i have norton antivirus 2006 and up to now it has been great but i have been told that there are a few trojans that it does not recgonise. what other tool could i use to ensure full security. i have lavasoft adawre and spybot already as back up.
2007-03-19 06:02:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Dude I've had more viruses in the past than a dog has fleas. Use these three online scanners. If these scans don't detect a virus or trogan then you can bet you are flea, I mean virus free.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
2007-03-19 06:30:40 · answer #1 · answered by johnnyjumpup2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ad-Aware and SpyBot are designed to catch spyware, not viruses, so you should consider them as additional protection for your computer, not a backup for your anti-virus.
As a backup to your anti-virus, I suggest you use an online scanner such as Trend Micro's. It will detect things that Norton won't, and vice versa.
Unless you're planning to get rid of Norton, I don't recommend that you download or buy an additional anti-virus program to install on your computer. Two a-v programs tend to drain resources, conflict with each other, and cause problems, unless you have one of them specifically configured to run one-off scans and turn off instead of running in the background all the time. (For that reason, an online scan is no problem because it IS a one-off scan.) Good luck!
2007-03-19 06:10:40 · answer #2 · answered by Navigator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really the best thing to do is to get 2007 because even though you can get updates onlines to ensure sales they will not update you on everything that is out there. They want you to buy the new version so I would reccomend doing so...
2007-03-19 06:10:44 · answer #3 · answered by Johnny Mek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're about as well protected as you can be don't worry about the scare mongers Norton get most viruses and works well you're unlikely to get infected especially as you use spybot and ad-aware as well
2007-03-19 06:08:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free online scan:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Free cool web search removal/protection tool:
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html
Spyware protection tool prevents spyware:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html
Free antivirus and spyware removal tools:
http://www.free.grisoft.com/doc/1
These all should keep you well protected as long as you use them and keep them updated.
2007-03-19 06:07:12 · answer #5 · answered by up.tobat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU ARE FINE AND IN THE HANDS OF NORTON.THEY PUT OUT PR ABOUT THINGS TO SCARE THE PUBLIC.KEEP ON TRUCKING.
2007-03-19 06:14:17 · answer #6 · answered by endgame1915 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