help. have pity on a techynologically illiterate person

Started by HiThere, Jun 25 2006 07:44 PM

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#1 HiThere

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Posted 25 June 2006 - 07:44 PM

i have a virus.

no one in my house wants to pay for a virusscan

how can i detect this virus for free?

how can i find it! it's driving me crazy: computer freeze-ups, things closing on their own, tons of errors.

help, please?

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#2 Nelson

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Posted 25 June 2006 - 08:20 PM

Grisoft AVG Free Edition (recommended): HERE

Online scanners:
Trend Micro Housecall
Panda ActiveScan
McAfee FreeScan
Symantec Security Check

Anti-adware/anti-spyware:
Hitman Pro (Adaware, Spybot Search & Destroy, Spyware Doctor, and more)

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#3 techkid

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Posted 25 June 2006 - 10:00 PM

here is another one to add to that list

http://www.safer-net...rg/en/download/

its spybot search and destroy

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#4 Alpha2005

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Posted 26 June 2006 - 08:57 PM

Make sure you install a program that constantly monitors your system. Have a virus scanner thats active, along with an anti-spyware program that's always active.

Open internet explorer. Go to tools>manage add ons.

Paste the name list here if you want, I can tell you what to disable.

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#5 MySQL

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Posted 25 August 2006 - 09:19 AM

You guys left out one of the best online scanners

www.kaspersky.com

According to the reviews these Russians have the best detection rate.

After you scan online and it identified the virus just go to any anti-virus site for example Symantec to download
a free removal tool.

The best part is it isn't going to cost you a dime.

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Posted 17 December 2006 - 08:31 PM

GET A FIREWALL!! Zone alarm is very very effiecient and Spyware blaster stops the spyware from entering your computer. Use AVG antivirus or Kapersky which are both very good... i think better then the pitiful norton which is good at detecting viruses =D Get Spybot and Adware to prevent spyware.. and remember PREVENTION is the best cure.. just dont go on any bad sites or download anything bad or suspicous ;D

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#7 z2z007

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