Are there any that work for XP on a slow pc.
2006-09-16 06:26:19 · 13 answers · asked by DQ 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
here are some things to know if you have a virus..
First, you may think you have a virus, but how do you really tell? Viruses often cause erratic behavior, smiley faces may pop up, your screen may disappear, or your computer may crash. The trigger that activates the virus can be almost anything. For instance, the virus can be activated the minute it is installed. Or it may start its dirty work the next time you start your computer. In many cases, a virus can reside inside your computer in an inactive state, waiting for a certain event (like a certain date) to happen.
From the moment the virus infiltrated your computer to the time that it made itself known to you, you could have innocently spread the virus to others. A very disconcerting sign that you have a virus is when friends call or e-mail to let you know you have sent them a virus-infested e-mail. It can also be transfered via IM's and Peer to Peer's like limewire, Bearshare and Kazaa... SO beware!!!
Now... If you notice any of this CRAPS (lol) in your system.. The first thing you gotta do is STAY CALM.. lol... because people tend to panic when they notice something like viruses... Thats what I did sometime in the best and I deleted some of my system32 thinking the virus is there... and KABOOM!!! I cant start my pc anymore...LOL!!!!
What you gota do is, download an antivirus... My personal reccomendation is AVG (http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/... Because unlike Norton and PCcillin or Mcaffee.. It's not resource hungry.. It's simple.. lol...
another recommendation is zonealarm.. but... It cost like 50$ for the fulll version... but you can email me for a serial (LOL!!).. anyways...
other programs are:
Anti Vir www.free-av.com
Panda anti virus www.pandasoftware.com
Avast! www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home...
My etrust antivirus.cai.com
clam win anti virus www.clamwin.com
and Last but not the least.. KAPERSKY... ( I dont actaully know if it's free or something.. But because it's not that popular, There's less hacks for that program...)
But.. if you dont want any programs.... Try just to scan first...
housecall.antivirus.com
or jsut use free mcaffee virus scan...
but.. remember,, better be safe than sorry!!LOL!!
anyways...
They say only use one anti virus program... I say not... Because... base on my experience... There was this virus that got scanned by Avast but not by AVG.. Well thats just my opinion...
Now... sometimes... your anti virus says they have scanned something.. But cant delete it... what your gonna do is, google the virus name.. then there should be some step by step instructions in some forum... Try that... lol...
anyways... last but not the least but the most annoying and irritating and pissing (lol)
If you still cant delete it.. the last way is to reformat your PC... that sucks I know.. but... It'll surely kill the viruses.. and your files.. LOL!!
And ya... before I forget...
Sometimes... viruses seem to restrict you from accessing the net.. sometimes... it kills your connection or something... now great.. you cant download softwares.. what you gotta do is go to a clean PC.. then download the latest installer from there... now... burn it to a cd or something... then load it to your pc... it shall work... lol
now good luck with you!!!!
2006-09-19 08:50:33 · answer #1 · answered by johnzy_08 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-25 10:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by Clint 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no shortage of good antivirus and anti-spyware applications. When it comes to free antivirus programs, the most popular are: Antivir, Avast and AVG. All are good and reliable antivirus programs. To help you decide which is right for you, read about.com's review article on them:
"Review: Free Antivirus Software" written by Mary Landesman
(http://antivirus.about.com/od/antivirussoftwarereviews/a/freeav.htm)
You mentioned that you are using an older computer and are concern about how much resources these programs may require. Below is an excerpt from the article talking about the size of the programs:
"Footprint:
Each of the free antivirus scanners was conservative in the amount of disk space used, installing 40Mb or less on our test systems. (The smallest was AVG at only 30Mb). AVG installed four running processes, compared to three for AntiVir and six by AVAST. The footprint on the system can be particularly important for those running older operating systems (i.e. Windows 98/ME) where hard drive space and memory might be at a premium. Fortunately, any one of the three meets those needs."
Once you have decided on which antivirus you want to use, go to filehippo.com to download them:
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antivirus/
As for anti-spyware, I recommend you download Yahoo! toolbar. Yahoo! toolbar comes with Norton's Spyware Scan which scans a computer for spyware and adware. Do not confuse Norton's Spyware Scan with Norton Internet Security. Norton's Spyware Scan is free while Norton Internet Security just comes with a 30 day trial. Seeing as you already have a Yahoo! account and use their services, using the toolbar seems logical. You can download the toolbar at: http://toolbar.yahoo.com
2006-09-16 07:03:16 · answer #3 · answered by What the...?!? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
avast is very efficent and doesnt use all the large resources many of the others use go to www.downloads.com and the spyware programs arent that large anyway so try adaware se
2006-09-16 06:29:34 · answer #4 · answered by wiz of ia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
avg.com for free lightweight virus scanner
go to download.com for ad-aware, and spybot. They are free and very good for spyware and adware
2006-09-16 06:28:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use avast. Combined with spybot search and destroy and spyware blaster.
2006-09-16 06:30:01 · answer #6 · answered by lisapj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
avast anit-virus ...check their website, it's free. Ad-aware by lavasoft and spybot search and destroy for spyware.
2006-09-16 06:28:49 · answer #7 · answered by Jordan L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can download norton anti spywere at yahoo downloads.
2006-09-16 06:33:49 · answer #8 · answered by Angel Answer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use SBC Yahoo Online Protection, it is very easy to use and doesn't pop up and annoy you.
2006-09-16 06:27:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1
2006-09-16 06:26:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