actually deletes the viruses rather than just quarantine them that is free? I have avg and I talked to a customer service rep at dell and they said that free versions quarantine but then let the virus back onto your system. I just wanted to know if there was any way to actually delete the virus or to get a virus protection that is free to delete them.
2006-09-04 09:31:16 · 14 answers · asked by chica bonita 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Comodo is free forever.
2006-09-04 09:33:40 · answer #1 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
AVG moves virus infected files into the vault, quarantining them so that if it is wrong about the file, you can restore it from the vault back to your computer. To actually delete the files, empty the vault.
(And of course Dell did not tell you that. They want to sell you virus protection.)
If you do not like AVG, try Avast instead before spending money for one of the paid scanners. They free one works just as well, they just work DIFFERENTLY. Sometimes you have to make one more click than with one of the other programs. It this, all you do is empty the vault.
2006-09-04 16:34:55 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Leaving a virus in quarantine can do you no harm. Just leave it there for a couple weeks or so to be sure the moving of the file did the computer no harm, then empty the vault or the chest or whatever AVG calls their quarantine area.
2006-09-04 16:40:13 · answer #3 · answered by jibberjabar 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would not get any free virus programs off the internet, unless it is a link from the actual windows or mac site. The virus programs might actually have a virus in them. Weird conundrum, but true!
2006-09-04 16:33:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dell doublespeak! I am sure that they offered to sell you a "good" program! Your AVG should do a perfectly good job if you ensure it is updated regularly. Or you can try some other free programs such as:
Avast Antivirus, also for non-commercial use is available at: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Avira AntiVir Personal Edition is also available for download at http://www.free-av.com , I have not used this a lot and would welcome other comments on it.
The above products include active background scanning modules!
Bitdefender has an excellent scanner and removal tool but does not have any active background protection in the free version that is available at: http://www.bitdefender.com/site/Main/view/Download-Free-Products.html
2006-09-04 16:38:31 · answer #5 · answered by Interested Dude 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hi, perhaps you can try Norton to remove the virus. but you need to pay for the software.
i also recommand you to use firefox with Google toolbar. firefox can disable all virus to run, because the virus can only run on IE.
besides, firefox can block any any poppus and disable any virus and adware, spyware on webpage, so, firefox is much safer than IE. as you know, most of the virus is spread throught internet and webpage.
firefox is much smaller than IE, so i run faster than IE.
download firefox for free:
http://www.bernanke.cn/firefox/
Best Wishes && Good Luck!
2006-09-05 10:26:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you empty the vault then the viruses are deleted or you can try this free AVG virus deleter, you can DL it at their site. works good.
2006-09-04 16:38:22 · answer #7 · answered by sunshine25 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
When you empty the "virus vault" in AVG it deletes them. I actually e -mailed Grisoft to confirm this when I first installed it.
2006-09-04 16:38:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Avg just came out with an anti-spyware program (which is also free) and it works awesome. It is called Ewidio Anti-Spyware. Check it out, I love it. It does just what you want and plenty more.
http://www.avgfree.com/doc/1 it's the best I have tried all the other ones like spybot etc.
2006-09-04 16:33:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
AVG is totally worthless. It is JUNK. I recommend antivir free edition
2006-09-04 17:05:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a legal and moral obligation to keep my pc 100% clean. And I use an antivirus/spyware program out of Beijing, China.
http://www.filseclab.com -- This program has kept me 100% clean for the past nine years.
Twister Anti-Trojan Virus is absolute state of the art technology that has a real time scanner
that really works. Will scan your memory on start up and continues to run in the background
while you use your pc. Plus this software uses very little CPU resources.
Some examples of how great this program is. If you open a webpage and there is a virus or
spyware embedded in the webpage the scanner will catch the virus in a second and clean.
If you download any type of file including music or a zip file and there is hidden embedded
virus in the file the download will stop and the Twister will clean and stop the download.
I had an experience where the software I download the company used another installer other
then their own. The installer had hidden embedded virus in the installer program.Twister found it and cleaned, plus ended the installation and traced it back to the installer software.
