I'd like to know what virus protection comes with my computer. How can I find out?

Question

I have a Dell Dimension E510 that I purchased in March. It says security suite pre-installed - no security subscription. Then I got Verison DSL and I'm not sure if that has automatic security installed. The McAfee keep coming up wanting me to register and subscribe to it but I don't want to, it's so annoying.

Answer 1

you do have macafee so there is an anti virus program on your computer but you need to register to get up to date virus information so your computer can detect it.

Answer 2

Yuo go to start all programmes and have a look at what you have got. Here's some to help out.

I have prepared this to aid you. Topics covered are: Anti virus, Anti spy ware, Browsers, e-mail, Word processors, Database, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Photo manipulations. All programmes described are free to use, some even for commercial use.

Antiviral.

AVG free. Excellent protection available from: http://www.Grisoft.com

Don't use two antiviral products together as they may be incompatible. If your Antiviral trial has run out, then remove product from your computer and get the AVG installed.

Anti-spyware

Essential products are: Adaware SE from: http://www.lavasoft.com

Spybot SD http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

Spywareblaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Windows Defender - from Microsoft downloads.

Office Applications

Open Office has an extremely good free to use and distribute product at http://www.openoffice.org

It contains programmes fully functional in Word-processing, Database, Spreadsheets, Drawing and Presentation. It looks and feels like Microsoft Office and can even make PDF's

Photo-manipulations

For ease of use and management of your photo files try Kodak easyshare software http://www.kodak.com

or Picasso. http://.picasa.google.com/

For advanced and fully functional photographic manipulation gimp2 is very similar to Photoshop and is available from http://gimp.org

Browsers and E-mail programmes.

Can recommend Firefox for browsing and has many safety features installed and is self updating and for a general e-mail programme, Thunderbird is very good. Go to:

http://www.mozilla.com/products/

Fun and helpful programmes

Have a look at Calendar Magic, http://www.stokepoges.plus.com/calendar.htm


it has lots of Scientific, Geometry, Factor and Expression calculators as well as Global distances, Sun and Moon Data, a Pregnancy Calculator, Time Data and Alarm clocks as well as an extremely comprehensive range of Calendars in about 27 different formats from Afghanistan to Vietnamese, including Chinese and Hindu.

C Cleaner. http://www.ccleaner.com/

This will tell you a lot about what is on your computer, such as running programmes,cookies, History, settings etc. and will help you clean up and remove unwanted items. Be careful how you use it as it is a very powerful programme and you should read the help index before you do anything with it.

Hope this information is of help to you and others.

Answer 3

wass up dj, seems like the pre installed security subcription has Expired, which is mostly the case with new PC's from Dell. . they only come with a Trail version of security. . .so ur only options are:

download free anti-virus software like http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1, with AD ware of course. or just get a good deal @ staples with a rebate. .

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?ref=froogle&pfp=froogle&product_code=332809&cm_ven=froogle&cm_cat=&cm_pla=&cm_ite=feed

CA, makes a good product and @ that price,u cant beat that with a bat!

Answer 4

Remove McAfee and go to www.filehippo.com and get AVG or Avast. Both are free. I like AVG better.

Answer 5

You might need to go to add/remove programs under control panel ,and delete it if not wanted.

http://www.zonelabs.com offers free firewall

http://www.grisoft.com offers free virus scan

Lots of other freebies at http://www.cnet.com

Answer 6

poor baby !