Not that i know of, i think that you have to pay for it. Although on the Mircosoft page you can get some free anti virus software.
Yes... Rogers... high speed internet service...a partner with Yahoo too...
no
You can only have a free trial i think.
forget mcafe use this
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/...
For free
AVG is a very good antivirus software
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/...
Avast it's has a free version
AVG by Grisoft. Go to ewido.net
McAfee is the best! although it isnt free....i would get norton antivirus from google pack...
http://pack.google.com
I would use Avast anti Virus... it's free and has won numerous awards and rated one of the top 5 anti-virus programs.
For some nice screen shots go to:
http://www.helpfixmypc.com/applications/...
for download go to: http://www.avast.com
AVG the best anti-virus thats free.
try norton antivirus. it comes free with google pack
bitdefender
i tried the free avg version but i heard it slows down
the cpu...and not very good..so please recomend me a good one..thank u so much.......
we use one care awesome and how about vista nice
I was going to recommend AVG i had it and it was very good for freeware
AVG Free
avg is best who told you to that avg slow down your computer
no its not true try avg
get lime wire and download Norton anti-virus it gives you a full free copy for a year.
Avast home edition. I am not sure it is working on Vista, but try it. Good luck.
AVG is fast free and efficient.
[ WHAT I USE ]
Arovax Shield - [2007-04-26 | Freeware | 1.9 Mb | Win XP/2K | 30269 | 4.34 ]
Automatically monitors your PC for unwanted Spyware.
[ WHAT I USE ]
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Arovax_Shield_...
CallingID Link Advisor - [2006-10-25 | Freeware | 3.2 Mb | Win All | 2656 | 3.6 ]
Checks links in a browser, email and instant messenger before you follow them.
[ WHAT I USE ]
http://www.majorgeeks.com/CallingID_Link...
I was browsing the internet yesterday and suddenlly I got a window that popped up from my Norton Antivirus software saying that Norton AntiVirus had detected a virus and that it has been immediately deleted. I ran a virus scan afterwards and there were no threats. I've never had this happen before so my question is, do I need to do anything, like go into the Norton and quarantine or do something to make sure my computer is threat-free? Or is it all taken care of? I don't know, it just seems too easy to have the software delete the virus immediately and then that's it!
Its all taken care of, but you should switch to mozilla firefox instead of Internet Explorer.
Mozilla wont allow websites to load files onto your computer the same way that IE does.
I think my computer has a virus. I don't know how it got there because I was away and I'm the only one that uses the computer. I never installed anything to the computer. It started all of this very spontaneously yesterday when just all of a sudden all of these popups kept popping up making it impossible to use my computer. I turned it off and back on and then the background only says restore active desktop. Now when Ill be on a website when I click on a link it goes to a random search website or goes to a website that is called dnserror.org. I also have a lot of popups compared to before. My dad thinks that its a conspiracy for companies to make money off of you and blames Mcaffee for it since they had a thing that popped up to renew my stuff. I don't have the money to buy any antivirus software and he doesn't believe viruses exist. How do I get rid of this and is there any legit free antivirus software out there?
You have one or more Trojans:
Download SuperAntiSpyware. It will remove the majority of difficult Trojans etc.
http://www.superantispyware.com/
Turn off System Restore. Load the application in normal mode but run in Safe Mode. Safe Mode can be started by continually pressing F8 during the boot sequence.
If you are badly infected you might need to run SuperAntiSpyware more than once to give you a totally clean system.
I currently have Sky broadband and it takes me 45mins to download a 45 min tv show. I've been told that I should be able to download this in 10mins as I have 8meg broadband. What could be slowing down my connection? I share my connection (as you can also use it wirelessly) with my laptop and both are very slow. On my laptop it takes as long as 1hr to download an hour long podcast! My pc is connected through an ethernet cable and not wirelessly.
On my computer it also takes ages to play games (on Miniclip etc.) as the characters move very slowly. The graphics are of a lower quality than on my laptop.
I've asked around and been told I could have a virus on my computer and/ or spyware. I've downloaded SpyBot and ran it and destroyed anything its found. Is there any other free antivirus software you'd recommend?
Basically, do you have any ideas as to why my computer is so slow and is there any antivirus software you'd recommend?
Thanks a lot
Anj xx
ok run virus checks for one
i use avg (http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1)
then number 2: lock your wireless, put password on it
connect to you box (modem) go to setting, wireless then protect,
if you have trouble call sky (i don't use sky)
+ check are you on unlimitted?
+ read fair usage (if you download alot, it will put you behind other people)
the newest antivirus software now...Happens every time I go to different pages on the net...I have antivirus software (Avast) and it doesn't say I have a virus...and I have Spybot Search and Destroy, and run it and then delete the spyware that shows up...and I still get the system error message...What is wrong and how can I fix it?
Sounds like a scam to try to get you to DL a program that WILL put a virus on your system.
If your other AV programs are telling you you're safe I would bet you are.
vundo or smitfraud.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t...
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t...
http://www.majorgeeks.com/RogueRemover_d...
I had the same problem and someone on the Geek squad told me to download something like a movie, album, and that would help. That was with my old computer that me and my cuz are working on so if it works I will tell ya. U cal also call the geek squad at best buy and they will help ya--even if you didn't buy it there. or jus give it a shot of penicillin to git rid of that virus lol
I think your antivirus software did'nt work. So you just download AVG for Free which you can download for free from http://www.grisoft.com
Or you can search for better antivirus softwares from http://www.download.com
If you scan your computer the virus will be destroyed.
Is Spybot search %26 destroy an antivirus software? if I have it in my computer already, should I download another antivirus software like AVG, for example, will that cause trouble for my computer if I have 2 of them?
No it is not an antivirus software. It is only for spyware and adware.