(I wrote the original software company and they now use their own installer).
What is really great is that you only pay a small one time fee for life. You will get frequent
large signature updates,excellent support and they never charge you for any new versions.
There are many other features as auto downloads, and the ability to fix all type of problems with your registry or windows.
The chinese don't believe in the annual fee or paying of new versions like most of the other software companies want to be paid over and over for the original purchase.
I use Zone Alarm free firewall (http://www.zonealarm.com). As a backup even though I have ADSL.I use ewido antispyware / malware. www.grisoft.com --Ewido was purchased by AVG. Ewido is free and will protect you from rogue dialers.
Also,you can use:
free
anti spyware blocker
spybot search & destory
spyware blaster
http://www.download.com
free
Windows Defender
http://www.microsoft.com
free
anti spyware firewall<<
15day free try
ZoneAlarm internet security suite
all in one firewall / anti virus/ anti spyware
no1 auto virus killer that will kill off a virus
as the virus try to download on to your system
when you open your explorer and search on the net
there are virus on websire that will auto download
this all in one firewall/anti virus/anti spyware
will kill the download link fast and auto kill the virus
http://www.zonelabs.com/
not free
ad-aware se professional 1.06 /ad-watch
http://www.lavasoft.com/
ad-watch block's all pop ups
not free
ewido anti-spyware 4.0
http://www.grisoft.com/
not free
spyware doctor
http://www.pctools.com
not free
XoftSpy 4.22 is the Latest and Most Advanced Spyware Detection and
pop up spyware
Spyware
W32/Spybot
Browser Hijackers
Adware
Malware
Keyloggers
trojans
worms
back door trojans
Malicious mobile code
MALICIOUS SCRIPTS
toolbar trojans that dont show up
download xoftspy422 and install it then run it stop the scan and click on scan settings tick every box and click on where it says>>click here to select a folder then tick the (c) thats your hard drive if you have 2 hard drives tick the 2 of them then click ok then click start when the scan is done click on remove tab.
http://www.paretologic.com/
all of them are the best among the best
Also,use:
Anti-Virus:AVG Free: http://www.grisoft.com/
Anti-Spyware:Ad-Aware SE: http://www.lavasoft.com/
Firewall:ZoneAlarm Firewall http://www.zonealarm.com/
I suggest using Online Armor.You can search it on Yahoo! or Google.I also suggest using McAfee Site Advisor,it has information about the websites that you go
http://www.siteadvisor.com/
For safe browsing, you can use Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 which is available at http://www.mozilla.com/
Don't use Super Anti Spyware,it has spyware in it.
For online AV scan, try the websites below:
GFI E-mail Security Testing –
http://www.emailsecuritytest.com/...
Port Scan Security Check -
http://www.sdesign.com/securitytest/inde...
Shields UP! -
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2...
Sygate Online Services -
http://scan.sygatetech.com/
VMon -
http://home.ahnlab.com/english/...
Panda ActiveScan Security Check -
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan...
Online Malware Scan -
http://virusscan.jotti.org
eTrust AntiVirus Web Scanner -
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virus...
BitDefender Free Online Virus Scan -
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html...
Symantec Security Check -
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/defau...
For online spyware,malware & trojan scan:
Trend Micro Anti-Spyware For The Web
http://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan
X-Cleaner Online Spyware Scanner
http://www.spywareguide.com/txt_onlinescan.html
SpywareInfo Online Spyware Scanner
http://www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.php
Ewido-Anti Spyware and Anti Malware Solution
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan
Tenebril Online Spyware Scan
http://www.tenebril.com/scanner/189062_start.php
Trend Micro Free Online Scan
http://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan/free_spyware_scan.asp
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
FutureSoft: Online Malware Scan
http://www.futuresoft.com/products/antispyware/webscan.htm
Free Online Trojan Scanner
http://www.trojanscan.com
2006-09-04 21:22:46 · answer #11 · answered by wan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