I also have Lavasoft Ad-Aware. Windows XP .
2006-10-04 03:20:45 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Nhoi asked which antivirus I'm using. Yesterday, I uninstalled Norton and installed AVG. I've beentrying for 3 days to get rid of W32.Myzor.FK@yf which is a scam that hijacked my homepage and tells me to buy some software to remove that virus. Thanks for your answer.
2006-10-04 04:25:54 · update #1
I have never heard of this "myth" before and I have been playing with computers since 1983. But just for my curiosity, what kind of an animal is "anantivirus?"
Try to rephrase your message and be a little more specific if you really want someone to be able to help you.
Nikolas S
2006-10-04 03:36:00 · answer #1 · answered by Nikolas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I saw many people having 2 or more antivirus programs - might make the computer safer. But sometimes running some of them at a time will result in problem (I dunno why, just read that from many IT magazines). So try to install new antivirus, then if you get a problem, uninstall the old one. This may solve it.
By the way, what antivirus are u using? Many people (included me) think BitDefender is the best. Effective, easy to use and update, and not lower the system performance too much like Norton Antivirus.
2006-10-04 10:36:37 · answer #2 · answered by nhoi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not have to uninstall your current antivirus just to get rid of the virus in question.
Your current antivirus program is equipped with tools that can help you defeat the virus.
Your best bet is to run a virus scan and when completed and a notice cums up that you have a virus, just quarantine it. Problem solved.
2006-10-04 10:55:15 · answer #3 · answered by iggy465 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before u want to install a new anti virus, u must uninstall the old want first,and then install the new one...
2006-10-04 10:27:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try some of these:
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Popups:
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3003-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=tab_rev
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.download.com/Bazooka-Adware-and-Spyware-Scanner/3000-8022-10247782.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10379544.html
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
Online Scanners:
http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/freescan.html?
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Malware, Dialers, Popups List:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/104
http://www.download.com/Adware-Spyware-Removal/3150-8022_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antispyware/setarea
Antivirus:
http://www.grisoft.com/
http://www.avast.com/
http://www.free-av.com/
Antivirus Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/1
http://www.download.com/Antivirus/3150-2239_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads29.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/antivirus/
Firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?dc=12bms&ctry=US&lang=en&lid=staticcomp_za
Firewall Lists:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/97
http://www.download.com/Firewalls/3150-10435_4-0.html?tag=dir
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads34.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/firewalls/
IP Blocker:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/peerguardian/pg2-050918-nt.exe?download
Browser:
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Email, News, RSS:
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
System Cleaner:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
System Cleaning List:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/98
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads12.html
http://www.filehippo.com/software/cleaning/
System Info:
http://www.softpedia.com/catList/92
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html
2006-10-05 01:23:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but frankly I am not convinced you know what you are doing. If you already have antivirus installed, why do you need to install another???
2006-10-04 10:30:22 · answer #6 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