Yes....you should get another antivirus software on there like AVG.
No....it will not cause a conflict.
AVG is one of the better free ones. If you're willing to pay for antivirus, I recommend Kaspersky. I would also recommend NOD32 but that 1 is for more advanced users.
Yes it is actually a very good program, mainly for spyware though. You can use it with AVG without any problem, but I actually prefer to use ad-aware with it. That is just my preference because I had AVG before I got Spybot S%26D, it didn't prevent or detect the virus I had so I had to reformat my computer. Some antivirus programs won't work if there is more than one on your computer. I know Norton used to be like that.
Spybot S%26D is not an anti-virus. It's an "anti-spyware".
You still need to have an anti-virus. AVG will do fine.
The two won't conflict with each other.
You also need a "firewall". Windows XP and Vista both come with firewalls, so you might not need one.
If you have all three of those things, you'll be very safe. The firewall and the anti-virus need to be running at all times. The anti-spyware should be ran weekly, and you should scan with the anti-virus every week.
i use both programs no probs avg scans every hour and runs in back ground spy only scans when u tell it to .just rember to update spy every week hope this helps
it might slow down your pc, cuz it take's alot of memory
spybot searches out spyware
AVG will get out the viruses
I recently downloaded a copy of Autodesk 3DS Max from a retailer. After I finished downloading, my antivirus software displayed this information:
Scanned File: [directory information]
Scan Results: Potential Threat Found
Potential Threat Name: PE_PAGIPEF.AB
Action Requested: Leave File Alone
Action Results: Potential Threat Still Active
Is this a normal reaction for my antivirus software against this program? Or has someone infected my downloaded file?
p.s. The file I downloaded was a RAR compressed file.
Delete the file!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://wtc.trendmicro.com/wtc/summary.as...
It is a virus identerfied by trend micro
What anti-virus do you use? If not Kaspersky, AVG, or McAfee, it could be a false threat.
On the contrary, it could also be infected when you were downloading the file through a unsecure line.
previous question of mine regarding antivirus software led me to download antivirus shield.no problem downloading it etc.but first run started and said it will take some time.initially finish time was approx 2 hours.left it run,came back and it then says completion 9am tommorrow!i thought this overly long so stopped scan for now.if anyone has this programme please put my mind at rest that this is the norm so i can continue/delete programme and download different antivirus!!!!!!!
VIRUS REMOVAL PROCESS:
do this OFFLINE
trash likes to hide in your restore system,so every time you clean up your computer and you use system restore,it restores the trash along with everything else !
turn off system restore:
XP:
start--all programs--accessories--system tools--system restore
check the off box
Vista:
right click computer icon
select properties
select system protection
uncheck os ( c: ) ( system )
alerter %26 messenger services:
stop messenger spam !!
XP only:
all programs--administrative tools--services
all services are in alphabetical order,right click both alerter %26 messenger services--select properties--from drop down menu,select disable
Active X:
Okay...this is hard to explain but okay...i just got this AVAST ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE just lately and was letting it scan my computer while i was away...so it scanned and scanned and when i was back...my screensaver was on....so i shook the mouse and tried to get back to windows but then i realised that i can see the start icon and those others small small icons below the screen...what the hel is going on?i can only see the desktop items like my computer...recycle bin and stuff...izit something wrong with my computer and what...and then...i tried using many keyboard shortcuts and the whole screen TURNED BLACK and i cant do anything...****!and well...i just got MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION SERVICE PACK 2 just LATELY....is something wrong wth the antivirus?the service pack..my hardware?what should it be...and oh ya...i haf two antivirus on the run...avast and avg...so didnt it crash o what?and i have like few gbs of songs...so well?what is the main cause..help!the bst ansnwer gets 10 p
Here are some possibilities
If you download music from Limewire or other places like that, maybe a virus got in while downloading one of those
Maybe your antiviruses crashed
idk, I hope I helped you!
DO friday nights always have SLOW internet SURFING??????
1. I dnt know what is wrong but last week my laptop(1 month old) was surfing the net at great speeds like 1-2 secs per page!!
and today i've noticed my laptop is surfing pages at about 10-20 secs per page WHAT GIVES?????
I already CLEANED my laptop of viruse, spyware, and checked and cleaned the registry and I have
dsl internet with 54 mbps router i dnt know why my cpu is surfing slow why?
The only change i did to my laptop was removing my old antivirus software which was NORton antivirus
and i REPLACED it with AGV antivirus is that the reason or something else??? PLEASE help im annoyed thankyou
when many people use the internet at the same time, it gets slow. nothing you can do about it.
you can try moving the laptop closer to the wireless source
what is your internet speed?
some speeds are slow no matter what.
A lot of factors can play into a slow internet connection but here are some things you need to check which you may have forgotten.
Make sure you don鈥檛 have a load of programs running in the background, particularly ones that use an Internet connection. P2P programs like Limewire and Kazaa often cause extreme bogging and slowness.
Okay...this is hard to explain but okay...i just got this AVAST ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE just lately and was letting it scan my computer while i was away...so it scanned and scanned and when i was back...my screensaver was on....so i shook the mouse and tried to get back to windows but then i realised that i can see the start icon and those others small small icons below the screen...what the hel is going on?i can only see the desktop items like my computer...recycle bin and stuff...izit something wrong with my computer and what...and then...i tried using many keyboard shortcuts and the whole screen TURNED BLACK and i cant do anything...****!and well...i just got MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION SERVICE PACK 2 just LATELY....is something wrong wth the antivirus?the service pack..my hardware?what should it be...and oh ya...i haf two antivirus on the run...avast and avg...so didnt it crash o what?and i have like few gbs of songs...so well?what is the main cause..help!the bst ansnwer gets 10 p
SP2 has been known to cause many problems after installing it. Particularly, it has caused some problems with some antivirus software. Finally, running two separate antivirus programs at the same time is just asking for trouble. You should do that because these programs step can step on each other's toes and wreak havoc on your computer.
