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Hijack this help please

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  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Id say your good to go :)
    :idea:
  • That's great news and I can't thank you enough.
    Could I ask you if there is an antivirus program you would recommend. We have just bought a laptop as a Xmas present for one of our kids. I have used AVG on all our previous computers but it did not prevent this happening so I would be happy to purchase one if it would make a difference.
    S.
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well if your willing to pay id go with kaspersky (Look on amazon for a cheap price)

    Make sure you use the 32 bit AVG removal tool before installing ANY other av
    http://www.avg.com/download-tools

    Personally I use AVIRA (all are free)
    PC TOOLS FIREWALL
    SPYBOT
    MALWAREBYTES (As a secondary scanner)
    FIREFOX with the NOSCRIPT plugin (Makes browsing 'bomb proof' (So long as the foolish dont unlock EVERYTHING))

    Best advice is be wise ~ dont click dodgy looking links or popups. Dont open every email attachment if you dont know what they are etc etc etc
    :idea:
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