Thursday, November 5, 2009

Do you think these viruses are getting harder to get rid of??

I paid for trend micro pc-cillin,and i havew been happy with it,but recently it has been detecting these things but couldnt delete them as access is denied.Then when i try to search manualy,i cant always find them.I also have all the free antivirus programs,and the only one i have found that never misses them is Avast,but i think i have lost a few system files by deleting them to get rid of the viruses,as avast couldnt clean them.will i eventualy have to wipe my hard drive and start again.??



Do you think these viruses are getting harder to get rid of??microsoft office



Hi there,



I work in the PC security industry and there has been a growing trend over the last 6-12 months of a new type of malware (virii, trojans, rootkits, etc) which is becoming increasingly difficult for a number of the big players (Norton, McAfee, etc) to remove. This is basically down to the fact that their method of protecting their usebase is fundamentally flawed.



All these forms of protection work on signatures which means a new piece of malware first has to be caught, studied and then a fix manually created by one of thousands of researchers they employ. This type of protection is dying in front of our eyes.



I would recommend a program (which I have no affiliation with) called Prevx1. This relies on a completely new method of protecting their userbase, based on behaviour and something called "Community Intrusion Protection". This means that if one user of the entire Prevx userbase is infected with a piece of malware - Prevx makes this known to the community database, which in turn then immediately protects every single Prevx user from then being infected with that malware again without the need to download any signatures or updates! Prevx really is seeing malware earlier than anyone else, and managing to protect their userbase in minutes - not the hours, days or weeks than all other security programs manage. It really is an amazing process which means they are protecting their users from more malware than any other PC security program.

Comp help plzz?

whats a good free antivirus program?



Comp help plzz?microsoft



avast home edition go google it



Comp help plzz?norton ghost



avg

Virus / Firewall Program?

OK, i used to have Norton Internet Security program and i just got rid of it. I am using the Windows XP built in Firewall and i downloaded a free Antivirus program (Grisoft's AVG). Are they good enough? how good is the Windows XP Firewall program? Thanks



Virus / Firewall Program?moto guzzi



The choice of downloading AVG is good.But bit skeptic about the kind of protection offered by windows integrated firewall(until %26 unless you downloaded all the latest %26 most recent security updates related to the operating system(windows)).



Would recommend to use Comodo Firewall pro which is rated very high...........



Virus / Firewall Program?norton internet security 2008



you can't rely on the windows firewall... you need to download something.. which is the one you've just mentioned AVG... its a freeware so you can download it...
xp firewall only checks stuff incoming, but nothing outgoing(like a trojan sending out spam from your pc) it sort of half works!
AVG Free Anti-Virus is crap!



Mostly noobs, the naive, the computer illiterate, and children use AVG Free. People of their ilk love AVG because they say it is easy to use and almost never bothers them with any pop-ups or warnings. Of course AVG Free never bothers them, it hardly ever finds any virus to warn them about!

Every time i startup my computer i first get a massege: "primary hard disk not found and second

does this mean i have a virus how do i fixt it? is there a free antivirus software i can download somewere... i had norton but i lost the disk so dont know what to do



Every time i startup my computer i first get a massege: "primary hard disk not found and secondary hard disknetwork security



AVG is the best free-for-home-use anti-virus program. I've had it for 10 years with no problem. It runs trouble free in the background, constantly updating whenever you are on-line:



http://www.download.com/3000-2239_4-1076...



Tuneup Utilities 2007 is an awesome free-to-try multi-faceted program which may assist you in fixing your problem:



http://www.download.com/TuneUp-Utilities...

Security Question...?

okay i have norton ineternet and all-around security from acer thats a 90-day trial... it takes up alot of ram too, so i was wondering should i keep it untill my 90 days is up or should i get free antivirus softwre that will lighten my load on my ram? i already have ad aware internet security so i need to ask what do i do!!!! id use pc tools great software unless you have any other ideas



Security Question...?network



i would go with a free settup like avast and zonealarm ..



Security Question...?norton



Dump Norton and install AVG, Keiro firewall , SpywareGuard, and SpywareBlaster



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



Uninstall Norton link.



http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t...
I would go with zone Labs and zone alarm.
go to www.download.com and get the software from the internet security section, so try something like spywaredoctor
it depends on how much work you do on your computer. since you have adaware, if you need a lot of room on your computer for your work, then i would keep the norton til you find another program that you like, that doesn't take up so much room.
Delete the Norton and get AVG Free
Honestly, if any program is really using up so much of your resources as to cause a problem.. then it's time to upgrade your RAM.



I personally use McAfee and I do not install all of the extras.. just the antivirus and firewall... so you might want to check to make sure you do not have things running / installed with norton that are not necessary...



But again... if a single program is sapping your RAM then it's time to upgrade your system...



Good Luck.
Go to Yahoo.com and in search type AVG its a Free anti viruse and best also and use less Ram,

Reading error in partition table (MBR) & boot sector of disc c?

im using avg 7.0 free antivirus edition to my pc.



some days back i had trojan virus detection in my pc



now i removed that. but i want to know why there is errror



reading in partition table %26 boot sector of disc c shown during virus infection .is anything i need to do.



pls tell me any answer regard given in grisoft site



Reading error in partition table (MBR) %26 boot sector of disc c?nortan antivirus



the damage may be done ... if it was me i would reformat and maybe do a low level format if it persists

What is the safest P2P Program? (Limewire style programs)?

I want to use a P2P File Sharing program but we all know that Limewire and Kazaa screw your computer up BIG TIME! What free antivirus software can I install that will protect my computer from those viruses or whats the best P2P Program?



What is the safest P2P Program? (Limewire style programs)?nortan



Best P2P out there is WinMX.



http://www.winmxgroup.com/



Best FREE antivirus: AVG Free



http://free.grisoft.com



What is the safest P2P Program? (Limewire style programs)?noton



Limewire is the safiest one actually,unless you download programs and any file related to sex.i think the best antivirus programme is avast.i've tried all of them but avast is the best to protect your computer.
I use the following P2P progz:



Kazaa Lite Resurrection



LimeWire



eMule



uTorrent



...and never had an infestation. You just have to know what you're downloading.