My suggestions would be to disable both antivirus products and see if your computer runs alright. If it still doesn't run well, then SP2 mightbe your problem.
Then, run only on of the AV programs you have. Maybe just one of them is having problems? Scan your computer with each of them.. but not at the same time!
I am trying again with similar question of IE 7 getting error report of IE has encountered a problem and needs to close each time i try to close it i have selected report to microsoft and that of course dont help. and also i dont need to go and download avg antivirus or spyware I have updated antivirus software and additinal soft ware for spyware etc. I have hard time to beleive it is virus or spyware related, just hard when i have 3 computers i get same problem and so many others get the problem, and on this one its a fresh install from microsft disc of IE7 hard drive has completley been wiped and formatted etc. all windows updates done, all antivirus updates done, when uninstalled i have cleared he entry from my register, all that sort of stuff i am not a beginner with computers but this issue with IE is driving me crazy if you dont know please dont know for sure please dont attemp.. sorry just so many times and same answers, all saying virus cause so easy to say um must be a virus
do not use IE. it is very vulnerable to spyware and viruses. From now on use mozilla firefox, probably the best browser out there on teh web. It is faster and a hell of a lot safer.
download it here:http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
I got it through some torrent from mininova.org.I am using NOD32 antivirus and panda antivirus software.
Only NOD32 recognised it and told me(warned me).But, panda antivirus is not able to detect it, and this warning was given by NOD32.
I tried the free online scanning by trendmicro, but to no avail.
I tried the online scanning by bitdefender, the closest I could come was in updating the virus signatures, and suddenly Internet explorer 7.0 closed and I got the error message, saying IE has to close,...
Please help me, I tried uploading the file to kaspersky and other online virus removers, but could not do it, as gmail and yahoo did not allow it.The file is only 78kb, but is not getting deleted/removed/renamed etc...
I have downloaded fujac-ad.ide, but I am a newbie to computing, so do not know C, C++ or anything like that.I can follow instructions, so please help me ASAP.
yours truly
Heartwalker
Try the following free softwares to rid yourself of malware:
I prefer Avast, but AVG is just as great.
AVG AntiVirus
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
Avast Home Antivirus
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-...
You may also want some other tools to run and use as well
SpywareBlaster
http://www.download.com/spywareblaster/3...
I open the zip attached and Norton antivirus did not find a virus attached there(a Worm). The virus was discovered by another antivirus software. Do i trust in the future in Norton antivirus?I did not delete another suspect mesage in my bulk to analyse it and do something.
Tank You !
Hi,
If those emails are not from ur known ones, just delete those emails. Dont open suspicious attachments.
Some times u will get viruses to ur inbox coming from ur known ones when Antivirus scanner scans as a virus it better to delete it.
Norton is trustable all over the world, so u can also trust them.
Regadrs,
Murugesh
Different softwares recognize different variants of virus'. I run two anti-virus programs.
Best to delete if you are being alerted. Worm virus' are a pisser sometimes and can crash your entire O.S.
Even the best Antivirus software is only about 99% effective on Windows boxes, and most of the free ones are in the 70-80% effectiveness range. As long as you have Windows, there are 114,000 virii that are looking for you. The solution is to get a good open source operating system such as www.kubuntu.org and forget virii.
Go to http://www.infectedornot.com and run a Total Scan.
The web site is owned by Panda Software, and they let you use their new tools (Panda Nano Scan and Panda Total Scan) for free as part of a new awareness campaign. Nobody has more virus definitions than them. Just go there and try the tools, you will check your computer for all kinds of malware.
For all computer related problems please check out
http://computer-probs.blogspot.com/
It not only gives complete solutions but also offers
free downloads of effective softwares which can detect
and eliminate all spy ware /virus /ad ware /Trojans completely.
ok so i got a virus on my comp, and for some reason, my antivirus COULDN'T detect it. I have Norton Antivirus 2003, and it has an auto-protect feature (which the virus got past) and the virus went even further by actually disabling my antivirus software auto-protect and what-not (pretty ironic). Can anyone tell me how I can get this thing out of my computer?!?!?!
Securing a Personal Machine
http://safecomputing.umn.edu/studentchec...
OS Reinstallation vs. Virus Removal
http://safecomputing.umn.edu/guides/rebu...
If you follow all the following steps it should get rid of your problem and prevent future problems. All programs listed are free.
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Update your Full Time (Active) antivirus and run a full scan.
If you do not have active virus protection, install only one. All are excellent.
Try AVG first.
AVG Antivirus 7.5 Free Edition
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/...
http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-F...
or
Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht...
or
AOL Active Virus Shield (powered by Kaspersky)
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivir...
--------------------------------------...
Update your Full Time (Active) spyware protection and run a full scan. If you do not have active spyware protection, install one of the following. Start with Windows Defender.
Whenever i type on any text document in my computer, various alphabets start getting typed by themselves. i think its some kind of virus. i have a symantec full version9.0.0.338 2004 vrsion antivirus software which i keep live updating now and then. i am amatuer in computers and cannot afford a new antivirus as of now. any suggestions what shud i do? also please let me know if you know any good online free antivirus that may help me. i have tried "house on call"
Try scanning EVERYTHING. Download avast!, AVG Free, Ad-Aware, and Spybot Search %26 Destroy (can all be found online) and scan everything with them. Download HijackThis!, scan (they have instructions on website), and give the log to experts like The Tech Guys http://forums.thetechguys.com/showthread... who will look for the virus for you for free.
