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Yes, I have Norton. I guess I should have turned that off? :O
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I ran it to check it out. I was able to get into set up and found an option to reset back to a point where everything was working. :) Then I uninstalled AVG. So far, so good! :bounce:
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Curious...did you run it because you thought you had a virus or were just checking it out. The reason I ask is that if you had an infection then it may have nothing to do with the scan.
Can you...
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:iagree:
I'd go without anti virus, before going outside that group of 4.
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Anything would be better than Norton and/or McAffee.
They are at the very botom of the pile
Agreed.
SB was good back in the XP days, but it's of little use these days and there's nothing like...
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Daily Drive:
Spybot S&D (Run every 1-2 months)
Microsoft Security Essentials: (Always on)
CCleaner: Clean out everything weekly.
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I've never used MBAM, so I don't know if it has a feature to immunize the hosts file. Removing malware for me is as simple as purging the cache and watching my firewall for unauthorised connections....
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The reason a lot of users get these infections is because they aren't careful when installing software. Really, why should an antivirus software be trivial to install?
MSE FTW.
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I had not run a anti-malware/spyware for about 3 years, but I decided to run one for s**ts and giggles after this topic came up. Results? Nothing, nada, zip, zilch. Safe computing habits and a...
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I'm running ESET NOD and Malwarebytes. So far so great. I read many reviews ranking NOD higher than Norton and McAfee. I'm not sure how effective these software are in general though. But...
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I just ran this and now my computer (desktop) won't restart.:confused: I am not very tech savvy either. It is a Windows XP.
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Avira or Avast.
I do not recommend AVG.
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I honestly have not used SB S&D for years. Malware bytes free always seemed to do a better job for me.
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Avast / Malwarebytes / Superantispyware... All free :).
Check out
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
http://www.virusbtn.com/index
For actual independent test results. The major freebies are...
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Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes
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Last I checked (about a month ago) AVG was the best free product. See here
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:iagree: Seconds this. If you want, you can throw in something like AVG but a lot of users have frowned on it as being a resource hog but it has never failed me or given Me issues. It's all...
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I agree and if you're careful to not allow any extras in during the installation of the free version, it is also one of the lightest around.
The alternate is Avira, if AVG won't install for whatever...
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Microsoft security essentials
malwarebytes
superantispyware
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Run a sand boxed browser and avoid viruses entirely.....
http://www.sandboxie.com/
Tied to Erasure to wipe out sandbox upon exit
Then have Anti-virus/spyware as a second/third level of...
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That has been my position for years now, but I have recently found that if you install AVG carefully and accept NO additional options (there are 8 or 9) during the installation, it's even a bit...
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For AV:
AVG, Avast, AVira are all good. MSE maybe but i never used it.
Malwarebytes and S&D are useful.
Router firewall + comodo firewall with sandbox works well.
lastly use firefox or...
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I have used avast, avg, and microsoft security essentials, and I think avira is the best of all. Seems to use alot lets resources than the others. And does a great job at detecting problems.
I...
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avast is best freeby
nod is best payed IMHO
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What good antivirus and anti-spyware program can you recommend it can be freeware, shareware, or NEED to be PURCHASED ....
I need a program that won't slow down my computer or cause errors ...
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Spybot S&D is a must.
Just remember, nothing is foolproof. The best way to ward off malware and spyware is to practise safe hex.
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NOD32 gets my vote for AV. I don't have much need for anti-spy/malware, but S&D and Malwarebytes both seemed decent.
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Thats was where I was going with this....getting it back to where you were before, even if using system restore.
So now the issue is what happened?. What you describe should not have caused this....
