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Virus?
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Use Firefox as your browser http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
Best security addons
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
Spyware blaster protects your browsers and prevents infection.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Also Spybot-S&D use the immunize feature which stops you visiting sites infected with malware.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Then run weekly scans with Malwarebytes and your anti-virus http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
Make sure you have the latest Java as older versions have exploits which viruses can use http://www.filehippo.com/download_java_runtime/
And also the latest Adobe http://www.filehippo.com/download_adobe_reader/0 -
Remove AVG using the removal tool
http://www.avg.com/download-tools
Install AVAST or AVIRA anti virus programs
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
http://www.free-av.com/
Install a decent firewall like PCTOOLS
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
Use firefox
http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/
with the noscript plugin
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
instead of internet explorer
Download SPYBOT
http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/4375/
Use the IMMUNISE feature to stop a lot of the nasties at the source (And scan every month or so)
Update and scan with MALWAREBYTES and SUPERANTISPYWARE every month too:idea:0 -
Also use http://www.filehippo.com/download_antivir/ as your antivirus make sure to uninstall AVG. Then choose a firewall i recommend pctools firewall as its light and easy to use. http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
Do the other scan with Superantispyware aswell and download CCleaner http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/ during the installation make sure to deselect the yahoo toolbar once its installed press run cleaner make sure all your browsers are closed.0
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