COMPUTER HELP...Please...VIRUS - Page 3

Spirit · 18-08-2008

I've done it before and no harm was done. It is probably best to do both, just be careful with the boot-time scan though.

Also, I should note; the ONLY things you should download in terms of anti-virus protection are the following:

Spybot Search & Destroy
Avast! Antivitus
Windows Defender

And that's it really. Do NOT download AVG as the LinkScanner utility puts extremely high and unnecessary load on websites, in some cases multiple users with AVG have bought large websites down. This is exactly the same behavior that rogue applications produce, and it should not be tolerated.

One more important thing: If you have absolutely any doubts about what you see on a "free antivirus" website, DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT!

Dash · 18-08-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by EpicPie

download avg free edition version 8 and spybot search and destroy to help get rid of virus' and spyware.

I second that

Not failed me yet... unlike Norton anti-bloomin-virus...

*throws an invisible symantec box out the window, as he can't throw the real one since he already did that 2 years ago*

Although, it's been said that there are 2 different "Spybot" programs, so the best one is here!

baby_mike · 18-08-2008

I put avast back on my pc.

Lone_Wolf · 18-08-2008

The Best Thing that i can say is back everything on a disc or a external HDD then reprogram ur comp or use a boot disk

DotDotDot · 18-08-2008

I use AVG, Spybot and Ad aware. Combined with weekly backups via norton ghost I rarely have problems.

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18-08-2008	#21 (permalink)
Spirit AU Ambassador at large Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 15 Posts: 523 Threads: 13 Gallery Uploads: 1 Wiki Edits: 4 Blog Entries: 2	I've done it before and no harm was done. It is probably best to do both, just be careful with the boot-time scan though. Also, I should note; the ONLY things you should download in terms of anti-virus protection are the following: Spybot Search & Destroy Avast! Antivitus Windows Defender And that's it really. Do NOT download AVG as the LinkScanner utility puts extremely high and unnecessary load on websites, in some cases multiple users with AVG have bought large websites down. This is exactly the same behavior that rogue applications produce, and it should not be tolerated. One more important thing: If you have absolutely any doubts about what you see on a "free antivirus" website, DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT!

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baby_mike Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The woods Age: 18 Posts: 499 Threads: 98 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 2	I put avast back on my pc.

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Lone_Wolf Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: In a cave Posts: 306 Threads: 11 Wiki Edits: 1 Reputation: 3	The Best Thing that i can say is back everything on a disc or a external HDD then reprogram ur comp or use a boot disk

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DotDotDot Regular Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NY, USA Posts: 100 Threads: 1 Reputation: 2	I use AVG, Spybot and Ad aware. Combined with weekly backups via norton ghost I rarely have problems.