Visit this page on my website: http://theworldofpink.myfxh.com/?p=67 for more information on downloading the programs and using them (it was on a different virus though, so don't follow all the instructions, just the program use).
Good luck!
First I would download AVG virus checker.. it is free... run it.. and see what it comes up with...
i have McAfee antivirus installed on my pc. i have enabled windows firewall. now somebody suggested that I should install firewall on my pc.
Kindly tell me the name and website from where i can download free firewall for my pc. please also tell me that whether i can use it with McAfee antivirus installed.
isn't it interfere with antivirus software already installed
Why don't you try Zone Alarm firewall. I guess this is the most popular firewall for home users. Just google for ZoneAlarm and then download their basic version (it's free).
http://www.iopus.com/guides/free-firewal...
here is the link go and u will find list of free firewall and their download link. njoy
I will recommend Comodo Personal Firewall. It's the best firewall one can possibly get, and it's free too. It does a great jodb protecting your computer.
http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/
fren, if you get free firewell, pls tell me also.
Zone Alarm is Good
http://www.download.com/ZoneAlarm-Window...
.But B4 U Install ZoneAlarm Disable the Windows Firewall first...
u can use comodo firewall pro.
Windows firewall is enough to protect you, if u want another firewall, u have to disable windows firewall first otherwise they will be conflicting each other and you will face another problem.
You can search the whole web for a free software (like zonal alarm) but then if you are working on a office network then you have to configure your firewall to access on the office network, if your pc is used at home and not connected to any network u dont require any configuration.
For antiviruses (Mcafee or norton or other), if they are not having inbuilt firewall, they will not be interfering with any other seperate firewall programs. But if they do have (like their internet security versions) they will be interfering anywith any other seperate firewall programs. In that case you dont even need other seperate firewall programs.
few days ago I installed a Antivirus software since I had some big popup problems, I have a wireless Network at home and tried to go online after I removed some Trojans, viruses and exe. programs from my computer, since then I can not connect to the Internet anymore and am also not able to restore my wireless connection settings in my NETWORK CONNECTION under ADVANCE since it doesn't let me enter advance.
Now I don't know if I have removed any windows components by mistake or is that because of the antivirus program ( I actually tried to disable AntiVirus Program and Firewall and tried it but still doesn't work) I don't know if I have to restore Windows but I would need to go to the Microsoft website and I can't access the Internet.
It seems your issue is caused by port blocking. Mostlikely port 80. Uninstalled, not disable , all of your 3rd party security s/w and try again.
Some 3rd party security s/w could still work on the background eventhough you have all of them disabled. That is why you need to remove/uninstall them.
Make sure you have the CD or know on how to reinstall them back after everything is back to normal.
If i were you id first start by uninstalling your wireless programs/hardware and start over by installing drivers and then the wireless card just to be sure you haven't removed anything in that respect...a fresh start helps narrow down the possibilities especially with easy to do hardware/software
I just noticed that my yahoo messenger is having a weird problem. I had installed yahoo messenger v7.5 and the problem is still there. I can login to the yahoo messenger with no problems and it is when I try to start a conversation with the other people, I can see myself typing the messages, however, when I send it, I do not see it in the message window and everything is blank, and I cannot see the messages sent to me from the other party either. It renders the messenger useless.
I am not sure what is wrong with it. I checked my setting for ZoneAlarm and everything seems to be fine.
I did had one problem with Norton Antivirus, while it was scanning the virus, the window was accidently closed and the Norton antivirus no longer works.I manually uninstalled the Norton antivirus software.
i had a friend that had the same problem with the new messenger. We deducted the computer he was using was too old, and that we were using 2 different versions of the messenger.
I have the same problem as Robert too. Just wonder if Robert's problem had been solved. Or, anyone can help me on mine, Report It
square is wrong because it would still say robert c: but it was blank try restarting the computer then if that doesnt work then i dont know maybe restall it?
i really dont know
It could be a problem with realtime. It's hjappened to me before.
have you checked your font color? perhaps your font is white and you're seeing white on white
Okay...this is hard to explain but okay...i just got this AVAST ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE just lately and was letting it scan my computer while i was away...so it scanned and scanned and when i was back...my screensaver was on....so i shook the mouse and tried to get back to windows but then i realised that i can see the start icon and those others small small icons below the screen...what the hel is going on?i can only see the desktop items like my computer...recycle bin and stuff...izit something wrong with my computer and what...and then...i tried using many keyboard shortcuts and the whole screen TURNED BLACK and i cant do anything...****!and well...i just got MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION SERVICE PACK 2 just LATELY....is something wrong wth the antivirus?the service pack..my hardware?what should it be...and oh ya...i haf two antivirus on the run...avast and avg...so didnt it crash o what?and i have like few gbs of songs...so well?what is the main cause..help!the bst ansnwer gets 10 p
First of all get Norton Anti-virus, it's the best out there and uninstall the others . Second, to recover your system, try this:
1. Boot up with the WinXP CD and at the Setup Screen press the Enter Key.
2. You will be taken to the Windows XP Licensing Agreement. Press F8 to proceed.
okay here's the thing
im newbe in this hack n antivirus software thing
because lately i feel something really wrong in my system
like i cant open music folder n stuff so
i've been installing new antivirus n hacking tool
the problem my kaspersky anti virus keep warn bout invader n stuff
but the problem is how to diffrentiate my hack tool,antivirus or virus??cause most alert is more or less the same
even my torrent downloader indentified as virus now!!!
im thinkin of reformat my pc~~any advice???any1???
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Advanced WindowsCare V2 Personal
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CCleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/
Spybot S%26D
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Ad Aware 2007
http://www.lavasoft.com
Avira AntiVir庐 PersonalEdition Classic....
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I've been using them all for over a year now. They are all compatible with each other and Windows XP and Vista.
