HELP!!! I need a good antivirus software now!!! under attack.....?

Question

i downloaded this norton antivirus 2007 - i know - and burned it on a disc, then installed it. it asks me to remove my current one being 2003. then afterwards long story short, the person who made it turned out to be a virus. i uninstalled it and thats when the virus took effect. my computer acted weird and logged me off so i cut it off immediately.
i used system restore and got the old one back but it wont work because a conflict and even warned me of a virus. how do i fix this. whats a good free antivirus to use?
now im using trend micro but i know it sucks, help!

Answer 1

AVG anti virus.

Days ago, i tried the Mcfee anti virus doing the scanning and it give all ok, nothing infected.

But after i tried AVG, it gives me more than 3 threats and heal them for me. So i would suggest like what others suggest in Yahoo! answer! -> AVG

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Your system is now messed up. Do the following things
1. Backup all ur important data to another partition
2. Format ur windows partition and do a clean install of windows .
3. Don't install any driver and install norton antivirus first (as it is the best) for better system performance and less time consumption.
4. Perform a full system scan to check whether another partions are also got infected or not.
5. Remove all viruses.
And ur done
Good luck : )

Answer 4

See, your problem is the "free" part. Did you ever hear "you get what you pay for"? So you paid for nothing, and you got nothing. (or nothing good, anyway.) Buy a legitimate copy of Norton's Anti-virus, or McAfee, and hope it works on your problem. I'm afraid you have your system so badly compromised now that it may not be possible to clean it up.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

AVG! Download page -
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free

AVG dominates other anti-viruses, it is considered the best by many online users.

Answer 7

use Norton's Anti-virus, it detects pretty much any virus

Answer 8

Try TrendMicro.com. Thats what I use. It has worked almost flawlessly for me. Sorry to hear that you had so much trouble:(

Answer 9

You could have downloaded a free trial from Norton. All it needs is you to buy the activation key to make it a full legal copy.
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Before you install another antivirus you need to uninstall Norton.

How to Fully Remove Norton 2004 and newer
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic42247.html

Norton anti virus uninstall guidelines!
http://forums.techguy.org/security/566663-norton-anti-virus-uninstall-guidelines.html

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039
Use the Norton Removal Tool to remove a failed installation or a damaged Norton product.
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It takes a lot more effort to clean it than to keep it clean. There is always the possiblity you will not catch everything.


You have malware installed on your system. If you follow all the following steps it should get rid of your problem and prevent future problems. All programs listed are free.

Securing a Personal Machine
http://safecomputing.umn.edu/studentchecklist.html

OS Reinstallation vs. Virus Removal
http://safecomputing.umn.edu/guides/rebuild_repair.html

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Update your antivirus and run a full scan in safe mode

If you do not have full time (active) virus protection install (only one) all are excellent:

AVG Antivirus 7.5 Free Edition
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10669237.html?tag=lst-0-1
or
Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
or
AOL Active Virus Shield
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp
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Install Windows Defender (full time spyware protection)
Perform a full scan.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
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Install the following five programs and run weekly or at least monthly. You need all five. They will greatly increase your protection. They are not a substitute for full time spyware and virus protection.

Ad-Aware SE Personal (update + full scan)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

Spybot Search & Destroy (update + immunize + scan)
Do not enable Tea Timer and SDHelper
After installation: update + scan + immunize
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

SpywareBlaster: Update then open and click “enable all protection”.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

SUPERAntiSpyware free version: (update + scan)
http://www.superantispyware.com/

CCleaner: Do not install toolbar option
Removes tracking cookies, unneeded files, history
In options.
Set to run when computer starts.
Place cookies you want to keep in save list
http://www.ccleaner.com/
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Note if a scan detects a problem but is unable to remove, start the computer in safe mode with the internet line disconnected and run a full scan.

In severe cases your system restore files will also be infected. In these cases you will need to turn off system restore to prevent malware hiding in the system restore files and reinfecting the computer during removal or during a future system restore. Turning off system restore deletes the system restore files.

Right click on "my computer"> Properties > System Restore Tab > Check box turn off system restore

After the malware is removed turn on system restore.
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Run this time only.

CWShredder: run
http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/

Roguefix.bat
http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm#uninstall

Shoot The Messenger
http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm

SmitFraudFix
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How_to_use_SmitFraudFix-t109268.html

Vundo Fix and
VirtumundoBegone (if VundoFix does not work)
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic18610.html

VX2 tool for Ad-Aware and run tool (Install and run)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/securitycenter/vx2_cleaner.php

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Additional run this time and monthly.

Microsoft Update "Custom Mode" install everything
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us

Microsoft OneCare Live, run “full service scan”
Updates windows, virus and spyware scan, disk cleanup, disk fragmentation (if needed), backs up registry and then cleans registry, and checks for open firewall ports
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

Malicious Software Removal Tool (run “full scan”)
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
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RootkitRevealer v1.71
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/RootkitRevealer.mspx

Rootkit Removal Guide
http://safecomputing.umn.edu/guides/scan_unhackme.html

Rootkits Removers
Pick any 2 install and run one each month

AVG Anti-Rootkit
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-rootkit-update-app-art/?ver=1.1.0.29

F-Secure BlackLight
http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/

Sophos Anti-Rootkit
http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/sophos-anti-rootkit.html
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Online Free Scanners:
Run Trend Micro, Kaspersky, and Panda Scan now.
Run a different one each month.

Trend Micro: HouseCall Free Scan (removes what it finds)
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
BitDefender Online Scanner http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
Kaspersky Labs Online Scanner http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
McAfee http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp?affid=294
Panda ActiveScan Free Online Scanner http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan?
Symantic Online Scanner http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/ssc_eula.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=ALUFRHYTINMHDKDCWLL&vc_scanstate=2
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Additional Information read:
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Overview
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Prevention:_Prevent_Re-infection
http://www.castlecops.com/f67-Hijackthis_Spyware_Viruses_Worms_Trojans_Oh_My.html
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.org/secure.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php
http://www.castlecops.com/t102301-Hijackthis_Guidelines_Read_Before_Posting.html
http://www.techsupportforum.com/security-center/hijackthis-log-help/15968-updated-important-read-before-posting-log.html
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075&sid=901703d08c2ace31389ffef2d84b6607

Answer 10

AVG or AvAst