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Hey i woke up this morning to find my laptop being eaten alive by pop ups and error messages and spam coming up been trying to sort it out tried to up load an old norton 2002 on to my vista PC but doesnt want to work and keeps freezes download AVG as well sorted a few problems out what othe free ones do you recommend for the mean time to sort out these problems for weekend so i can buy a full copy from the shops thanks
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When you pause to take a breath, add some punctuation while typing!:doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0
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Hey i woke up this morning to find my laptop being eaten alive by pop ups and error messages and spam coming up been trying to sort it out tried to up load an old norton 2002 on to my vista PC but doesnt want to work and keeps freezes download AVG as well sorted a few problems out what othe free ones do you recommend for the mean time to sort out these problems for weekend so i can buy a full copy from the shops thanks
Dont pay a penny IMO there is no need good quality free software is available that often does the job just as well if not better.
AVG
Avira
Avast
I will never recommend a Norton or Mcaffee product not worth the money and not even worth it when you get given a freebie by them either as far as im concerned.When using the housing forum please use the sticky threads for valuable information.0 -
Try AvastI’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Quick Grabbit, Freebies, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning and the UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards.
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Thanks i will give them a go. Expresso i don't need any English lessons thanks, i am not here to learn more about my punctuation! Ok?No Unapproved or Personal links in signatures please - FT30
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Don't install more than 1 antivirus at a time otherwise it can cause problemsI’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Quick Grabbit, Freebies, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning and the UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards.
If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.
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Thanks i will give them a go. Expresso i don't need any English lessons thanks, i am not here to learn more about my punctuation! Ok?
You obviously do as well as some glasses as that is not my user name!
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I've used Avast, AVG and Avira. All have their good and bad points. Any one is better than nothing.0
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Thanks for that info it is very useful for me too, hope my punctuation is ok as english was never my best subject, holding my breath:rotfl:0
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Thanks i will give them a go. Expresso i don't need any English lessons thanks, i am not here to learn more about my punctuation! Ok?
It's more a case of making it easier to read so there's less chance of ambiguity, misinference and misinterpretation."She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
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Been running AVG and Avast this afternoon. Avast came up with a message this afternoon saying about a Trojan treat but it couldnt delete it or move it to the vault or chest whatever it states! The Trojan details are
Win32Vundo@dll(tn)
Trojan Horse
And when i start up the laptop or restart it as soon as it loads up on the windows main screen page it comes up with boxes saying something along the lines of, 'Dll couldnt load up' in an error box and before i did some scans i think at least 100 of those boxes had come up.No Unapproved or Personal links in signatures please - FT30
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