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virus scanners... whos the best
kittyclaire_2
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my comp has been so unresponsive lately and after giving my comp a total clear out its still the same so i know i may have a virus or 2.
im currently using virgin medias pc guard but when i do a scan its showing nothing...
can anyone recommend any that will find the lil !!!!!!s..
thanx in advance
im currently using virgin medias pc guard but when i do a scan its showing nothing...
can anyone recommend any that will find the lil !!!!!!s..
thanx in advance
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Do you mean an online one? Or a permanent one.
You can try the following as an online one.
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
Read the information - it will advise you how to use it.My suggestion and/or advice is my own and it is up to you if you follow it, please check the advice given before acting on it.0 -
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Download MALWAREBYTES
http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&!!!!!button
UPDATE and QUICK SCAN
Post the log here AFTER youve deleted anything it finds
PC Guard is junk.
Id suggest using AVAST or AVIRA in its place along with a decent firewall
(PC Tools, Zonealarm or Comodo):idea:0 -
Avast here also (but can't say the virus checker is fast - quite the opposite in fact)
BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
I have always used Avast or AVG. They are both free to use the basic versions, and I have never had any complaints about eitherThere are 10 kinds of people that understand binary
Those that do
Those that dont
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:0 -
Have a read of the following thread for a discussion of Anti-Virus software. To summarise I'd say my choice for a free AV is Avira AntiVir.
My choice for a paid AV would either be ESET NOD32 or Kaspersky with, for me, NOD32 winning.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...html?t=13172090 -
I put Kaspersky on a PC to replace NOD32, and it found 356 viruses that NOD had missed.
I agree about Malwarebytes, superb program.
If you decide to go the Kaspersky route, buy the all-in-one 'Security Suite' Edition, as this is cheaper than the anti-virus on its own (could never work out why though)Never Knowingly Understood.
Member #1 of £1,000 challenge - £13.74/ £1000 (that's 1.374%)
3-6 month EF £0/£3600 (that's 0 days worth)0 -
I'd go with avast...on a par with avira but includes an e-mail scanner which, last time I looked, avira doesn't.........Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple
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free4440273 wrote: »Avast here also (but can't say the virus checker is fast - quite the opposite in fact)
...have also used AVG and Sophos (often a corporate anti-virus install): BUT as I say, have yet to find a virus checker (when forced I mean) that checks the system quickly - avast and avg and sophos (painfully) slow:)BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0
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