountered out there. It is more accurate than Windows Defender, and the Yahoo (toolbar) facility both put together.

If you keep Adaware updated, you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

However, it is not an ANTI-VIRUS program. You should use it in conjunction with something like Norton Antivirus, or any other dependable antivirus program.
Ad Aware SE Personal is very good.... it gets the virus... right off the computer, and tracks it fast.... i think the AD AWARE is better, I have it and its the best!!

Re my question Webroot Spy Sweeper.?

I use Avast anti virus and its a stand alone Webroot no anti virus in it.

Re my question Webroot Spy Sweeper.?microsoft

SpySweeper is great, but SuperAntiSpyware is better. I've used both before, now I only use SuperAntiSpyware. It's free and has no adwares.

Re my question Webroot Spy Sweeper.?norton ghost

well theres nothing up with avast continue to use it
Well my suggestion would be to download Spyware Doctor 5.1 Starter edition which is free and/or AVG antispyware which is totally free and are ranked one and two in detection. Most likely Phat_Ton is infected with loads of spyware and doesn't know it. SuperAntispyware is a great program for the very worst of the worst spyware and malware, but as far as general detection of low to medium risk malware and spyware it sucks. Just download one or both of these and you'll be fine:

http://www.download.com/Spyware-Doctor-S...

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-fre...

Hope this helps!

My computer still is giving me problems.?

I had several good answers recently and tried some of them. I had already used Spyware and Adaware and tried to scan my hard drives and defrag. I am stopped from scanning C because it says something in Windows is running, and it won't defrag either. I downloaded Avast, and that worked great in that it found 2 Trojan Horses and 2 Worms. But I still can't download ErrorDoctor or upgrade Internet Explorer, and now every few minutes a Window box pops up saying the program has performed illegally. It has HPOSM in the top left corner of the box, but when I click OK on it, it doesn't shut me down like the usual illegal message box does. What is causing that, and why can't I download anything else, as the computer is still very, very slow. I also have a web page, and was told by my server that I should be using Internet Explorer 6. Since I haven't upgraded since 2003, I'm sure I don't have it. HELP!!

My computer still is giving me problems.?moto guzzi

I agree with the previous poster. You may want to try to run the scans in Safe Mode. Now since some of my suggestions may require you to access the internet, I suggest you go into Safe Mode with Networking. Then do the following.

A clean computer is key to a faster computer. Run the 3 scans below.

Run a virus scan weekly.

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

Your computer is in danger! spyware/adware infection..HELP!!!?

it all happened when i tried to download a crack file..it infected my comp! i have 3 problems i need to solve.

1.my desktop background is now all black(altho desktop items are present) with a message at the bottom saying 'Your computer is in danger! Windows have detected spyware/adware infection etc'.

2.also i keep getting a message in the form of a balloon all the time saying 'your computer is infected! windows has detected spyware infection. you need specific spyware tools etc'

3.the other problem is, when i click ctrl+alt+del an error message says 'Task Manager has been disable by your administrator'..now im sure my administrator hasnt disabled anything, i think its the spyware/adware/virus thats doing this.

Finally, i have AVG Anti-spyware 7.5 and Avast antivirus installed. they detected several viruses and malware which i deleted, but still the above 3 problems are present. please HELP!!

Your computer is in danger! spyware/adware infection..HELP!!!?network security

Do as the first answer says, re-run your spyawre and virus scans with your computer in safe mode. If that does not clear out the infection then you need a more powerful anti-spyware program. The exact same thing happened to me last year except my screen went blue. I solved it with some expert help by installing CounterSpy anti-spyware. Have a look below, it tells the story.

Computer is crashing when I run anti-virus, Why?

I run Avast! anti-virus and half way through the scan my computer shuts down and says "Windows cannot start at this time. It can be a software or hardware issue. Run from last configuration, start now, or something else...It's rather annoying and I would like to fix it without losing any data.

Computer is crashing when I run anti-virus, Why?nortan antivirus

It may have found a virus and tried to remove it. Start your computer up in Safe Mode (by hitting F8 during the boot process) and once in safe mode, rescan the computer for viruses. It should complete the scan.

Computer is crashing when I run anti-virus, Why?nortonantivirus

I had this problem a while back, i resulved this by having to do the following:

1) restart the computer

2) press F8

3) select "Safe Mode"

4) i then loged in as the administrator

5) i opened my anti-virus program and ran a scan, as this was in safe mode it doesnt restart your computer.

6) the anti-virus program should be able to complete the scan

6a) if it does not repeat then u most likly have a virus and it has gone into your system regestry, and changed something.

7) if the scan does complete then restart and let your computer boot the the log in screen( If you have it selected).

Windows Defender?