Anyway, here some antimalware progz to combat and keep the bugs away:



Grisoft AVG Free Anti-Virus



Grisoft AVG Free Anti-Spyware



Microsoft Defender



Spybot Search %26 Destroy



Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Personal



Spyware Blaster



Did I mention they're all free?
umm i find limewire to work great as long as you no what your downloading just dont download files with silly names. Kazaa was great for the time being but yes to many viruses go through it. If i had to pick on it would be Ares there are virtually a few or no viruses at all. Plus you get extra fetures such as chatting. And its quite popular so you can find pretty much any song.

Can't Register McAfee?

I just bought a new computer with Vista on it. It came with McAfee preinstalled. When I open up the security suite, it says that to protect computer and files action is required. When I click it it just gives me the option to fix it when I click fix, it will give me a window in the bottom right corner of my screen that gives me the option to register now or later. I click now and nothing happens. I have tried to click register now several times for the bast few months and nothing still. It says that internet and network is protected and email and IM say that there is action required to. Is there anything I can do to register. I tried going to the McAfee site and trying to register but there is nothing there! I know that alot of threads say to uninstall McAfee and install and free antivirus software. But I had AVG on my last computer and well it ate it. I mean it got viruses anyways. Please let me know what I can do to fix this problem with McAfee. Thanks



Can't Register McAfee?norten



Call the computers manufactures tech support line. They should be able to help you.



Can't Register McAfee?panda



Have got the same problem, will look forward to replies

Should I get rid of mcafee and try AVG?

My computer has been running very slowly lately and one of the reasons i heard was because mcafee slows down your PC. So if I uninstall my mcafee then install free antivirus AVG will my computer go faster?



Should I get rid of mcafee and try AVG?norton 360



Yes as mcafee slows down ur pc for scans and may other stuff it does so download AVG...i would recommend it more than Avast



Should I get rid of mcafee and try AVG?photoshop



I installed McAfee last weekend and couldn't even get into the computer the next day so needless to say I uninstalled the McAfee and now the computer works great.



Yes your computer will go faster without the McAfee but make sure you have some kind of antivirus protection.
AVG sucks I used to have it but i switched to avast. Avast is much better. Because it scans e-mail, P2P, IM, and it has an live scaning so when you open up a program it scans the program to see if there is a virus. Only downside to avast is that it doesnt do a full daily scan. You have to make it do a full scan.
probably it'll be faster.



you can try it.



as for me,i use Dr. Web and it doesn't slow my computer.

Important Vista Software?

Hello there, I am a computer geek who often performs repairs on friend's computers and such. Anyway with XP I am well armed and knowledgeable with reliable software for removing spyware and adware, viruses, registry cleaners, etc. Anyway with Vista gaining in popularity as new computers are being shipped with it, I was wondering if anyone knew of any such tools that would be good with vista.



Currently I work with



Spybot S %26D



Lavasoft AD-Aware



Cccleaner



AVG-Free Antivirus



will these work with vista? I have very little experience with it so I need some clarification. Of course all I need is someone to tell me vista is Immune to all these things and I will be out of a job, heh. But somehow I doubt that..



Also if anyone can tell me if any other software that should be installed at launch (for either XP or Vista) I would be very greatful!



Important Vista Software?norton 2008



well you would need to search each's site to see if they are compatable. i mean if your gonna go look to download it's gonna say vista compatable or not on the website. pretty much is all workable if you use the compatibility mode and set to xp. i would search a download site like http://downloads.com and search software they'll say right when you look at it what it's compatable with.

Anti virus viva termex?

i'm looking for an free antivirus to destroy this viva termex



Anti virus viva termex?norton antivirus 2007



Get AVG Free from http://free.grisoft.com/. Don't be confused. Just click the setup file to be downloaded.



Anti virus viva termex?product key



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
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1/ download these update them and run them in safe mode
All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.



I-Worm/Stration 路 BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC 路 Worm/Generic.FX 路 Exploit.WMF



http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/...



Spybot - Search %26 Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S%26D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.



http://www.safer-networking.org/



http://superantispyware.com/



SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!



Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!



Make sure after you download any of these, that you update them.

Any one know of???

free antivirus protection?



Any one know of???norton antivirus



AVG Free



The BEST free Antivirus software



http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-F...



Any one know of???security



This site has a pretty good list of popular free virus protection.



http://www.basicspywaretips.com/getridof...
free anti-virus software has come a long way in the last few years.gone are the days were you would stay clear of anything that was free,now there are some brilliant free anti-virus programs avalible to download



avast 4.7 is about the best of the lot,and is avalible free from http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht... is very easy to install and update,it runs in demo mode for 60 days,but can be converted to the full version by registering free from the website



avg anti-virus by grisoft is a good free anti-virus with timely updates and a easy to use interface,it can be downloaded free from http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1. the only downside to this program is it can sometimes detect "false posotives",these are viruses that dont exist but avg thinks they do



there are a few more free anti-virus,but you have to look into them thouroughly before you risk putting them on your p.c,but also you can try using evaluation versions of anti-viruses,as some companys have 6 and 12 month evaluations which is the same time spam that some payed for versions give you



e-trust anti-virus do a 12 month evaluation,to try this go to http://home3.ca.com/Microsoft/



good luck
i use avg never had problems or a virus(well pleased)
www.grisoft.com and download AVG
avg i`ve had no probs

I have a serious computer virus problem.?

Does anyeone know of a website where I could get a free antivirus? I already have AVGantivirus but I dont think that its helping. I get a lot of pop-ups and I also get things installed on my computer.



I have a serious computer virus problem.?norton ghost



http://www.avast.com/



You'll have to register, but it is free.