You will have a trouble free, clean, green, mean machine.
hacking tools %26 virus work the same way making it hard for your AV to know which is a virus.
Do a free online scan for now:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
go to registery and check for new registers.
remove the doubtable ones and restart you pc.
if you still have the same praoblem then go ahead with your idea.
Okay, iam about to throw my laptop out of the window, lately everything on my laptop is closing by itself, from IE to firefox to control panel and so does the system restore, everytime i restart my laptop i go to system restore it shows its off. So i figured i had a virus, i tried over 4 antivirus software from macafee to panda etc and all of them failed during installation, none of the programs made it past the second step and then all the sudden the setup is gone, sometimes even the downloaded icon for the software just disspaears off the desktop, what the hell could be wrong? i cant download any software to check for anything, i even went in safemode. I formated it and reinstalled windows all over but the same problem came back. Please advise.
try formatting the HDD completely and reinstall everything..if still the prob persists, change only HDD it should be ok..
Hmm.. The simple and easiest way would be to really throw your laptop out of the window and get a new one.
The not so easy step would be to change your hard-disk, it should be your hard-disk's fault and its not going to be cheap to buy a new one.
Do you have a warranty ? If you do have a warranty send it to the company you bought it from, tell them the problem and get them to fix it for you.
I hope this helps..
Is your Esc key stuck?
I download the cyberdefender software but after download they also installed unwanted toolbar888 and I am also getting so many popups and virus warning by my antivirus software. I tried every software but no one is unable to remove it. Anyone can help me to remove this toolbar888 from my computer? Is this dangerous?
--------//%26gt;You are really in very danger condition..
Did you know, What exactly is CyberDefender.com?
CyberDefender.com collects information such as your name, email address, zip code, credit card information and other personal information to contact you, verify your identity, and confirm receipt of your purchases ("Account Information"). Mislead the consumer as to the source of the advertisement. Create the association or impression of a Spyware plant in conjunction with the Product. Bundle the Product with other malicious software, including software containing Spyware, trojans, backdoors, viruses, and/or adware. And so on..
Toolbar888 is a third party components of CyberDefender and this is really dangerous. Toolbar888 manual removal is very hard and also very complicated to remove its hiddens files and registry entries.
If you are serious about protecting your PC security and privacy. Then scan you computer with your BEST
If you can tell me what you think about the specs. (good or bad) and then what could make it better.
PROCESSORIntel庐 Core鈩?2 Duo T7250 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cach
OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows 庐 Vista Home Premium Edition
HD DISPLAYGlossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800)
VIDEO CARDIntel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
MEMORY2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
HARD DRIVESize: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVECD / DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
WIRELESS NETWORK CARDSDell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini-Card
INTEGRATED WEBCAMNo Webcam Option
BATTERY OPTIONS56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 ce
SOUND OPTIONSHigh Definition Audio 2.0
My Software %26 Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWAREMcAfee Security Center with
VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-months
OFFICE SOFTWAREMicrosoft庐 Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint
Logitech V220 Wireless Mouse - Midnight Blue
Total price: $1,178 (good or bad??)
Pretty good specs, decent price. Generally speaking, only use Vista on machines with dual core. Otherwise it's horrendously slow, but you've got one there. If you're looking for a gaming machine though, opt out of Vista and stick with XP, it's older, but far more stable for running games. Other than that it looks like a great machine. Of course however I must make the plug, personally, I'd just save up a little more and grab yourself a nice Macbook Pro. :P ;) Long live Apple!
Worry of a single parent. I don't know what my kid does with computer and net all day long when I am gone for my work.
I tried to install a few key logger program, but my Norton Antivirus removes them instantly. I am not a comuter geek who knows how to change settings on my Antivirus.
Can anyone tell me which is best - better program and how to let it work simultaniously while running Nortan.
I have heard good things about NetNanny. It costs around 40 bucks for a one year license.
You can use the free verison of www.freeshield.com/ . If you have Norton Internet Security 2005 then you may enable the Parental Control by double-clicking on the Norton Icon and then clicking On in front of Parental Control.
Sorry I don't know of any software and not too computer savvy but just discovered that I can pull up the history of how our home computer is being used. I was lucky to speak to local police and an agency looking out for the safety of children in general. You can call an agency in your community %26 I'm sure they'll be able to recommend a program to you. Better yet, ask the tech person at your child's school, they are aware of a lot of safety programs because it's one of their major concerns when students are on the internet %26 there's no 1 on 1 supervising individual searching
The last time I moved, I lost the CD's that came with my Dell.
I want to reformat now, called Dell, and got new CD's sent.
Before I go ahead and start reformating I just wanted to make sure I have everything I need.
The 2 CD's Dell just sent me are:
- Operating System, already installed on your computer, reinstallation CD, Win XP Home Edition SP 2
- Application, already installed on your computer, for reinstalling Dell tools system software. Contents: antivirus software (sw), support sw, multimedia sw and internet sw
Is this everything I need to go ahead and reformat and wipe everything out and put my PC back to the state it was in the day I first got it (as far as software goes)?
Thanks all!
You'll also need your drivers CD. If you don't have that, you can download them all from Dell's website.
UPDATE:
People telling you that you that the Windows and Application CD's have the drivers you need have absolutely no idea what they're talking about. You need to install all the drivers for your hardware, video, sound, etc. etc. and they're not included on either the Widows or Application cd's. You either have to use the included drivers cd or download them from Dell's website. Period.