Hi, this is my security specifications:

Avast! anti-virus

ad-aware SE personal

Windows Defender

i was just wondering, is windows defender good, because it doesn't remove the bad tracking cookies. I used to have AVG anti-spyware but the trial expired. Then Somebody told me to use Windows Defender, it works but is it an ok anti-spyware program? I've heard of spybot search and destroy but it won't remove some spyware.

So just Wondering again is windows Defender good?

best answer will be chosen.

Windows Defender?nortan

Windows Defender is fair at scanning and removing spyware. But it does have real-time resident protection to PREVENT malware which is extremly rare in a free anti-spyware app. IMHO, for the price, Defender is a keeper.

If what you are most concerned about is Defenders lack of tracking cookie detection and removal capability, you can relax!!!!

Cookies are just small .txt (text) files that by themselves cannot hurt your computer. Cookies are "set" by almost every web-site that you visit, on every visit. You can delete all your cookies today and by tomorrow you will have dozens again just be visiting web-sites.

Cookies do not slow down a computer, at least the first million or so that you might have on your computer!

They are not a virus or spyware, BUT some people consider "tracking" cookies to be an invasion of privacy.

How can I delete .CAB files that are infected with a virus, even though the computer won't let

I several .CAB files that have Trojans in them, and when I use Avast antivirus, it won't let me move to chest, rename, delete, or repair the files. I've looked the files up manually and tried to delete them but my computer won't let me because it says 'file may be in use.' So I'm stuck with these viruses and no way to remove them because my computer won't let me. How do I delete these files?

How can I delete .CAB files that are infected with a virus, even though the computer won't let me?norten

Use the Windows recovery console. This page tells how to use it.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058/e...

Use the del or delete command to get rid of the files.

How can I delete .CAB files that are infected with a virus, even though the computer won't let me?panda

You have a couple of options. First, run the XP Malware Removal Program that is an XP update. Second, try another antivirus program like AVG, which is free. Third, try a spyware/adware remover program. Finally if you cannot remove the files and can't restart the program, install Linux try SUSE or Ubuntu Linux,so your system is a dual boot (XP and Linux), login as "root" in Linux and you will be able to go into the Windows partition and do what you like with those infected files. I have copied the files, renamed the old ones something I can remember and inserted the clean files into the proper Windows folder. You then restart your computer, oot into Windows and the contaminated files will be deletable. Of course after you do this, you should keep Linux around just in case--probably you will get tired of farting around with Windows and switch to Linux.
you can try system restore. what it dose it your computer sets restore points at set times or when somehting major happens. so you want to pick a restore point that is before the time you got the trojans then restore(this is if you recently discovered them and/or dont mind deleting everytying you did back to a previous date)

How do I purge the leftover files from uninstalling AntiVir?

I've recently switched over from AntiVir to avast, but AntiVir left behind a bunch of bits that are still making my life miserable. Therefore, I need some help finding the purge tool. It may be a stupid question, but I've looked all over the symantec website, and I've still not been able to find it. Help would be appreciated.

How do I purge the leftover files from uninstalling AntiVir?nortin

One option is this:

www.ccleaner.com

It finds unused files leftover from uninstallation, along with many other things and allows you to get rid. It should speed up the running of your PC in general too :)

Virus Help Please! Winble.exe?

I have the virus winable.exe and I can't get rid of it! I have tried ad aware, avast antivirus, and a few others with no results. If you know how to get rid of it please help me!

Virus Help Please! Winble.exe?norton 360

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

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Computer Associates

What about McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0?

Has anyone experience with that antivirus program? Is it any good? How it goes comparing to AVG, Avast and other free downloads? Please advise, can I rely on it?

What about McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0?norton 2008

Mcfee slows down your computer much more than AVG will ever. It been well know that it's been to turn faster computers into slow computer. It will cost you at least $30 with savings according Mcfee website. Even though it's a good virus killer, many people think that AVG is much better and I tend to agree. You could save at least $30 by using a combination of programs. My personal favorite is AVG for it's real time protection and for the ability to create boot disks. It is also has scheduled scans or updates automatically as well. My other one that I use is Personal Ad-Aware SE, which has the best virus killing ability than even Mcfee. In combination with these others, I use Zone alarm firewall which is free and prevents viruses all together. With AVG, Zone alarm, and Ad-Aware, you could have a best bet of having no viruses on your computers. I also suggest that you get firefox as well because it more secure than Internet Explorer and you can easily delete cookies when you leave the program. See download.com for more details.

What about McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0?pop up blocker

Ya , It is Good

u can install McAffe Virus Scan 9 and 10

it is too good

update it everyday

http://www.click-now.net/cgi-bin/downloa...