I have a serious computer virus problem.?software



thats because pop ups are are caused by spyware so avg ANTI-VIRUS wont do anything for pop ups so i recommend you do this. oh yea avg is pretty good



Try this its guaranteed to work



Follow these steps to a completely secure computer. Download and install all of these free programs. It鈥檚 allright to have more than one anti-spyware, but not anti-virus so make sure you have removed and uninstalled every bit of your old antivirus and firewall as these can cause unwanted conflicts.



AVG Anti-Virus- http://free.grisoft.com/



AVG Anti-Spyware- http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-fre...



AVG Anti-Rootkit- http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-fre...



Spybot Search%26Destroy- http://spybot.com/en/mirrors/index.html



AdAware Personal SE- http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2007-Fr...



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

I Had an virus attack last week.I need 2 know about the vir b4 attacking.AND also how 2 delete the v

I want the best site for the free antivirus software download.



I Had an virus attack last week.I need 2 know about the vir b4 attacking.AND also how 2 delete the viruses.?norton internet security 2008



I use Symantec products both at home and at work. You can go here: http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/... and run the free online scan and get rid of the virus that way. You can also go here: http://www.thefreecountry.com/security/a... to get free software to install and more free online scans. Run the online scans first to remove any virus so it doesn't possibly corrupt the main antivirus install. Hope this helps...



I Had an virus attack last week.I need 2 know about the vir b4 attacking.AND also how 2 delete the viruses.?spyware removal



Use AVG free antivirus. Its free and best. It is available for free download at
u mentioned that u want the best site for free AV download..



then go to www.avast.com they have free home version for download.. just register the copy and u get full 1 yr subscription for best free antiviru software and lifetime updates free.. after 1 year reregister it..



it cost nothing..and its really the best anyone can get for FREE. u can also download virus removal tool from this site or from any antivirus software sites they r free to use. but its better to take care then cure

My Internet Explorer keeps taking me to <a href="http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx" rel="nofollow

I've changed my home setting back to www.msn.com and it still goes back to runonce when I close IE. I had this once before and was told it was spyware? There are two files on my computer entitled runonce.exe. I want to fix my IE. I have AVG Free antivirus and spybot. I read that spybot recognized runonce.exe as a microsoft product, so I'm not even sure that file has anything to do with this.



I don't know that much about computers, help me out, how do I fix it?



My Internet Explorer keeps taking me to http://runonce.msn.com/runonce... instead of my homepage. Help?norton



This is NOT spyware, adware or a virus. This is the default first run page you'll see when you upgrade to Internet Explorer 7. There are a several different options you can configure on this page. The only thing you HAVE to select is the first one about your search provider. Everything else on the page is up to you. Once you've decided on your search provider (which tells IE which engine to use when you use the search bar on the top right), configure any other options you want and click on "Save Settings", which is a link on the top left of the page or a button at the bottom. From there on out, you'll go to your home page when you open IE.



My Internet Explorer keeps taking me to http://runonce.msn.com/runonce... instead of my homepage. Help?spyware remover

Pls help, When I want to open some Internet app or site it just not open?

Pls help, When I want to open orkut its open a dalog box and told "orkut is banned you fool,The administrator did'nt write the program guess who did ?? MUHAHAHA"



As well also when I going to open Mozilla Firefox it's open a dialog box with name "USE INTERNETEXPLORER YOU DOPE" and says "I DNT HATE MOZILLA BUT USE IE OR ELSE....."



What should I do ? I have avg free antivirus %26 spyboot-SD resident load on my comp (fully updated). The problem happen on my comp only, is it a virus ? what sould I have to do ?



Pls help, When I want to open some Internet app or site it just not open?noton



If the person has modified the system files you will have to Format your computer.



Pls help, When I want to open some Internet app or site it just not open?stinger



Your computer is infected with rogue spyware program. Download and run the XoftSpy SE from http://www.geeksjunction.com to remove the infection.
its a virus.



How to remove this virus:



Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL (Task Manager Opens up) and go to the processes taboo for svchost.exe under the image name. There will be many but look for the ones which have your username under the username Press DEL to kill these files. It will give you a warning, Press Yes Repeat for more svchost.exe files with your username and repeat. Do not kill svchost.exe with system, local service or network service!

F-secure anti-virus?

I want free antivirus f-secure



F-secure anti-virus?panda



Use Kaspersky. F secure sucks



4 full version email me cdavi3236@yahoo.com



F-secure anti-virus?suzuki



sorry currently they do not offer it for free but you can try out the 1 month trial version.



INSTALLATION



Download and reinstall F-Secure from the link below. Download and save the fs2008.exe file on your Desktop. Once the download finishes, go to your Desktop and double click the downloaded file (fs2008.exe) to run the installation.



Download Link : http://download.f-secure.com/estore/fs20...



Requirements:



http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ele...
download and update AVG run in safe mode (F8 at boot)
I don't think you can get the whole program for free...
It is not free. Try AVG or Avast for your antivirus and Zone alarm for your firewall.

Another "VirusFighter" Problem...?

Hey Guys, me again. Look, this "VirusFighter" programme, I downloaded it from a different site and apparently it is a scam. It has clogged up my compute,r I can't Copy %26 Paste, or barely get into the internet. My computer is running slow and as soon as I log in on the compute,r it gives me two seconds to click an "X" on a small Black Box, if I don't then my computer restarts. I found the VirusFighter in my computer, though I got "Acess Denied" to most files. I dwonloadedUnlocker and unlocked most and deleted them. There is one file left called "State", I think ti is a Shell Something File? Btw, I downloaded VirusFighter as a Trial, so It is not saved in my Add or Remove Programmes. Also, because of VirusFighter, My start Menu and Taskbar have completly disappeared, thankfully I have allot of Desktop Buttons. I tried several Anti Viruses, ESET, AVG, Spybot and Syware Doctor. I need a free AntiVirus, which can delete these Viruses on the spot. Can anyone help me?



