05-27-2009, 05:56 PM | #81 |
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05-27-2009, 06:49 PM | #82 |
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The risk of sullying your family's good name by being arrested for internet piracy.
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05-28-2009, 04:02 AM | #83 |
VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT
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The google installer root kit virus crap keeps on coming back each time I restart the computer
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05-28-2009, 06:51 AM | #84 |
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Go to run (windows key+R) and type msconfig an get rid of any entrys in any tab that refer to google, then uninstall it. Should kill it for you.
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05-29-2009, 03:16 AM | #85 |
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I've done that now (cheers) and found something else associated with the WinPC virus that I thought I had already dealt with. Nothing is popping up now but the rootkit virus still keeps on coming back. I wouldn't be that bothered but sometimes on start up the computer will freeze if I click into internet explorer. Not sure about other programmes.
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05-02-2010, 05:03 PM | #86 |
Crows Before Hoes
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My laptop got raped this past week because of some faulty update on McAfee, seems a lot of people were hit by it.
Anyway, what are the best antivirus/spyware programs now? I'm using Ad-Aware Free and Windows Defender, although i'm not sure if I really NEED to use both, and weighing up my options for an antivirus program after removing McAfee (and thus fixing my laptop) |
05-02-2010, 05:09 PM | #87 |
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Grab Avast and Spybot and you should be good to go.
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05-02-2010, 05:10 PM | #88 |
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Or hot to trot, if you prefer.
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05-02-2010, 05:27 PM | #89 |
Crows Before Hoes
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Should I not bother with Ad-Aware or Windows Defender then?
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05-02-2010, 05:32 PM | #90 |
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Probs not ad-aware but keep windows defender running if you like, I barely ever notice it.
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05-02-2010, 05:32 PM | #91 |
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I run Avast, Ad-Aware, and Spybot and it seems Ad-aware gets the least amount of use from me.
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05-02-2010, 05:59 PM | #92 |
Crows Before Hoes
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Right i'm gonna give this Avast a try since McAfee balls up my laptop, is the free one good enough to rely on or is the 50 quid one worth it?
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05-02-2010, 06:00 PM | #93 |
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Free is good enough, dare I say great.
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05-03-2010, 04:12 AM | #94 |
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Avast is shit, use Avira free.
That, with Spybot's immunize, and firefox with Adblock, should be all you need. Comodo Firewall if you feel you need one. |