Live Onecare?

hi sincei had some virus problem i juz recovered my pc..now i have this windows live one care but its making my computer so slow..i had norton n macfee they r no use.i also had ad-aware and avast all those stuff...my my stupid computer nee some other antivirus program..shud i just unistall windown one care n download some thing else?

Live Onecare?norton antivirus 2007

Onecare isnt that reliable. I unistalled mine.

All of these are free for home use and will work with XP and Vista.

AVG Free is the most popular free solution available at no cost to home users and provides the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers.

Easy to use, low system resources

Automatic update functionality

Real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/us/frt/0

Avast-

avast! 4 Home Edition works for 60 days after the installation in demo mode. You will obtain your FREE license key by E-mail after the registration. The license key is valid for 1 year. After one year you will need to just re-register.

http://avast.com/eng/home-registration.p...

Avira-(recomended)

free-av.com 鈥?Protection and security against viruses, worms, Trojans, dialers %26 more.

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

This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this pc please contact teh adm???

im the adm i have avg antivirus , avast 4 and still having this problem

This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this pc please contact teh adm???norton antivirus

2 antivirus programs running simultaneously can interfere with each other. So, try uninstalling one of them and trying again.

This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this pc please contact teh adm???security

sounds like a security setting.
in control panel go to adminstrative and reset settings

2 Questions?

Ok as I stated in previous questions, I had a trojan, I went in Safe Mode, and used www.trojanhunter.com. All it could dig up was minor adware by Morpheus. Which I doubt was making my computer freeze all the time. So, my first question is, since my Dell came with Norton Ghost, should I go back to a time everything worked, or use it's other feature, which takes you back all the way to the day you started?

Second question

Which is better, AVG or Avast!

2 Questions?norton ghost

The best Trojan removing program is ewido. I recommend you use both these programs and the procedure. After the removal procedure is additional infor about Antivirus programs.

Download and Update Ewido (now called the AVG Antispyware). Do not run:

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

Download AdAware SE and update. Do the setup. Do not run:

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ad-awa...

AdAware SE Setup:

1. Select "use custom scanning options" then select "customize". Make sure the following options are enabled: "scan within archives," "scan active processes," "scan registry," "deep scan registry," "scan my IE favorites for banned URLs," "scan my Hosts file."

2. Select the "tweak" option. Under "scanning engine," make sure "unload recognized processes and modules during scan" is enabled. Enable "scan registry for all users instead of current users."

How can i quickly and safely remove the auto run Trojan/virus?

If you delete this virus through antivirus software such as Avast, it re-appears in the root of C drive after a minute, if left unattended, it starts affecting (fading) the monitor. It immediately copies about 6 files into the root of any removable disk as autorun.* Is there a way without buying software? Such as freeware or shareware?

How can i quickly and safely remove the auto run Trojan/virus?norton internet security 2008

Uninstall Avast and try another Free antivirus like Avira Antivir PE here : http://www.free-av.com/

How can i quickly and safely remove the auto run Trojan/virus?spyware removal

Format and reinstall OS
maybe your antivirus is out of date? hehe..

Threatfire Antivirus Free Edition?

is this antivirus good?

In their web site,they are saying it's better than Mcafee,Norton,Tren Micro,CA,and Webroot!....is this true?any one tested this can say it's at least better than AVG or AVAST?

http://www.threatfire.com/?utm_source=do...

Threatfire Antivirus Free Edition?norton internet security

Ditto what Jibbar ^ said ^.

But you misunderstood that graph on the Threatfire site; it wasn't saying that Threatfire is *that much better* than those other programs... it was saying that those other programs are that much better *with Threatfire added*.

Threatfire Antivirus Free Edition?spyware remove

And thank you :-) Report It


rofl it is so not better than trend.

Trend is a hog

but it defends better than threatfire, whatever that is

besides whos "they"

if its the company

they always say that

that's how they sell.
It was formerly named CyberHawk and is a top product. I've never used it, but, if Castlecops recommends it, you can trust it works well.

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Use protection,

your computer will thank you.
It is not a tradition signature based anti-virus and is not intended to be a replacement for one. Threatfire should be used in ADDITION to a regular anti-virus to (hopefully) detect brand new zero-day threats which an anti-virus does not yet have a signature for yet , so it can not detect it yet.

Threatfire works by detecting unusual virus-like behavior, Not be matching a files "fingerprint" to a long list of infected files.

Threatfire is good at what it does, but don't un-install your regular protection.
It gets great reviews from critics. Better than the others? Hard to say, but it's at least as good. I have not used it, but have heard nothing bad about it either.
Threatfire is a companion to anti-virus. So install threatfire and an anti-virus program.