Another "VirusFighter" Problem...?photoshop



And after that ,A GOOD IDEA IS READ THIS



http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?...



Another "VirusFighter" Problem...?symatec



I suggest gathering all the files you want to keep into one spot, putting them on a disk or thumb drive, formatting your hard drive and reinstalling your OS, then scan the thumb drive or disk with a program like AVG(as you mentioned) and if it comes up clean putting those files back on... but once you get a virus they are very hard to remove depending if they infect the master boot records and program files which I'm guessing yours has.

Bad anti virus site?

I wrote this morning complaining about Avira screwing up my computer. One guy wrote back that I could get free antivirus software from mcptutorials.info. DO NOT GO ON THIS SITE. I have WOT(Web of trust), which like site advisor warns you about dangerous sites. When I typed in that website, WOT warned me that this was a dangerous site!



Bad anti virus site?pop up blocker



The bottom line is.. you are posting on a public web board... the people on here are most likely not professional technicians and/or not professional information security professionals (like myself), etc.. and are many times providing biased advice that has no basis in reality and is oftentimes (as you have unfortunately found out) is malicious in nature.



The best possible solution for 99.9% of the people posting on this site is to invest in a proper security suite that includes complete protection (antivirus, firewall, antispyware, etc) and nis from preferably one RELIABLE vendor (like McAfee or Norton) and is properly configured and kept completely up to date...



this coupled with current windows updates, safe browsing habits and above all... common sense. That's it.



You don't need a bunch of freeware junk or anyhting else... just one good suite that is properly maintained and some common sense.



Good Luck



Bad anti virus site?systemworks

Virus in usb?

i am having 2gb transend pendrive. it is infected by virus coz it creates new folder . i delete it but again that folder appears. i m using avast free antivirus it is not able to detect that virus in pen drive. nor m able to format the pen drive .it says volume is in use. but its nt in use its all becaue of virus.........how do i get rid of this...



Virus in usb?product key



First! the virus you have does not only live in yyour USB flash but also somwhere on your computer, most of the time in



C:/Windows folder its an autorun virus. download Kaspersky antivirus trial, from their offficial website www.kaspersky.com plug in your Flash into pc and run Full scan, it might take 4 hours to clean up.....after search complete, run "Search" from the start menu select the letter of you USB drive, put ticks on every field that says for example: search hidden files, system files, etc... the search will find everything on your flash drive, delete those files that are shown as hidden if any left after virus scan. than unplug your flash without safe remove, restart windows and you'r done!



Virus in usb?triumph



it worked with kaspersky ant ivirus. it detected d virus n also deleted.



thakns for helping buddy. Report It


First of all you should be able to see hidden files and folders

My Computer shuts down and restarts by itself?

it shuts down and restarts by itself, of course at all of the inappropriate times! Why would it do this? And are there any good free antivirus programs that I can download?



My Computer shuts down and restarts by itself?software



reliable free anti virus http://www.free.grisoft.com



for your computer restarting, go to start%26gt;right click my computer%26gt;click the advanced tab, go down to startup and recovery%26gt; uncheck the "automatically restart" box. Your computer is probably experiencing system failure. It's probably set to automatically restart when this happens. By unchecking this box, you will receive an error message instead of the restart and that message can help you diagnose the source of this problem. good luck



My Computer shuts down and restarts by itself?vincent



my computer does it too. i'm not sure that it's a virus, but my dad is a computer programmer, and he says that when i stay on here too long, it works too hard if you will, and shuts down because it's doing too much. similar to laptops, desktop computers can overheat. so that might be why. if i were you, i'd shut down the computer COMPLETELY when i'm not on it, not just stand-by. that might help it from working too hard.



- hope this helped
most likely your computer is being restarted/shut down by it self because you overload the cpu.

My mom accidentally downloaded a program that automatically changes my homepage 2 google even when I

HELP! Is there some kind of free antivirus software that can reverse the effects of that program?!



My mom accidentally downloaded a program that automatically changes my homepage 2 google even when I change itspyware removal



Not long after my son started using "Limewire" my computer starting doing heaps of strange things, including my home page changing as well. I had been manually changing it back, but it gets to become a little boring and frustrating to have to keep changing it back continuously. I was running my favourite programs, such as "Ad-aware" and "Spybot" but they failed to pick up anything. Since I downloaded "SuperAntiSpyware" My computer is behaving as it should!



My mom accidentally downloaded a program that automatically changes my homepage 2 google even when I change itvirus protection software



Close any open browers; then go to Start %26gt; Control Panel %26gt; Add/Remove Programs



Wait for the list to populate; once it does, you should see a program that wasn't there before - probably something that's a toolbar. Delete the program using the "Remove" button to the right. Once it has removed the program, you should be able to open a browser, and go to Tools %26gt; Internet Options and put the address of the page of your choice in the box. Then click on apply, and ok; you shouldn't be steer away from your chosen home page again.
Not sure why, needs to be careful.

From where can I download Windows file RVHIOST.exe to my PC?

I don't have the installation CD of Windows and the file was deleted by AVG free antivirus.



From where can I download Windows file RVHIOST.exe to my PC?spyware remove



Microsoft.com/support

AntiVir VS. AVG?

I just want to compare these two free antivirus software, can anyone tell me which one is more effective on detecting virus?



AntiVir VS. AVG?stinger



Did you mean Avira AntiVir vs. Avast AVG?



If that is what you mean then i 've literally went thru e.v.e.r.y s.i.n.g.l.e. user review comments on download.com of the two software and chose Avira AntiVir over Avast AVG at the end based on better overall reviews by the users(*everytime i come across user reviews that compared the 2, Antivir was always the better one, though it was a close tie).