PROCESSOR AMD Turion鈩?64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-56 edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista庐 Home Basic edit
LCD PANEL 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display edit
MEMORY 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive edit
VIDEO CARD ATI RADEON庐 Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemory鈩?(Integrated) edit
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Audio edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps) edit
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 36-months edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft庐 Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint edit
BURN %26 DIGITAL EDITING SOFTWARE Yahoo! Music Jukebox - Music Player edit
The specs on it look alright, though I'd personally do away with Vista Home Basic and put XP Pro on it, and replace McAfee with Kaspersky or something else. Other than that, it looks alright for the price, but if you don't need to take it with you, you could build a desktop PC with very similar specs for much less.
Edit: Ok, since it has to be a Dell, and has to be a laptop, scratch the build the PC suggestion. My suggestion about changing out Home Basic and McAfee still stands, however. If you do this, I'd go with Office 2003 instead of 2007, since 2007 doesn't run on XP if I'm not mistaken, and would be cheaper if it's still available for purchase, and you might be able to go with a single core processor if you don't need the extra power a dual core offers, to shave a bit off of the price.
There is a problem when i search from yahoo or google any search item. If i would search for real player software (example) from google, then it shows every link related to Real Player from which if i choose any one link and click on it or open it in new window, it redirects to unknown or irrelavant page which is not at all the same as the url google shows in the search result at the bottom in green color. I think i have downloaded some virus. I tried every thing using many spyware and antivirus softwares like -
a) Superantispyware
b) Spybot S%26D
c) Spyware terminator
d) mcafee
and other small softwares but none shows any results.
Please help i think this might be from a family of adware files. If any one experienced and solved, please help.
I'm sure you're infected by something. But do like the following steps:
1.Can you use another browser like Firefox, and type what you want in the right-corner search box.
2.Download Avast! Antivirus from http://www.avast.com
3.Some viruses redirect your page to a specific page. Go to the file C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts and open that file by Notepad. See if the virus redirects any webs to any specific pages.
4.Good luck.
I have had a similar problem before and took it into the geek squad and they said it was riddled with viruses. At the time I had Norton antivirus software that scanned every 24 hours and said that there no viruses. Now, I have had major problems with my computer running ultra slow, not responding, crashing and keep getting windows popping up from Internet Explorer saying that it has encountered a problem and needs to close. It has escalated to the point where even shutting the computer down and restarting is not cutting it any more. I do not have any anti virus software because I haven't been able to afford to get some but these problems were happening way way before my software expired. Does anyone know how I can fix it without costing me any money?
Why is my computer slow? I bet you have asked yourself that very question time and time again. And for the most part, you probably just can not figure it out. Ask the guy next to you, and they probably don鈥檛 have the foggiest idea either. I mean, you may get the 鈥渟pyware,virus鈥?answer, but this most likely is not the case.
The first place I check when my computer starts to run slower is the registry. Yes, the registry. Most people don鈥檛 even know what, or where the registry is, and especially don鈥檛 understand how this can slow a computer down. Let me explain.
I'm thinking of uninstalling Mcafee security centre and using AVG free as my antivirus software.
What I would like advice on is, if I buy a wireless router that has a hardware firewall built in, would the hardware firewall along with the Windows XP SP2 software firewall be enough or would I need a stronger software firewall than the one built into SP2.
Also could you let me know how secure these hardware firewalls are.
Thanks in advance
The firewall that comes with XP SP2 will do the job. It has been updated recently. The setup you are referring to, is exactly what I have. The hardware firewall is very secure, you will have all the protection, that you need. You also should get this antispyware program from microsoft..good luck%26gt;%26gt;
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...
Thank You, Small Pebble, I am glad I could help..
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get the free zonealarm firewall and it will protect you as well as anything....
i just got a brand new laptop, but im a music freak, and i really want to download limewire because its been the easiest for me. i have antivirus software and spyware software, so could i just use the software after im done downloading my music? would my computer be clear of viruses if i used limewire and then scanned after every time i downloaded songs?
As long as you have good quality antivirus and spyware software you'll be fine. It would be preferable to set the software to run in real time so if something does pop up it can be dealt with immediately. Since limewire users share their media files, it would be counterproductive to pass on a virus. Limewire can be found at www.download.com or on the cnet website under downloads. Hope that helps.
download.com
Hi,
You should use "Noadware":It's very effective.I don't have anymore problems with spyware,pop-up, Trojan or computer viruses.Now, you can download and try for FREE.Check it out here:
http://ataja.es/noadware
Your anti virus software should be set for realtime scanning %26 any files downloaded with a virus would be automatically quarantined. Ensure you regularly update your virus definition files through your anti virus software.
You will also need to open the ports through your firewall to allow limewire download traffic.
Read the limewire FAQ on how to configure your particular firewall software
If you have good anti software, it would scan as your requests are coming in and it would notify you of possible threats. On the other hand, If you run a scan when they are complete, you would be safe. If in doubt about any (by you or your anti ware) delete and look for an alternative version.
Right click the completed download and choose "scan with" or "open with..(your anti virus software).
I totally have a virus on my computer and the only way to rid it and possibly more is for a software.Which I do not have.Only way is...I know this may sound weird %26 "nervy"....but is if someone will hook me up with a key for a software they have or tell my where I can get one.Please,I have no credit card for the antivirus software.Thanx
I can give a few links that offer free virus and spyware removers...!You may be having a virus or spyware installed on your PC. Norton, AVG , Avast are free antivirus software. Ad-aware, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
if you want to get rid of the virus, you can reboot your computer, the restore CD that come with your PC, I did help someone get rid of the virus by doing this, it cost nothing to reboot, you might lose your file and things that you have on your PC
You need not illegally obtain a free key for a security software when there's virus scanners online for free and completely legit.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
The above is a free virus scanner that loads right in your Internet Browser.
This is free.
