I'm pretty sure i have a virus on my comp. and am having trouble getting rid of it....i have macaffee....and ad-aware....my problem is that when i start a virus scan with ad-aware when it gets to a certain point in the scan it just seems to freeze and stop scanning. i was w ondering if this ever happened to anyone or if anyone had any tips?
2006-11-17 09:15:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
not sure if you mean virus scanning with adaware or with mcafee.
adaware scans for spyware/malware its not a virus program.
but if you mean adaware pausing at some point, it could be you have the previous version (version 6 if i recall) the newer version is se (newest version out soon).
i remember that the older one did pause/stop at some points.
www.lavasoftusa.com
get the personal version
if you mean mcafee pausing at some point, it may be a problem with it. or a bug that has been fixed by way of update. try the mcafee site for help.
2006-11-17 10:20:07 · answer #1 · answered by great one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-26 18:44:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ad-aware isn't a virus scanner - it's a spyware / adware scanner, and it's likely that Macaffee's the program that's stopping the scan.
I suggest you take out Macaffe (it's a resource hog), and get AVG as a virus scanner, and Spybot Search & Destroy to scan for adware / spyware. Both are free and easy to find.
You'll have less of a problem with viruses and spyware if you use Firefox - it's faster, more secure, more flexible and considerably more up to date.
2006-11-17 10:17:10 · answer #3 · answered by AmandaKerik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest that you try to carryout system restore to a day previous to the day when there was no virus. The problem is likely to be solved. Then,You insatll a standard antivirus soft ware such as Norton, AVG , Avast ( free antivirus software and Ad-aware, Ewido ( free spyware removers). You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
2006-11-17 21:44:08 · answer #4 · answered by RICH 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have Norton anti virus and it works but it is a little complicated to understand but i love it. My computer used to have worms and virus' all the time but now my comp is as fast as the day i bought it
2006-11-17 09:19:23 · answer #5 · answered by urbanautters 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend using AVG antivirus , its free and its very strong against the viruses. I would also recommend using spybot search and destroy. Both these programs work well and are free .
Avg can be found from the following link
http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10596553.html?tag=lst-0-1
Spybot can be found from the following link
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10401314.html?tag=lst-0-1
GOOD LUCK!!
2006-11-17 09:48:54 · answer #6 · answered by Mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
download the free avg antispyware http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free
update both it and your antivirus and run them in safe mode
2006-11-17 09:18:48 · answer #7 · answered by spankdis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here you have some good and free antivirus programs:
http://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/
Get one!
2006-11-17 20:41:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