I 've used it for two years now. detected alot of virus while it runs in background, guarded from alot of potential virus threats while surfing online, auto-update function does all work itself, the support forum on their site is really prompt in replying questions(one of the fastest response service i've seen). Though only 1 time virus successfully creeped in unaware while using limewire and crashed windows.



Hope this is good reference.



AntiVir VS. AVG?virus scanner



Out of those two, I would have to pick AVG. But for a better and safer overall experience I recommend Bit Defender or Dr. Web.
I know several people how have avg including myself.....it is the best free anti virus i think...it downloads automatic updates almost everyday for new viruses. U can also set it to scan your comp. everyday.
AVG is really good i have yet to find a virus with it.. so idk if its just my comp is clean or it cant find them.... also try Avira thats good too
AntiVir is Alvira. . . .thats what i use. AVG is just crap.
My experience is AVG scans better.
My Internet server recommended AVG, %26 I love it, the fact that they let you know that whatever was sent to you was bad, %26 they stopped it from coming through, highly recoment AVG.
AVG was rated as the best anti virus by Maximum PC
The choice is easy. (AVG is crap and always has been crap).

SVCHOST.exe...HELP!!!!?

So, yesterday I used my AVG 7.5 to check for viruses...turns out that there was a worm infecting C://WINDOWS/svchost.exe...now, after the scan I couldn't heal it, and then I wiped it.



Now...what I want to ask is...will my computer be disturbed by this? Can I get it back? And what do you think is the best free antivirus, disk defrag, and registry cleaner for now?



Oh, forgot to add...I think, by "wiped" I think it's deleted...cause when I restarted my comp, there was the window "Cannot find C://WINDOWS/svchost.exe"



Well, I searched for it, and I found an application svchost inside C://WINDOWS/system32/



The thing is, my comp is doing fine...maybe...



I can still write this, I can still hear my musics, I can still watch my movies and I can still play my games...the only thing that bothers me is the window that goes haywire whenever I enter the first time (The "cannot find svchost" window)...do I really need to worry much about this?



SVCHOST.exe...HELP!!!!?suzuki



Once the "Svchost.exe" is affected by virus it is difficult to clear it.



you can use Spybot to clear it. if it doesnt work better reinstall the windows



SVCHOST.exe...HELP!!!!?virus



U R in dangerous territory



http://www.google.ca/search?q=Cannot+fin...
reformat

Pls help me?

any good free antivirus cleaner from net if there pls tell me



Pls help me?symantic



There are lots. AVG Antivirus free edition is good. Download from www.freegrisoft.com



Pls help me?viruses



AVG Free Edition



http://free.grisoft.com/
Try www.downloads.com There's usually something free on there for that kind of thing... and tons of other things, too.
Plenty. Try online scan first:



http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html



http://housecall.trendmicro.com/



http://www.kaspersky.com/downloads/kws/k...



Then download a free antivirus software from filehippo:



http://www.filehippo.com/software/antivi...
Download.com



AVG Virus Scanner Free Edition



It works. You don't have the huge corporation backing it up, but it still works. I've used it many times to get rid of viruses on friends computers.
Depends upon the type of virus detected.

Should I pay my annual subscription to McAfee for Security Center?

Or download a free AntiVirus %26 Firewall?



I have a home use P4 computer running XP



Should I pay my annual subscription to McAfee for Security Center?symatec



Personally, I'm not too keen on McAfee, the only one of their products I use is siteadvisor ( http://www.siteadvisor.com )...



It has happened to me several times that I went to fix a friends computer and McAfee (which they had installed and paid for) didn't manage to get rid of the virus/trojan that had infected the pc. The next thing I usually try is downloading AVG, and believe it or not, 80% of the time it manages to get rid of it.



For firewall, well it depends. Zonealarm for example (one of the most well-known free firewalls) is well known for eating up system resources, and especially for slowing down the system startup.. But it is quite a good firewall.



Comodo personal is also very good (and free).



Personally, I just use the built in windows firewall. Many wannabe geeks tell me I'm an idiot for doing that, but they don't realise I have many other layers of security set up on my pc so that I don't have a huge need for outbound protection. (If you're confused by this: the main gripe many people have with the windows firewall is that it only monitors incoming traffic, not outbound. So if you have a piece of malware on your pc, it can connect to the internet..) My philosophy is to keep my pc clean in the first place and it has served me well over the last three years..

Can not detect virus, but i know my pc is infected. HELP?

i use avg free antivirus and avg antispyware, but still cant detect the virus or whatever. the problem is that my pc cant standby properly(when i standby it , it only standby for a few second before resuming to the desktop). There was also an add-in web tool bar called VSAdd-in, i did not install it. i deleted it's file but did not uninstall-it had no option to do that...i think that was the thing that mess my pc up.



please, anyone, help me get rid of this and restore my computer back to normal.



Can not detect virus, but i know my pc is infected. HELP?systemworks



There are two things you can do.Try running the following two menus of ccleaner first



cleaner %26gt; Analyze %26gt; Run Cleaner



issues %26gt; Scan For Issues %26gt; Fix Selected Issues



Read Howto of CCleaner on the link below



http://bestofrest.blogspot.com/2006/11/c...



after that run system file checker, to replace corrupt system files



http://mypchelp.blogspot.com/2006/12/sys...



If this does not solve your issue then you should format the hard disk and reinstall all software.



http://mypchelp.blogspot.com/2006/10/win...



Can not detect virus, but i know my pc is infected. HELP?windows



Go to the control panel and start up system restore!
Try this its free..Go to windows live home.Run the windows live one care trial,its pretty good.

Is AVG and AVAST the same thing?

Ok, you guys answered me about getting free antivirus, but what is the difference with AVG and Avast? Are they together? Do I download both if there not? or are they just two seperate anti virus protection software? If so which is the better?