AVG Removes I-Worm/Stration 路 BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC 路 Worm/Generic.FX 路 Exploit.WMF
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/...
you can download a free sample from www.zone.com
good luck
Okay, iam about to throw my laptop out of the window, lately everything on my laptop is closing by itself, from IE to firefox to control panel and so does the system restore, everytime i restart my laptop i go to system restore it shows its off. So i figured i had a virus, i tried over 4 antivirus software from macafee to panda etc and all of them failed during installation, none of the programs made it past the second step and then all the sudden the setup is gone, sometimes even the downloaded icon for the software just disspaears off the desktop, what the hell could be wrong? i cant download any software to check for anything, i even went in safemode. Please advise.
You need to either get a new hard drive or have some one completely reformat your hard drive. You didn't say what type it was, most large company have it covered under warranty.
I would reinstall windows (or whatever os ur using).
I would just format the drive and reinstall windows. I would suggest having a professional do it for you. Cost about $50
You see my computer has been recently affected by viruses but i have taken care of that but when it was affected so in that panic i accepted a message that i cant remember from where it was and it said that MSN messenger and MP3 Rocket(files sharing software) is tyring to access the internet so i clicked the tab saying block the access. Now i am not able to sign in to MSN Live messenger and cant download any music from my software some people say that check your proxy settings and some say check your firewall settings and i want some good solutions so please i would be thankfull to you if u help me out and if possible also recommend me a good antivirus software to download
THANKS ALOT
the best antivirus software is here this, and fz the scan in your computer that you will remove the virus ..
http://www.kaspersky.com/productupdates
don't use avast and not also the avg, healthy very bad
I live in the brazil, and I work with software, and I know well which is the best ..
excuse the words, I don't speak good English
any doubts you add me in the msn
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Hi Everybody,
Dang virus got in again. Had to completely restart the computer to it's out of the box settings. Which is antivirus is better? Norton Internet Security 2005 with the newest live updates or McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008? I need one that has a schedule and very good virus/spyware/malware detector. I don't care about how much CPU it takes (I'll scan at night) and please no suggestions of other antivirus software. Thanks!
I would go with McAfee. I recently switched from Norton to McAfee. Norton and McAfee are the same when it comes to removing viruses but the McAfee version you are talking about is newer and probably has better method of getting rid of the viruses. I think McAfee doesn't slow down your computer as much either. Both are good virus detectors but I would go with McAfee. (It's cheaper too).
McAfee or avant is real good and free
They both suck - I had 2 computers that were both infected by MalwareAlarm. One had Norton and the other had McAfee. Both worthless for that particular threat (which is a common one).
You specifically mentioned no other recommendations, so I won't... but if others are reading this than you can read about my story at the link below.
mcafee! had norton on computer and ran virus scan which found nothing, put mcafee and and it found virus and cleared them
Mcafee
I have been using it for 6 years with no virus's.
www.Avast.com (for antivirus)
www.ghostwall.com (firewall)
I have updated version of avg antivirus also...should i install some other antivirus software?
Why is my computer slow? I bet you have asked yourself that very question time and time again. And for the most part, you probably just can not figure it out. Ask the guy next to you, and they probably don鈥檛 have the foggiest idea either. I mean, you may get the 鈥渟pyware,virus鈥?answer, but this most likely is not the case.
The first place I check when my computer starts to run slower is the registry. Yes, the registry. Most people don鈥檛 even know what, or where the registry is, and especially don鈥檛 understand how this can slow a computer down. Let me explain.
Basically, the registry files contain information and settings for all of the software, hardware, operating system software, and anything else running on your computer. Mess any of these files up, and the computer does not know how to function. The computer goes to start up the software, looks for the registry files, and either can not find it or finds something that does not look like it is suppose to look like. It then just sits there: it does not know what to do next. This is where the 鈥渉anging鈥?or 鈥渓ocking up鈥?of your computer comes from. These files will need to be fixed.
ok.. purchase antivirus then it'll remove the spyware in our computer..right.. but we have to buy the licence. can we just dig through our cookies file in our local disk and delete it manually?.. i've done this before but i'm afraid that they'll restore in my computer..is it possible to remove it without having purchase antivirus software..?
Currently the most effective way to remove spyware and adware infections is to use one of the many spyware protective software programs.
A good anti spyware/adware program will do 3 things that will clean your computer and then keep it clean. It will scan your computer to discover where the problem is, then it will run through and completely remove spyware from your system and then it will run on your computer in the background, defending you against future spyware attacks.
You can free download antispyware 2007
http://www.antispyware2007.info which is an essential tool to keep your system free of dangerous spywares, protecting your privacy and your PC. It is a cutting-edge anti-spyware solution. This revolutionary anti-spyware program was created by the industry's top spyware experts in order to protect your computer and your privacy, while ensuring optimal system performance. With the ability to locate, eliminate and prevent the widest range of spyware threats, it is able to offer its users a safe, spyware-free computing experience; and with it's convenient automatic update feature, It ensures continuous up-to-date protection.
My 2 yr old computer has been rebooting about two minutes after startup. I disabled the automatic reboot under system properties. It rebooted anyway, but I got a blue screen with this message.: SPBBCDrv.sys. Page_Fault_In_Nonpaged_Area.
After restart, I allowed WIndows error reporting to send a message to MS. The help page said "problem cause by antivirus software." I've had the same Norton antivirus, updated yearly, on here since I purchased the computer. Anyone have any ideas what this error message means and/or steps I should take to fix this? I hate to purchase another computer at this stage but this is an emachine I paid under $800 bucks for and don't want to put a lot of money into it. Thanks much.
have a look here
http://www.file.net/process/spbbcdrv.sys...
looks like a norton antivirus problem to me.
Sounds like a virus is attacking Norton.
READ HERE http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2007/A...
Here ya go!
