thank you for your help
2007-09-26 04:50:17 · 10 answers · asked by peter j 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
For your anti-virus needs, I would suggest Avira AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic. It has excellent heuristics, a virus detection rate that is better than most "paid-for" anti-virus programs and is light on using your computer's resources. And did I mention that it's free!
Download here:
http://www.free-av.com/
BTW, Avoid the free version of an anti-virus called AVG, it is wildly popular, but it has horrible virus detection capibilities. OOPS, you have already found out that AVG is crap!
Enjoy!
2007-09-26 05:57:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
1st go to safe mode by pressing f8 when u start the computer since most virus cant operate properly here
then run combination of spybot,nod32,ad-aware 2007,a-squared free.it is perfect for pc protection.for firewall try comodo firewall.
u can download all these from download.com for free.there are also many other good antivirus here.it is a cool site and safe for downloading software
2007-09-26 22:39:49 · answer #2 · answered by zahrin_surie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm surprised to hear your system won't let you update AVG. It's by far the best product out there. Check what version you're using. If it starts with 7.4.... or lower, you won't be able to upgrade. You'd probably do better to use the add/remove programs box on control panel to uninstall it completely, then download the software again, and reinstall it.
2007-09-26 04:56:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
These are all good free places to go for virus and or spyware protection, removal and advice
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
http://www.superantispyware.com/...
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/solutions/activescan/?
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hijackthis
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=79754
For good advice on Windows this site is an education, long so take it a bit at a time
http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html
2007-09-26 04:56:34 · answer #4 · answered by DOUGLAS M 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Loads out there, but if you like AVG I'd sort that one out. It's possible the version you have is outdated. 7.5 is the current freebie. Just uninstall your current one and download the new one from grisoft. Here's the link: http://free.grisoft.com/
2007-09-26 05:03:40 · answer #5 · answered by champer 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I assume you have AVG 7.5 ...
Open AVG Control centre.
Update Manager -> Settings -> Advanced -> Delete Temp files.
Updates will then work.
All the best.
2007-09-26 04:56:17 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Try Avira AntiVir free:
www.free-av.com
2007-09-26 04:53:02 · answer #7 · answered by Marius Gavrilescu 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I had the same problem. I just deleted it then re-installed it. Fine
2007-09-26 08:38:12 · answer #8 · answered by Gary Crant 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
avast anti virus, go to majorgeeks.com
2007-09-26 04:53:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
2007-09-26 05:02:19 · answer #10 · answered by Sly_Old_Mole 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