Is AVG and AVAST the same thing?triumph



AVG and Avast are 2 different free antivirus apps from 2 different companies. AVG is easier to use and does not take up a lot of resources. Avast on the other hand is a better scanner but it takes a lot of resources on your PC. Having used both, I am now using a much better antivirus : AVIRA AntiVir PE. This app has better virus detection than AVG and does not take much resource like Avast. Try it and you'll see http://www.free-av.com/



Is AVG and AVAST the same thing?worms



AVG



go here.....



http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl...



Avg pound for pound is the best out....its free and antiviruses like Norton and Mcafee cant hold a candle to it...it doesnt have as many options as the others but unlike Norton and especially Mcafee if u decide that u dont want it just uninstall it and its all gone.......Mcafee is almost impossible to get rid of.....plus w/ AVG when it finds a problem it shows u were the root of the problem is, which is nice because if for some reason Avg cant delete or quarrentine the issue it shows u exactly where its at in ur comp so u can manually delete it.....updates automatically....totally hands free.....plus its not a resource hog like Norton...Avast is another free one but it doesnt compare to AVG......u wont be disappointed w/ this program.... enjoy :)
there is a slight difference. AVG is better for your system
No. These are two different products from two different companies. While AVG comes from Grisoft, Avast is the creation of Alwil.



From my experience with these two, Avast is definitely better.



But if you feel otherwise, try AOL's Active Virus Shield. This one is powered by Kaspersky and is very good. It's free and detects many viruses (virii?) undetected by AVG, Avast etc. And of course, it doesn't slow your system's startup down.
No they are not .They are av products of two different organisation. Both have free and paid version of quality anitvirus software .However Avast has higher virus detection rate and is prefered over AVG anytime.Besides it get updated more frequently

I have multiple Win32.Beovens trojan horse downloaders on my computer, any suggestions before i refo

Two months ago my free antivirus ran out and stupid me did not replace it. Unfortunately I am now paying the price for procrastinating. I thought my computer was overheating, because it kept suddenly shutting down. All the programs one by one would close and then my computer would log off and then turn off. Also sometimes when it was running but not in use you could hear it across my apartment because it was working very hard though not doing anything (that i could see anyways). Well now that i put AVG on here it's picking up trojans, spyware, adware over and over again. Even spybot can't get rid of them. It just keeps pulling more and more in and it's wasting my 512 of RAM which is the reason my computer is shutting down sometimes after only a few minutes. Any suggestions of things I can try since I'm burning everything important off to reformat any ways? I don't have much to lose now anyhow. Might as well see if anything works out.



Thanks.



I have multiple Win32.Beovens trojan horse downloaders on my computer, any suggestions before i reformat?trojan



Follow EXACTLY this procedure:



http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread....



If you still have problems after you do all those steps, post a HiJackThis (HJT) in there forum. They will get you all cleaned for free!



Good luck.



I have multiple Win32.Beovens trojan horse downloaders on my computer, any suggestions before i reformat?abtuvurys 2005

How do I go direct to answers to my question of yesterday?

I asked about free antivirus options



How do I go direct to answers to my question of yesterday?vincent



Click here



http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...



///



How do I go direct to answers to my question of yesterday?adware remover



click on "my Q%26A" top right



click on my questions



click on the one you want
top right hand of your screen says My Q %26 A, click on this then scroll down to your questions to see what answers you have.

What free antivirus protection is available. Have tried Kaspersky and am told AVG is good.?

Need to download now or I will have to reinstall my Norton which will run for 12 months. Comments please.



What free antivirus protection is available. Have tried Kaspersky and am told AVG is good.?virus protection software



I like AOL AntiVirusShield. Don't let the name AOL fool 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. (6mb)



And it updates 15 to 20 times a day with new virus definitions, 7 days a week.



Free to anyone, AOL member or not from:



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



What free antivirus protection is available. Have tried Kaspersky and am told AVG is good.?adware



Yeah AVG is goof for a free antivirus, Kaspersky is supposed to be the best just now but they have a free online scanner you can use.



you can get avg from http://free.grisoft.com



As well as this there is also avast from http://www.avast.com, but I find it slows my pc down too much, and another called antivir but I havent used it in years.

My m8&#039;s laptop key are playing up?

when he presses the right hand side of his keys with blue numbers on they only display numbers but when he presses Fn key they change to letters how do i stop this 4 him we have just deleted a virus and it has only just started he's not a wizz on computers also what is the best free antivirus and maleware checker cause i have just wiped 280 maleware and trojans of his laptop 4 him cheers shaun.



My m8's laptop key are playing up?virus protection



Best free AV/Malwarez remover? Avira Classic. http://www.free-av.com/ My fave. %26lt;3



Now...You're mate's FN key's messed up? Might he have spilled a liquid on it? Either way, the numlock key can fix it. its usiually near the F1-12 keys, now, in the case that his keyboard's clean, you might need to use it to unset numlock.

How do I know if there&#039;s a virus on my computer and how do I get rid of it?

My computer is getting slower and slower and now I can't open up to Windows Explorer things at once [like I can't open the Documents window and then open up the Computer window or something]. I have a Windows Vista. I've downloaded Veoh and Audacity and LAME. I use AVG Free Antivirus. Can anyone help?



How do I know if there's a virus on my computer and how do I get rid of it?virus removal



This is a Malware Removal guide for XP Home or XP Pro



http://tribulattifather.tripod.com



How do I know if there's a virus on my computer and how do I get rid of it?anti virus protection



you could try scanning it with trend micro house call, it may find a virus also try installing Spy-bot and Ad-aware 2007 those seem to work good with my computer. the link for trend micro is below. Spy-bot and Ad-aware are spyware detecters but alot of people just have a lot of spyware and it seems like viruses
Why is my computer slow? I bet you have asked yourself that very question time and time again. And for the most part, you probably just can not figure it out. Ask the guy next to you, and they probably don鈥檛 have the foggiest idea either. I mean, you may get the 鈥渟pyware,virus鈥?answer, but this most likely is not the case.