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Explanation:
This Stop message occurs when requested data is not found in memory. The system generates a fault, which normally indicates that the system looks for data in the paging file. In this circumstance, however, the missing data is identified as being located within an area of memory that cannot be paged out to disk. The system faults, but cannot find, the data and is unable to recover. Faulty hardware, a buggy system service, antivirus software, and a corrupted NTFS volume can all generate this type of error.
I am getting this message whenever I try to run an exe file. I am using Windows XP professional edition. I have administrator rights. Recently I have installed AVG antivirus software. I could not able to uninstall AVG antivirus too. Please any one help me. Otherwise I will have to format my hard drive.
Log on to the computer with an account that has administrative credentials. If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an account that has Administrative rights to have access to the Security tab.
If you are using Windows XP Professional, you must disable Simple File Sharing.
Right-click the folder/file that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).
Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
In the Name list, click your user name, or click Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group. If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
Click OK, and then click Yes when you receive the following message:
You do not have permission to read the contents of directory folderName. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control?
All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.
Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents.
well... there is a windows update that is required to run 3rd party softwares,so u should update your windows completely.
Or if this does not work get the software "unlocker",google it to find it.that should help ya..
I'm using Outlook Express at work, and the boss is wanting me to delete messages in the outbox folder. Everything seems to work fine until I click on it, and once I do, I notice that in the Task manager the memory usage soars and eventually everything slows down to null and eventually freezes. I've gone through some of the options and ran antivirus software (Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition) and it doesn't detect anything. In fact, the computer runs at perfect capacity. Any help or advice is warranted.
Since all the troubles with Outlook express, look for another email software, Its bad software.
The Valve game Portal for PC keeps crashing on my Dell inspiron 6000 laptop. I have updated what I believe all my drivers. I can start the first level of the game but when the first portal is created I have about 20-40 seconds to move inside the cell thing. And when I step through the portal I get a frozen game with an "HL2.exe has experienced an error." I do not have any of the Antivirus software that affects the game ( to my knowledge(Avast! Antivirus home)). What is wrong?
Do you have at least 1GB of Ram, and a 128MB or better graphics card?
If so, then I'm not sure, but if not, you probably need more graphics processing power.
One idea:
Try loading the game, and steam, only. Close all anti virus, anti spyware, etc, etc, etc, everything else, and see if it works... if it does, try again, turning one program on at a time, until it crashes, and then u might know which program is interfering.
i scanned my computer with norton spyware several times but this does not provide a lasting solution. Can I download another antivirus software (already have norton antivirus from symantec) without harming my computer?
First, before removing IE7, do you have any of those "helpful" toolbars installed on your browser? If so, then remove those.
Also, IE7 has an option to run with no add-ons. You can get this by going to your Start Menu -%26gt; Programs -%26gt; Accessories -%26gt; System Tools. Try running that to see if it gives you the same problems.
Only run one anti-virus program at a time.
You only need to do a search on here to see how many people are having problems with IE7. The best thing to do is download Mozilla Firefox available from http://www.mozilla.com/ Its faster, more user friendly, easily customisable to suit your needs and no problems.
No, using two antiviruses or firewalls at a time is unsafe for your computer(this is not true in case of anti-spywares). I am 99% sure that it is no security issue. About 60% of the people who have downloaded IE 7 are experiencing such weird things. So, the best solution would be to uninstall it from Start %26gt; Control Panel %26gt; Add/Remove Programs. By this, IE will downgraded automatically to your previous version, i.e., IE 6. You can make IE 6 a bit IE 7-like, by using the Yahoo toolbar. It enables tabbed browsing in IE 6!
Multitudes of people who downloaded IE7 have had problems...tho yours sound even worse. I am no expert, but what I and many others did was UNINSTALL the IE 7 and use IE6...it will still be there. Even Yahoo (which PUSHES IE7) has acknowledged that IE7 has serious problems.
Lots of people have come on here with this problem...only solution is to uninstall IE7 and either go back to using V6 or use firefox instead.
I scanned my computer for safety purposes and it showed a virus named 'JS/Psyme'. Now please tell me whether it is harmful annd how can I remove it from my PC.
Also , I have AVG antivirus, it never detect the torjan virus. Now please suggest me some other powerful antivirus software that could detect every minor virus too. Please help me out.
Thank You.
(1) Turn off System Restore (This prevents viruses that store themselves in archived restore paths from replicating) Do this by 'Right Clicking on My Computer'-%26gt;'Click Properties'-%26gt;'System Restore Tab'-%26gt;'check the box'
(2) Run an Antivirus and A spyware/Adware remover. If you don't have one, you can download a free one from the list below.
(3) If these don't work, or there are files that cannot be removed, then Try one of the Virus/Trojan Stingers below
(4) If you still have a problem, Run Hijack this! from TrendMicro (http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/...
and 'Do a system scan and save a log file', then email the log file to the.bearded.amish@gmail.com and I can further advise you as well as update Joint Effort 3 to remove your infection.
(5) Make sure you turn System Restore Back on when your problem is resolved.
Virus/Trojan Stingers:
IsAVG antivirus freeware latest enough to combat this virus? I keep getting reinfected in the system volume by Trojan horses even after removing with AVG. is there any other easy to use legally free antivirus software available to dowbload?
AS
Ad Aware, Spy bot - search and destroy,Spy ware Doctor are some good spy ware removers. AVG Anti virus and McAfee virus scan Plus 2007 are also supposed to help a lot.check out http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-sAFtLsc8e... for more details.
Get rid of AVG and start using Avast it's also free and way, way more reliable. I had AVG and it left me down too. Also download and run CCleaner it's free. Good Luck. Get both below.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht...
http://www.ccleaner.com/
Go to http://www.spywareremover-download.com
Download the best spyware remover program to remove trojans
The best way to get rid of trojans is using a best anti-spyware to protect your computer.Anti-Virus is not good at removing trojans,spywares and adwares.
