2006-10-19 21:42:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Antiviral. (free)
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 (all free)
O.K. Some quick links to get you out of trouble
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 - http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Spycatcher
http://www.tenebril.com/consumer/spyware/spycatcher-express.php
Ewido http://www.ewido.com
PC starter kit at download.com 20 of the best recommended programes for people new or less advanced in computers. Check all three pages, at bottom see Security/Tools/Fun
http://www.download.com/PC-Starter-Kit/2001-12350_4-0.html?tag=dir
Now for some informed reading, courtsey of 2-spyware Research centre.
Anti-Spyware contains the list of all known legitimate anti-spyware programs that can effectively detect and remove spyware, adware threats and other kinds of computer parasites from the system. Listed programs have been carefully tested by the 2-spyware.com research center and successfully passed our strict tests. This means that all of them can quite precisely recognize a particular pest, completely disable it by terminating its processes, deleting its essential files, registry entries and other related objects and eventually clean the infected system ensuring that no unsolicited programs will stay and attempt to violate your privacy and harm your computer.
All the products in Anti-Spyware category really work, do not deceive the user by producing false positives and cannot damage a compromised computer while eliminating found malware. However, it is important to know that not all of them are recommended for daily use. Each spyware remover in the list comes with a review describing its positive sides, drawbacks and impression it left. Such review also includes program screenshots, information about its price, implemented features, performance and general effectiveness. We rate tested programs by giving marks from 1 to 100. The higher mark a spyware remover gets the more effective it is. Please carefully read each review, pay attention to the rating mark a program got and read comments published by other visitors. This will help you to make a wise choice and compare your current anti-spyware program with other modern solutions on the market.
If you cannot find a particular spyware remover in anti-spyware category, take a look on the category of corrupt tools. It contains the list of rogue, fake, illegal, even harmful applications that definitely cannot correctly detect and remove various security and privacy threats and therefore must be avoided.
Additionally we provide the list of recommended anti-spyware software that got the highest marks and therefore is the most effective. From the personal experience we can tell that one spyware remover is not enough, different programs find different parasites. You need to do a wise choice.
Anti-spyware tools:
Total Anti-Spyware products in our DB: 71
Recommended Anti-Spyware products:
Spyware Doctor
(91/100) - real time protection; deep file scan; optimal (low) system requirements; complete system scan; highly configurable
Spy Sweeper
(89/100) - real time protection; trial version available; deep file scan; complete system scan; highly configurable
Spybot Search and Destroy
(84/100) - quick performance; real time protection; free to use; highly configurable
Windows Defender Beta 2
(75/100) - real time protection; free to use; deep file scan; complete system scan
For more information from this site http://www.2-spyware.com/anti-spyware
To check software downloads first for malware or problems:
http://www.freedrweb.com/browser/interne...
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.
2006-10-19 21:49:05 · answer #1 · answered by Mordak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-21 12:29:57 · answer #2 · answered by Debra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anti-virus! what else!
1. first identify the virus (using anti-virus)
2. if the antivirus fales to remove it, run a search google with the name of the virus
3. download a remover and your virus is out!
2006-10-19 21:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by HellBoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use virus removal software to identify and remove it. if you are using windows, and you know the name of the file, go to the control panel and use removal tool to delete it. if you have avg free virus protection, it may be able to remove it, or at least identify it so you can do a search to find it and delete it that way. you can go to avg.com for the free version of the anti-virus software if you dont have any other software already loaded. if you have software, run the full scan and find out what you need to delete the virus. also, turn on the windows security and firewall to at least med-high for most sources of mal-ware. windows also has updates for such things so you need to set the update tool to auto.
2006-10-19 21:52:51 · answer #4 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you must know what virus you have and after that you search definitions about that virus on the Internet. If it is a Trojan then you might use Pest Patrol but if it is another you can use Symantec 10 (Norton Antivirus). :D
2006-10-19 22:06:06 · answer #5 · answered by liquiD 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a list of all the major free anti-virus programs:
Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Anti-Vir:
http://www.free-av.com/
AOL AntiVirusShield:
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?
AVG:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
BitDefender 8: (on-demand only, no real-time protection)
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html
Clamwin: (on-demand only, no real-time protection)
http://www.clamwin.com/
Personally, I use the AOL AntiVirusShield. Don't let the name AOL scare you. AntiVirusShield is made by Kaspersky which is one of top-rated anti-virus vendors in the world.
In recent tests, the most popular free anti-virus, AVG, was only able to detect about 82% of a very large sample of viruses. On the other hand, AntiVirusShield was able to detect better than 99% in the same test.
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82
AOL AntiVirusShield has excellent virus detection rates and is extremely light on using your computer resources.
Free to anyone, AOL member or not.
2006-10-19 21:47:21 · answer #6 · answered by jibberjabar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be having a virus. Norton, AVG , Avast are
widely used and effective antivirus software. You can
download these free softwares at
http://tinyurl.com/yahtjk
2006-10-21 17:39:56 · answer #7 · answered by PAPU 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be having a virus. Norton, AVG , Avast are
widely used and effective antivirus software. You can
download these free softwares at
http://tinyurl.com/yahtjk
2006-10-20 07:59:50 · answer #8 · answered by mannu 1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the Anti-Virus wont delete it try this. go to the file that the virus is in (not folder) File. Right click on it, and click cut go to your desk top and right click, press paste. Automatically(as fast as you can) restart your computer. when your computer opens and in the minute you see the desk top, left click the file and press (SHIFT+DELETE) Together. That means delete from the whole Computer
2016-05-22 04:38:55 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More info needed. What sort of virus? What exactly is the problem and don't you have anti-virus software?
2006-10-19 21:46:24 · answer #10 · answered by Karen D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