The first place I check when my computer starts to run slower is the registry. Yes, the registry. Most people don鈥檛 even know what, or where the registry is, and especially don鈥檛 understand how this can slow a computer down. Let me explain.

I have Norton 2007, started using AVG AV+anti-spyware. Should I just un the Norton?

I posted a question about AVG AV and antispyware. I have gotten some great advice. I have Norton 2007, should i just use that instead of messing with some fo these freeware's that are lighter(and i thought were better, the freeware) or so i was told. Saw PCworld's reviews on the paid and free antivirus, so i know which was im leaning, but i want to know if maybe there is something i dont know.



I have Norton 2007, started using AVG AV+anti-spyware. Should I just un the Norton?virus



Well, it's a very bad idea to have two antiviruses on your machine at once. You want either Norton or AVG, not both. Since you've already paid for a subscription to Norton, I'd use that until it expires, then look into alternatives if you want. In the meantime, please delete all traces of AVG and any other antivirus software to avoid damage to your computer.



You can use all the antispyware software your heart desires, but only one antivirus.



I have Norton 2007, started using AVG AV+anti-spyware. Should I just un the Norton?anti virus



Norton antivirus removes all kinds of viruses and spywares. For me it's sure well worth the price..
my recommendation is to keep using Norton 2007 until it expires. Then evaluate the alternatives. Norton is a good product and you paid for it. just ruun liveupdate regularly and schedule an occasional (once a month) virus scan.
Norton is good, so I would suggest that you keep running it. It's better than AVG. Also, I wouldn't recommend running two anti-virus/firewalls at the same time. It could cause a conflict.
Both are crap.

Please help me with my nokia phone?

I have a nokia 3650 phone with 512mb memory card.It shows "infected by comm Varrior "..is this any kind of virus....i thinkso..please suggest me any fine free antivirus to remove this..and some time even it shows memory full option evn it isnot full then.please help me



Please help me with my nokia phone?viruses



Take it to the store and ask them if they have heard of it. Maybe they can clear out the phone and then reinstall the default settings.



I also recommend you ask on Mobile2Mobile.



Post in the Support area and someone should be able to help you.



http://s11.invisionfree.com/Mobile2Mobil...



Please help me with my nokia phone?antispam



this explains about the virus and how to fix it.



http://nokiafree.org/forums/showthread.p...

I Had an virus attack last week.I need 2 know the viruses b4 attacking.AnND also how 2 delete the vi

I want the best site for the free antivirus software download.



I Had an virus attack last week.I need 2 know the viruses b4 attacking.AnND also how 2 delete the viruses.?vista



Goto www.girisoft.com



Download AVG antivirus for free



and update it regularily........



I Had an virus attack last week.I need 2 know the viruses b4 attacking.AnND also how 2 delete the viruses.?antispyware



Use panda antivirus platinum. It's free.
Use AVG free antivirus. Its free and best. It is available for free download at
AVG is free...it provides good protection(as long as you update it~~~all antivirus require that)



or maybe you want to try Kapersky...it is superb!! quiet strict...but Kapersky don't work together with Symantex...if you have Symantex already installed in your computer, you have to unistall it first...(this one i'm not sure free or not)...but try search for it...
For all computer related problems please 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 spyware/virus/adware/trojans completely.

Trojan horse backdoor.generic3.FCL?

AVG Free Antivirus says I have it



Trojan horse backdoor.generic3.FCL?windows



http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/tr...



or



Malicious virus removal tool:



http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwar...



I'm surprised AVG didn't remove it. Did it put it in the "vault"? If so, then just delete it from there.



Trojan horse backdoor.generic3.FCL?antivirus download



Ewido is the best general Trojan removal program available.



Trojan Removal Procedure.



Removing infections from your computer is never as easy as aquiring them. Malware infections are not meant to be removed so it takes TIME and PATIENCE to get rid of them. If you do not have T %26 P then you can always do a Reformat.



Malware is a general word for all form of Viruses, Spyware etc. This procedure works for all Malware. Replace the Ewido program with the appropriate program.



You might be unable to access the Internet after removing the Malware so you will need to run LSPfix or Winsockxpfix (as appropriate). Download one and save to desktop, run it later.



LSPfix: all Windows OS except 95.



http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm



Winsock XP Fix: Windows XP only.



http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsoc...

How can I eradicate virus from my computer? i can&#039;t seem to run yahoo anti-spy.?

When I try to download some free antivirus/malware software, my computer always shust down then restarts. Please help me solve this problem. Is there a possible way to manually erase these viruses?



How can I eradicate virus from my computer? i can't seem to run yahoo anti-spy.?



Go to http://www.avast.com They have a Virus Scanner on their Home Page. Run it and delete the Virus and then REBOOT. They also have a FREE Virus protector you can download.



How can I eradicate virus from my computer? i can't seem to run yahoo anti-spy.?antivirus downloads



Go to http://www.mbusbyuk.info/links.html and scroll down the page til you come to Free Online Anti-virus Scanners.



Click on the link for Panda ActiveScan.



Make sure you do a full system scan.



That should fix your prob.



Good Luck!
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If your computer was installed properly even if you download dozens of viruses they would most likely go somewhere else then where your windows is! And i learned all of that from the website below!

Grisoft AVG doesn&#039;t update?

my free antivirus , AVG , doesn't update anymore , when I hit the "check for updates " button it says it can't connect whit the server.



I updated it before without problems and I didn't block it whit the firewall or changed the configurations. I even reinstalled it but it still doesn't update. how do I fix this ?



Grisoft AVG doesn't update?abtuvurys 2005



did you launch the anti-virus program then check for updates?



after you launch it click on Update Manager then click settings then go to the URL tab then make sure it says free.grisoft.com



Grisoft AVG doesn't update?antivirus programs



It normally gives you an option during the install to update from the internet or update from file. You must click internet, and should also click never ask again. Try another install, ensure you see this section on the update part of the install, and if this still does not work, look to your internet connection settings. Ensure the machine is not looking for proxies, Automatically detect proxy should be turned off. If this does not help, download an anti-spyware scanner. There is a free one at the avg site. sometimes spyware can change settings to prevent virus updates.
some times it may happen due to some bad internet connection

Interested to clear my doubts?

What is the use of Scroll lock in a keyboard?



Can you please explain the usage of functional keys?



Where to download a better free antivirus software?



I have downloaded Adobe photoshop CS2 torrent. The file is bin %26 cue format. How to change them and make the software ready to instal?



Interested to clear my doubts?adware remover



1: scroll lock was stuck on the keyboard when text-based applications were common, like telnet and DOS. hit scroll lock and it used to stop the scrolling text so you can read it before it moves offscreen.



2: The function keys do different things. f5 reloads the web browser, alt+f4 closes the program you're using, f11 usually makes the browser go fullscreen, kind of have to look them up.



3: http://free.grisoft.com AVG free. rocks.



4: Should probably mention that piracy is illegal, that said, .bin and .cue files are disk image files, have them open in your favorite cd burning program and it should work like magic. try ahead NERO, if you don't have a burning application

Lots of pop-ups are coming on to my computer?

I'm having a lot of Poker pop-ups and Win Free Antivirus and similar things like that coming up



Lots of pop-ups are coming on to my computer?adware



SuperAntiSpyware should fix this for you...



Ad-Aware, Spybot and SuperAntiSpyware are the programs I currently use to eliminate popups, spyware, and adware from my computer. They are well-written, and do not add popups or ads themselves.



SuperAntiSpyware (free)



http://www.superantispyware.com/



Spybot S%26D (free)



http://www.safer-networking.org/en/



Ad-aware SE Personal (free)



http://www.lavasoftusa.com/index.php



You can run some online (free) scans that will clean as well...



HouseCall -



http://housecall.trendmicro.com/...



Panda Active Scan



http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/s...



Kaspersky Online Scan



http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner...



Ewido Online Scan



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



Lots of pop-ups are coming on to my computer?antivirus scan



Run your anti-spyware program and your anti-virus program. You have a virus and/or spyware on your computer.
Visit http://www.stopannoyingpopup.com



Prevents from any unwanted popup ads immediately and automatically.

Is Norton 360 the worst ever product that Norton have released?

since using norton 360 i have endless problems regarding virus's, malware, spyware etc....they wanted 100 euros to sort out a problem i couldn't fix (i emailed BBC's watchdog regarding the support norton offers) so far i spoken to karun%26lt;, sibil and ajun, who recommended norton support. eventualy i sorted the problem using AVG free antivirus (highly recommended) and sana software. Now at least i have managed to contact them and get my 60 day money back guarantee, that took over 1 hour money, so just wating to see if the cash go's back into my account. do you have the same problems, I feel warey of giving my bank details to the likes of karun, sibil and ajun but hope i can trust norton, up yours norton and may the likes of AVG prosper and let the people of yahoo spread the word, please give me your experiances with norton, bye.



Is Norton 360 the worst ever product that Norton have released?agv



I have used PC for years.



It seems, whenever I use a Norton product I have problems.



I no longer trust anything they put out.



I used one that was a all inclusive Norton product, named something like Norton Fix and it fixed my system so bad that after struggling with it for a day, I was forced to reformat my hard drive and start all over again.



===============



Life is so simple, but we insist on making it complicated

NOKIA3110-How to remove the virus from nokia3110?

I am using NOKIA3110, My phoen has virus nfected, so i want to heal the phone from virus infection, so how to remove the virus from my nokia3110 mobile phone, where to i get free antivirus spftware for NOKIA3110 Please help me advance thanks



NOKIA3110-How to remove the virus from nokia3110?anti virus protection



The Nokia 3110 is not a Symbian phone - it uses a proprietary operating system. There are neither viruses, nor anti-virus programs for it (free or otherwise). Your phone is most definitely not infected with a virus and you don't need (and can't have) anti-virus software for it. Whatever the problem you're observing, it is caused by something else; not by a virus.



It would have helped if you had described what exactly is the problem you're observing and why you think that it is caused by a virus. (It would have helped if you had expressed yourself in a more literate way, too.)

Virus in Nokia 91. Please help.?

How to remove the virus. Is there any free antivirus for it.



Virus in Nokia 91. Please help.?anti virus scan



You will need a mobile Anti virus to remove it.



Download the trial 30 day version of Kaspersky Mobile Security:



http://www.kaspersky.com/trials?chapter=...



Install using Nokia Application Installer (comes in Nokia PC suite that is provided with your Phone's software and drivers disc)



Activate the Trial using the code



AAAAA-AAAAA-AAAAA-AAAA3.



You can purchase a very cheap 1 year subscription for $30 if you need the extra protection against viruses and theft.



http://usa.kaspersky.com/products_servic...



Virus in Nokia 91. Please help.?ariel



talk to yur nearest mobile repairer.
Can u pls explain the problems u r facing becoz of the virus.

My Computer Have Viruses....Any Help?

Well look like someone was watching porn on my comp and now its ****** up. I was not me!



Any free antivirus for trojan?



Its an Premium Vista Home Edition



My Computer Have Viruses....Any Help?ktm



I hope you have a good antivirus program. Run it in Safe Mode - that way, Windows will not be loaded and hopefully you will catch self-executable files.



P.S. The "F" word doesn't make your dilemma any the worse. Lose it.



My Computer Have Viruses....Any Help?nortan



Hey, try going to www.download.com



Then type in Avast, that is the one that I have and I use the same exact system you do.



Once you have Avast Installed, go to my computer and right click, your documents, hp recovery and hp pavilion. From the menu select scan. Your computer will then be scanned getting rid of all of the bad things on your computer.
please 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.
Firstly update and run your anti-virus product. You can also run a free online scan as well as some malware can actually corrupt or disable your resident security products. Here are a few online scans you can run: